Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Manna Tree Partners
Gabrielle “Ellie” Rubenstein has over 10 years of experience in asset management, including as a Partner with a well-known, high net worth individual in Los Angeles, as Co-Founder of Pt Holdings, an arctic asset manager headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, and as a founding investor of the Alaska Angel Investment Network. As a member of a prominent family of asset managers, Ellie has been involved and mentored in the industry since a young age.
Ellie holds a MS-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management, a dual degree program that awards an MS in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. While studying at Indiana University, she was honored to be accepted into the Tobias Leadership Fellows program. Ellie attended Harvard University where she received a BA in Sociology with an honors thesis on Philanthropy and was a Varsity Ski Racer. Having experienced the healing power of food and the outdoors in her own life, she also earned a graduate certificate in Mind-Body-Wellness from UCLA’s Center for East-West Medicine, and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
Ellie’s role as CEO includes driving a strong culture toward the firms billion dollar vision to revolutionize the food supply chain. She leads the firms fundraising efforts and is a member of the Investment Committee. Her expertise of global food systems and international network creates meaningful value for Manna Tree Partners Fund investors.
An active philanthropist, Ellie was awarded a Presidential Volunteerism Medal, currently serves on the American Red Cross as Lead Volunteer Advisor for Service to Armed Forces at its national headquarters, and as Board Member of the Mission and Outreach Committee at the American Red Cross of Alaska. Ellie also serves on various local boards and initiatives focused on the Military, Public Policy, Health, and Education.
Ellie is an avid hunter and fisher and spends much of her free time on the shores or in the woods pursuing protein sources. A self-described ‘foodie’, Ellie enjoys nothing more than sharing the nutritious food she has harvested with family and friends.