Thomas Aarts

Thomas Aarts is a senior advisor and thought leader with over 30 years of experience in management consulting, M&A transactions, capital raising, and strategic market research in the $250 billion dollar Nutrition and Wellness Industry. A graduate of The Wharton School and Colgate University, Aarts has advised the CEOs of leading nutrition industry companies such as Herbalife, Nestlé, and Bayer on their business and acquisition strategies. He has managed the sale of many nutrition companies and is a specialist in strategic business development and planning, capital raising, marketing and branding, product development, buyside, and sellside acquisitions. As the Founder and Co-chair at NBJ Summit/ New Hope Network Summit, Aarts leads a team of consultants who help nutrition and wellness companies with high-level strategic planning and business development. He has also served as a principal at Nutrition Capital Network, Director at Biopharma (To Go Brands) and Vitamin Angels, Founder and President at Innovative Pet Nutrition, Managing Director at Nutrition Business Advisors, and an Advisor at Climate Clean. His work in the industry has made him an affiliate at Council for Responsible Nutrition and a Managing Director at Environmental Business International.