Cofounder & Managing Partner of the Builders Fund, a growth-stage private equity platform investing at the intersection of purpose-driven companies and the opportunity created by the need to solve the significant environmental and social challenges of our time. Tripp is focused on themes of sustainable food & ag, health, climate solutions/resource efficiency, and human elevation; to help fix our broken food system, address the healthcare crisis, decarbonize the economy, use our finite resources more efficiently, and to create a more equitable, sustainable future. Tripp serves on Builders’ Investment Committee and on the Boards of Traditional Medicinals, Urban Remedy, PosiGen, MIXT, and MPOWERD.

Mike Dutton is a co-founder and managing partner of Builders and sits on its investment committee. He most recently served as CEO of Dolphin Capital Group, a Utah-based private equity firm investing in emerging growth businesses. Mike has participated in the startup and growth of several companies as an operator. He was the CEO of Winder Farms, building it from a small dairy delivery business to a leading online grocery delivery business with over $40M in revenues. He was also the Executive Chairman of Manduka, one of the world’s leading yoga brands. He also helped build Home Financial Network leading to its successful $220M sale to Sybase.

Katharine Hersh is a Partner with the Builders Fund. Previously she worked with Patamar Capital, Citibank, and Tiedemann Advisors, and began her career as a finance and contracts manager at UCSF, where she oversaw a $50 million annual portfolio and negotiated over 30 transactions with federal, corporate, and philanthropic funders in the healthcare and life sciences industry. Katharine currently serves as a Board Director with Acelero Learning and as a Board observer with MPOWERD. She holds a B.S. in physics from Stanford University and an MBA in finance with honors from the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Based in the SF Bay Area, Katharine also serves as a board member with Sharp & Fine, a contemporary dance company. She’s an active member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, an avid hiker, reader of nonfiction, and fan of spicy food.