David has worked in development and consulting for startups and NGOs across Asia. David studied design at Stanford’s d.school but didn’t truly become a designer until he and Tamara finished making their first cooler with a tarp and a blow dryer in the Philippines.

Tamara is a Behavioral Biologist with an M.S. from Stanford in Sustainable Development. Previously, Tamara worked in community-based conservation and environmental education in the United States and in her home countries, Spain and Mexico.

Julius has steered startups through rapid growth and managed supply chains across borders. And he was raised on a coconut farm in Surigao! Julius brings expertise and passion to Fortuna where he’s in charge of ensuring efficient and transparent production: from farm to factory to customers around the world.

Dr. Justino Arboleda, or "Bo", is a university dean, a winner of the BBC’s World Challenge for Innovation, and a trilingual engineer with a PhD from Tokyo University. Bo and his wife, Julie, are the owners of Juboken Enterprises, our long-term production partners and friends in one of the main coconut growing regions of the Philippines.

Cel has worked at Juboken with Bo for more than a decade. She brings to Fortuna a thorough knowledge of coconut fiber production and deep personal relationships with farmers and suppliers.