Spend Consciously

Aims to be the 21st century reinvention of the nutrition facts label, allowing people to spend their money in accordance with their values and beliefs.

Company Summary

Spend Consciously is the evolution of the nutrition facts label. For the first time consumers will have the ability to spend with peace of mind. Most people do not have the resources, let alone the time, to research every product they buy, let alone the companies behind those products. Consumers will find out what products match their values, and companies will know what consumers like about them, why, and observe trends in customer opinion.

Team

  • Matthew Colbert
    Founder and CEO

    Matthew has worked on the front lines of political campaigns for over 15 years, including having served on the staffs of the last four presidential campaigns. Matthew has also started two successful political consulting, fundraising and public relations firms. These companies have worked with a broad portfolio of clients ranging from Fortune 1000 companies to start-ups and non-profits.

  • Alex Brant-Zawadzki
    Chief New Media and Research Officer

    Alex has focused on illuminating the nexus between corporations, politics and government. He was a pioneer in the utilization of technology and new media as a vehicle for more effective communication to the public. Alex has spent over a decade in journalism and contributed to the Huffington Post, Time Magazine and Village Voice Media. He served as the first American Editor-In-Chief of the University of St Andrews student newspaper, The Saint.

  • Fred Shaw
    CFO

    Fred has more than three decades of experience as a senior financial professional. Fred’s career background includes public accounting experience as a partner with KPMG. In private industry, Fred was a CFO for Workflow Management an $800 million office products company and DASI Corporation a $500 million Dairy products company as well as numerous smaller family owned businesses.

  • Michael Scott
    Vice President of Business Development

    Almost two decades of private equity, management consulting, valuation and strategic advisory experience and a cumulative global network of accretive relationships to be brought to bear, Scott pivoted a traditional boutique merchant banking background toward social investment banking and enterprises which help serve the under-represented and which allow historically marginalized populations to maximize equity results.

  • Technology Advisor

    Mehul has a long and stellar track record in the IT sector with specific emphasis in the Health Industry. His analytical nature and technical skills have been welcomed by the Spend Consciously team. His career spans over 20 years and has spent most of them in executive management and advisory positions, be it with Fortune 100 companies or large publicly traded companies or small niche players. Mehul holds a Bachelors in Computer Science.

  • Chandni Sandhu
    VP of Operations

    Almost a decade of domestic and international nonprofit management experience. Chandni recently worked in the International Development field providing project management and new business development. Chandni has extensive experience working with nonprofits in the areas of project design, implementation, and evaluation.

Advisors

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