Fuente: Protein Report Nick Cooney is the founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Lever VC and the founder and board chair of Lever Foundation, a nonprofit focused on advancing a humane and sustainable food systems in Asia. He is the author of several books on effective charity and philanthropy work, including his most recent book, What We Don’t Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More (Simon & Schuster / Regalo Press, 2025).