I am very proud to announce that Rob Kellogg has become our lead investor. His leadership and advice will be a light on our path to be successful.

Robb Kellogg: COO at NCIA | Preceptor, Watson Institute | Founder, Sathi Fund for Social Innovators

Rob has over twenty years of experience working with businesses, governmental agencies, and nonprofits in various leadership and entrepreneurial roles across diverse sectors.

He is currently the COO of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) representing one of the fastest-growing and most innovative industries in America. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Denver, a partnership of engaged philanthropists bridging the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to elevate the impact of social mission organizations in Metro Denver.

Rob is also active in the global social entrepreneurship space. In 2016, he founded the Sathi Fund for Social Innovators, a volunteer nonprofit that provides seed grants and mentorship to aspiring grassroots social innovators in Africa and Asia. Since 2018, he has been a preceptor at the Watson Institute in Boulder and has served as an investor and advisor to several ventures.

Rob has been in senior management roles at the Colorado Education Association in Denver and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. in Washington DC. In 2007, he co-founded a start-up providing ESG risk analysis of foreign public companies to institutional investors which he exited in 2009. His career began in 1996 doing brand marketing for Nantucket Nectars Inc., an all-natural juice company then ranked as the 13th fastest-growing private company in the U.S.

A native of San Francisco, Rob has the substantial intercultural experience, including attending a French bilingual elementary school, and living and travel in more than thirty countries. He received a BA in philosophy from St. Lawrence University, an MA in international management from the SIT Graduate Institute and a Postgraduate Degree with distinction in organizational leadership from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.

I invite you to invest in Boonoob with any amount of contribution. Together we can make it happen!

Cheers

Hesam Jafari