Hammond has 25 years experience as a nonprofit leader successfully scaling programs + teams into dynamic, stable, endowed organizations. Most recently, she collaborated with farmers, institutions, funders, + foundations committed to solving food insecurity through education + reimagined food systems to scale a healthy eating program for youth + families in public housing in New York City. She has raised + managed over 50M philanthropic dollars.

Huang has 20 years of experience developing business strategies and pursuing revenue growth opportunities in the banking, beverage and nonprofit industries. She has expertise developing and implementing financial and operational infrastructure. Hammond and Huang worked together for 6 years before their Matriark partnership.