John Mann

Program Manager

2023 - Current

Ventures Associate - Agtech

2021 - 2023

Ventures Analyst - AgTech

2020 - 2021

Responsibilities: -Sourcing and cold outreach to startups for investment consideration and Plug & Play programs. -Curate lists of startups to meet with large corporations such as CHS, Microsoft, and Cargill. -Host events and moderate panels related to agriculture. -Perform due diligence on investment candidates. -Remain up to date on industry trends and be a go to source of Agtech knowledge within Plug and Play.

Vice President of Investments

2018 - 2020

Managed $1.3M endowment fund for the North Dakota State University. The fund varied in size from roughly 30-60 students and one faculty advisor. Responsibilities: -Fine tune and execute portfolio strategy -Track portfolio performance and report to board of advisors -Perform up to date research on portfolio holdings -Led a team of roughly 5 students in bottom up equity research on midcap companies -Pitched for and received additional allocation near the end of my service

Public Relations Officer

2018 - 2019

Responsibilities: -Create social media for the student run fund -Represent the Bison Investment Fund at public events -perform equity research as a part of a team of other students

Finance Intern

2019 - 2019

Provided support to accounting and finance departments. Individual projects including financial analysis of product lines and automation. Cross functional work with Sales & Marketing and Quality -Support the head cost accountant -Provide financial analysis on product lines -Work across functions with other interns Project highlight: I created a python program that combined daily scrap reports and provided visualization and analysis. This saved time and provided easy visual analysis to identify problems areas on the manufacturing lines.

Finance Intern

2018 - 2018

-Analyzed potential billing service options -Established rapport with regular customers -Ensured facilities remained clean and operational