Team

Joe Rhodes, Co-Founder / Managing Partner

Prior to Hummingbird, Joe was the Founder and Managing Partner of Stockton Road Capital, a consumer-focused private equity investment and advisory practice. Before that, he was a Partner at Charterhouse Group International, a New York-based private equity firm where he helped invest two funds totaling $1.5B. While there, Joe led the Consumer Investing activities and served as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to Charterhouse, Joe was an investment banker working in the M&A groups at the Union Bank of Switzerland and Kidder, Peabody & Co.

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Santa Monica, CA

Tyler Johnston, Operating Partner

Prior to Hummingbird, Tyler was an integral member of the executive leadership team at Dreyer’s for 20+ years of substantial growth through its sale to Nestle, with early brand management experience at General Mills and Kraft. He is an expert in management, brand marketing, growth strategies and cultivating collaborative team cultures, lecturing on these topics at leading business schools.

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Berkeley, CA

Eric Schiller, Co-Founder / Partner

Prior to Hummingbird, Eric was a Principal at Piper Jaffray in its market-leading Health & Wellness investment banking practice where he managed strategic exits of $2B+ in enterprise value. Before that, he was an integral member of Partnership Capital Growth (PCG), a merchant bank that pioneered several of the early investments in the healthy F&B sector, including Muscle Milk, KIND Healthy Snacks, thinkThin and more. Eric started his finance career at GESD Capital Partners, a private equity fund exclusively focused on the F&B and restaurant markets.

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Santa Barbara, CA

Terry Tierney, Operating Partner

Prior to Hummingbird, Terry was CEO of Daiya Foods through its sale to Otsuka Pharmaceutical and continues to serve on Daiya’s Board as well as the Otsuka Venture Capital Committee. Before that, he was the CEO of MyChelle Dermaceuticals, a leading natural personal care brand and portfolio company of Encore Consumer Capital. Terry started his career in marketing at Kraft working under his mentor, Tyler Johnston and went on to hold executive positions at multiple natural products brands.

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Boulder, CO