Professor of Organization & Management, Goizueta Business School at Emory University; Founder, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta

Peter is Professor of Organization & Management at Emory University and Founder of Social Enterprise @ Goizueta.

His research interests relate to how the behavior and performance of organizations evolve over time. Recently, he directs his interests in entrepreneurship and organizational performance toward topics in the field of social enterprise. His current projects focus on social entrepreneurs and accelerators, on micro-business development, and on the global specialty coffee industry.

For the past several years, he has also been spearheading Social Enterprise @ Goizueta, which focuses on making markets work for more people, in more places, in more ways. This led to the establishment of the global Entrepreneurship Database Program, the Start:ME accelerator program, and the Transparent Trade Coffee and Grounds for Empowerment programs.

Peter's Ph.D. is from the University of Alberta. Before taking up his current position at Emory University, Peter served on the faculties of Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Australian Graduate School of Management.

Founder, RECIPROCAFÉ LLC

After more than two decades working on the roaster side in the Specialty Coffee industry as a director of coffee, Trewick formed Reciprocafé, LLC a consultancy prioritizing mutual benefit in coffee value chain support. Trewick has also spent time gaining a deeper understanding of the financial side of the coffee market.

Chad's goal is to broaden industry understanding of supply end challenges. His focus is to maintain access to green coffee as a raw material while strengthening the entire value chain encouraging scale-able, mutually beneficial relationships.

The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide is one of his current projects. Chad is a long time volunteer at SCA -- a past board member. He drives the industry toward transparency and underscores, as a threat to specialty coffee's existence, financial challenges in countries where coffee is grown.

Program Manager for Latin America and Grounds for Empowerment, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta

Giselle Barrera is the Program Manager for Latin America and Grounds for Empowerment. Prior to joining SE@G, Giselle worked in management consulting (Deloitte) and supply chain (Chevron Corporation). Giselle has an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and a Bachelor in Business from Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador. Her areas of interest include international economic development, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and of course, the coffee industry!

Program Associate for Grounds for Empowerment, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta

Sarah Brock is the Program Associate for Grounds for Empowerment. Sarah graduated in May from The Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in History, Technology, and Society, with a focus on social justice. Sarah has always been interested in food equity, and has worked on many farms throughout her life. Prior to joining GFE, she worked as a farm-educator and taught elementary classes about the importance of local food systems, and volunteered on urban farms across Atlanta. Her passions include sustainability, traveling, social justice, and cooking!

Intern for Grounds for Empowerment, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta

Stephanie Velasco is the 2020-2021 Intern for Grounds for Empowerment. Stephanie is a third-year undergraduate at Emory University. Prior to working with GFE, Stephanie worked as a teaching assistant at the Ben Franklin Academy, and conducted research investigating postpartum depression in Swahili refugees.