Chet Rao

Managing Partner | Investor | Fund Advisor | Board Member | Corporate Development | Capital Raise | M&A

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
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Managing Partner | Investor | Board Advisor
2023
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2023
Managing Partner | Investor | Board Advisor
2023
Various board memberships
2021
2012
Strategy, M&A and Innovation Lead-SFG
Jan 2012
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, JUSTIN’S®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The Company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of Americas most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized on Fast Companys list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023–24 Corporate Equality Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The Company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.