Alan Leavitt

Obsessed with melt and flavor: Reimagining American cheese for today’s chefs and creators | Co-Founder at New School | CPG Food Founder

📍 Santa Monica, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2016
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Sep 2016
We are the creators of Barnana ® - the tastiest organic banana snacks ever. We are on a mission to end food waste at banana farms by upcycling bananas. Founded by Caue Suplicy (CEO) Nik Ingersoll (CMO) and Matthew Clifford (COO)
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2019
CEO and Co-Founder
Oct 2019
American Cheese you can be proud of. Sliced from the block without cutting corners, New School Quality American Cheese is finally American Cheese done right. Made in small batches from simple ingredients like aged cheddar, cream, and real butter, there is no better-tasting or melting American cheese in the market.
2016
We the Pie People
Board Member
Sep 2016
Board Member
Sep 2016
We are the creators of Barnana ® - the tastiest organic banana snacks ever. We are on a mission to end food waste at banana farms by upcycling bananas. Founded by Caue Suplicy (CEO) Nik Ingersoll (CMO) and Matthew Clifford (COO)
2014
White Market Capital LLC
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
Nov 2014
2009
Vice President
Jan 2009
Beach Point Capital Management is a global investment firm founded in 2009 with expertise in credit strategies. Managing over $15 billion in assets, the firm specializes in sectors such as high yield bonds, leveraged loans, private and illiquid credit, direct lending, and structured credit. Beach Point also has strategic initiatives in private equity and real estate. The firm invests on behalf of institutional investors and currently has over 160 employees globally with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Dublin and London. Beach Point was named to Pension & Investments’ list of Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
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