OUR COCOA-OLOGISTS

Celleste was founded by scientists and operators focused on one challenge: making real cocoa supply stable, scalable, and future-proof.

Our team of best-in-class experts in AgTech, BioTech, FoodTech, data and analytics and business leadership are complemented by an advisory board of experts in R&D, innovation, plant science and venture capital.

Cocoa-Ologists Management

Michal Beressi Golomb
CEO

Hanne Volpin, PhD
Co-Founder & CTO

Arkadi Haikin
VP Process Engineering

Cocoa-Ologists Board & Advisors

Daphna Michaeli, PhD
Plant & Molecular Biology Scientist

Howard Yana-Shapiro, PhD
Leading cocoa scientist, Chief Agricultural Officer, MARS

Ian Noble, PhD
VP R&D Mondelez

Neil Willcocks
Ex VP R&D MARS

Nitza Kardish, PhD
EVP, Head of Agrifood, Trendlines

Shayna Harris
Co-Founder & General Partner, Supply Change Capital

Cocoa-Ologists Team

Dror Shitrit, PhD
Lead Scientist

Radi Aly, PhD
Senior Scientist

Silvia Zypman, MsC
Tissue Plant Culture Specialist

Arielle Zouela-Levy, MsC
Project Manager

Bar Amir
Lab Technician

Ben Sivan, MsC
Data Scientist

Boris Weisman, BsC
Research Assistant

Dana Koriat Raber, BsC
Research Assistant

Danielle Ben-Abu, MsC
Genomic Researcher

Ian Golzman
Lab Technician

Reem Ahmad
Lab Technician