Caroline Cotto (NHS’14) is the co-founder & COO of Renewal Mill, an award-winning startup that upcycles the byproducts of food manufacturing into premium ingredients and delicious plant-based consumer products. A food marketing and nutrition specialist, Cotto has experience at the UN World Food Programme, the White House (for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative), Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator, and HubSpot, where she ran the women’s diversity program globally. She grew up surrounded by the food industry, working for her family’s ice cream business in the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. She serves as the inaugural board president of the Upcycled Food Association, the first trade association for upcycled brands, and formerly served as a Fulbright Fellow in Taiwan. In 2022, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 and the 50 Best's 50 NEXT lists. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Science from Georgetown's School of Nursing & Health Studies and received the 2023 Georgetown Entrepreneurial Excellence Award as the "Rising Star." She's proud to be a Hoya and strives to live the Jesuit values Georgetown instilled in her on a daily basis.