Vanessa Silva

Vanessa Silva is an experienced entrepreneur and the head of Culinary Artistas, a culinary school and event space located in the iconic Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Her passion revolves around entrepreneurship, food education for children, crafting food-centric experiences, and the art of cooking.

Vanessa's educational background is diverse and includes a Bachelor's Degree in Food Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, a Master's Degree in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University, and a Marketing Certificate Degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Throughout her career, Vanessa has held various prominent roles such as Founder & CEO of Culinary Artistas, Digital Marketing Specialist at FreshBlood Health Market Consultants, Sr. Account Supervisor at Compass Healthcare Marketers, Founder of La Happy Belly, Digital Communications Consultant, Director Client Services & VP Sales at Zoomedia, Inc., Analyst at Torone Consulting, Production Manager at Scient Corporation, and Project Manager at Zoomedia Inc.