Andras Forgacs

Andras Forgacs is the CEO and co-founder of Modern Meadow, the Brooklyn-based startup that is harnessing design, biology and engineering to produce the world’s first sustainable biofabricated leather. Andras previously co-founded Organovo (NYSE: ONVO), which commercialized 3D bioprinting to create human tissues for pharmaceutical research and medical applications. Organovo was recognized as a Technology Pioneer at the 2015 World Economic Forum and as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (TR50) by MIT’s Technology Review. In prior roles, Andras was Managing Director at Richmond Global, an international technology-focused venture fund, and was a consultant at McKinsey focused on biopharma and private equity. Earlier, he helped found Citigroup’s investment banking e-commerce group, developing award-winning client products. He is also co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the global non-profit Resolution Project. Andras was named to Crain’s New York’s “40 Under 40” list, is a Kauffman Fellow at the Center for Venture Education and is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He has an MBA from Wharton and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Harvard.