Tyler Mayoras

Tyler Mayoras is a Chicago-based private equity investor and the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Cool Beans, a plant-based consumer food company. Previously, he served as a Managing Director at Advantage Capital, where he successfully co-managed a $154 million agribusiness investment fund focused on the food and agriculture sectors. His broader career in middle-market private equity spans over two decades, including his tenure as a Principal at Baird Capital and early corporate experience executing agricultural mergers and acquisitions. Mayoras earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His professional focus remains heavily centered on sustainable agriculture, plant-based consumer packaged goods, and deploying capital to scale environmentally conscious food enterprises.