Mr. Barnhorn most recently served as equity sponsor and Chairman of two early stage food and beverage companies, Bevology and Wild Waters, and is highly involved in a range of roles and networks at the intersection of the food/beverage space and the private equity/financing communities. His career as an entrepreneurial leader, industry advisor and investor is focused on the development of innovative growth brands in emerging food, beverage and nutrition categories. Mr. Barnhorn was previously the Founder and CEO of the Fantasia Fresh Juice Company, a company which he built into the leading fresh juice/smoothie company in the Midwestern United States culminating in its acquisition by North Castle Partners and subsequent merger with Naked Juice.

Mr. Barnhorn currently serves as an independent director on the Board of Directors of Pint Size Corporation, Bonadea, Galaxy Granola and Deluxe Honeydrop. Additionally, Mr. Barnhorn’s private equity investments in consumer-facing companies include PopChips, Aidells Sausage, Ciao Bella Gelato, Mavericks SurfVentures, and Hydropoint Irrigation Systems.

Prior to focusing on the consumer products space in the mid 1990’s, Mr. Barnhorn’s background incorporated a broad range of industry and functional experience including Strategic Planning Associates (Corporate Strategy Development and Implementation across primarily consumer-focused businesses), LIAS, Ltd. (Director of a Division of the Hungarian state-owned technology company in Budapest), Swander Pace (Consumer Products Strategy and Operations consulting), and brief stints with P&G (Sales) and DLJ (Investment Banking). Mr. Barnhorn holds an MBA from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.