Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Emanuel Storch CEOPrevious Founding Member at Simply Gum. Led the company through its expansion from a few stores to nationwide distribution. With his passion for sustainable, restaurant grade, plant-based foods, Blackbird was launched at the start of 2020., Mike Pease Co-founder, Director of OperationsMichael is a pioneer in the food space, first managing and growing NYC’s premier plant based restaurants like Candle 79 and Cafe Blossom, and then founding Terri, NYC’s first chain of plant-based fast casual restaurants., Pearl Amin Chief of Staff Previous: Venture Investment Associate, Tia Franzone Business Development ManagerPrevious: Manager at UNFI and Corporate Essentials, Abby Thaine Marketing ManagerPrevious: Owner of Vegan Bakery, Batter and Cake, Damian Athapattiou Operations ManagerPrevious: Manager of NuLeaf. Licensed Real Estate Agent