Steven Feldman

Steven Feldman is a co-founder and Chairman of Goldcrest Farm Trust Advisors and Head of the Investment Committee. Mr. Feldman provides oversight of deals and the overall portfolio. Additionally, Mr. Feldman is a co-founder of Vayda, a high-tech regenerative farming company. Vayda is focused on changing the paradigm of how food is produced. By facilitating the transition from conventional farming to high-tech regenerative farming practices that rebuild natural ecosystems, Vayda aims to produce food that is better for our planet, our people, and business. Mr. Feldman is also a co-founder, Board Member and the Chief Executive Officer of Gold Bullion International, LLC, a leading physical precious metals asset management company which provides the physical precious metals platform for Merrill Lynch, UBS and various other prominent international wealth managers and banks. Prior to his roles at Gold Bullion International, LLC and Goldcrest Farm Trust Advisors, Mr. Feldman was a partner at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he founded and served as the global head and Chief Investment Officer of Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners, overseeing a US$10 billion infrastructure fund focused on transportation and energy assets. Mr. Feldman also co-founded AGCOA, the largest private farmland REIT in the United States, which was eventually sold to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In addition to his work in the financial markets, Mr. Feldman sits on the Board of Trustees for the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and is the founder of The Penn Top Ten publishing franchise. Previously, Mr. Feldman was an associate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Mr. Feldman holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York University Law School.