Joshua Lachter is Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Synonym, a technology company accelerating the production of next-generation ingredients using biology. At Synonym, Joshua spearheads customer development, strategy, and market readiness. Prior, he was Vice President at ASAPP where he helped lead new business development and expansion of the company's AI digital engagement platform. Previously, he was a Director at Greenmantle, a geopolitical advisory to some of the world's largest investment funds. He has informally advised several successful technology, healthcare, and nonprofit startups and has been an angel investor in the biotech space for the last decade. He graduated with honors from Harvard with a degree in History.