Dawn Musil

-Led commercial due diligence efforts for an agtech acquisition, evaluating market dynamics, TAM, competitor positioning, and infrastructure scalability

-Conducted infrastructure-focused growth and M&A strategy for a Fortune 50 agriculture supply chain client, integrating sustainability, logistics, and cost modeling

-Built tech-enabled diligence tools using GenAI for the McKinsey Transformation practice, accelerating insights for CDD and operational benchmarking

-Managed a team of 8+ in delivering McKinsey’s first client-facing GenAI product, used in due diligence and transformation planning across sectors

-Spearheaded strategic work for a Fortune 500 firm’s 2030 plan, leading an ESG diligence stream tied to asset-heavy business lines and infrastructure investment

-Supported long-term strategy and DE&I diligence for global Chemicals & Ag firms, including analysis of regional asset portfolios and talent infrastructure

Interviewed 15 researchers including Oxford professors, thought leaders and World Resource Institute to establish where Acorn value proposition fits into scope 3 and GHG protocols now and in next edit of GHG protocols and SBTis Trained intermediaries in Acorn platform access, data uploading and oversaw on-boarding of 5000 farmers Assisted on blended finance design and led Acorn's project proposal for NPL Dreamfund application for $12,000,000

Tested commercialization of hive sensor IP from NASA with $10,000 NSF i-corps grant finding lack of market need 150+ interviews with industry stakeholders identified actual pain point of lacking formal pollination market platform Raised $115,000 in equity-free funding through AgTech Accelerators & Pitch Competitions Scaled platform to 500 users, fulfilling $4,000,000 in pollination contracts providing essential services for farmers Completed research under USDA-funded study on bee-hive health & published in Entomological Society of America