Marc Oshima, Co-Founder & CMO, AeroFarms
Marc Oshima, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of AeroFarms, a clean-technology company that builds and operates responsible, state-of-the art indoor vertical farms in urban environments around the world, helping set new standards for culinary freshness and flavor. AeroFarms has been recognized as Inc.com’s 2017 Top 25 Disruptive Companies, a Circular Economy 100 company, Winner of the World Technology Award for most impactful Environmental Company, Most Innovative Company at the Future of Agriculture conference, Best Growth Company to invest in at the Wall Street Journal’s ECO:nomics conference, and Finalist for The Circular Awards of The World Economic Forum. In addition, AeroFarms is a Certified B Corporation.
With a passion for food, Marc has led the marketing for The Food Emporium, a NY metro grocery store chain and for Citarella gourmet markets that has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Specialty Food Retailers in the United States. Also, Marc has overseen numerous food events including partnerships with the James Beard Foundation, Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD), City Harvest, and Le Fooding, what Time magazine calls the “coolest food event in the world.”
With an extensive marketing background in retail, brand management, and media, Marc has a passion for launching new businesses, connecting with consumers, and developing awardwinning marketing campaigns including:
AdWeek “Best Spots of the Year”, Creativity’s “Spot of the Week”,
AICP “Advertising Excellence”, AdAge’s “Highest Brand Recall for the Year”
Webby “Award Winner”, Internet Advertising Competition Award for “Best Advertising – Integrated Ad Campaign”
M16 Video Game Industry “Best Integrated Marketing Campaign”, Toy Industry Association “Best Marketing Campaign”, American Academy of Dermatology “Gold Triangle Award”
Active in the community, Marc is Co-Chair of the Chefs Collaborative Board and a member of the United Fresh Produce Marketing & Merchandising Council, Food Bank for NYC - Marketing Advisory Committee, and Columbia University Alumni Advisory Group. Marc has his B.A. from Columbia College and M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.