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	\|name = Nick Cooney		\| name = Nick Cooney
	\|image= ]		\| image = Nick Cooney - Hidden Heroes Gala 2016.jpg
			\| occupation = Managing Partner at Lever VC
	\|occupation=Executive Vice President of ]
	\|website = ~~http~~://~~NickCooney~~.com		\| website = {{URL\|https://nickcooney.com/}}
	\|~~alma_matter~~=Hofstra University (Non-Violence Studies)		\| alma_mater = Hofstra University (Non-Violence Studies)
		⚫	\| notable_works = ''How to be Great at Doing Good'', ''Veganomics'', ''Change of Heart''
	\|boards= ]<br/>]
⚫	\|notable_works = How to be Great at Doing Good
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			'''Nick Cooney''' (born c. 1981) is a managing partner at Lever VC, an investment fund focused on ] companies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-synthetic-protein-startups-idUSKCN1R10EZ\|title=Plant protein startups vie to tap China's hungry market\|date=2019-03-21\|work=Reuters\|access-date=2019-04-08\|language=en}}</ref>
	'''Nick Cooney''' (born c. 1981) is the Executive Vice President of the non-profit animal advocacy organization, ],<ref>{{cite web\|last= Reese \|first= Jacy \|title= Mercy for Animals' Conversations with Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President of Mercy For Animals \|website= ] \|url= https://animalcharityevaluators.org/research/charity-reviews/conversations/2016-conversation-with-nick-cooney/ \|date= 2016-09-02 \|accessdate= 2017-01-05 \|quote= One of MFA’s main strengths is their utilitarian approach to program decisions. Every program aims to relieve the greatest amount of animal suffering per dollar spent.}}</ref> founder of ], co-founder and Board Chair of The ], and co-founder and Managing Trustee of ]. He is the author of three books: ''Change of Heart'' (2010), ''Veganomics'' (2013), and ''How To Be Great At Doing Good'' (2015).

			He co-founded the ] and was co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=331181288&privcapId=331178578&previousCapId=331178578&previousTitle=New%20Crop%20Capital\|title=Bloomberg - Nick Cooney\|website=www.bloomberg.com\|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/06/new-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat\|title=New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights\|last=Gunther\|first=Marc\|date=2016-04-06\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=2019-04-08\|language=en-GB\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He is the author of three books: ''Change of Heart'' (2010), ''Veganomics'' (2013), and ''How To Be Great At Doing Good'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Nick Cooney \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4252173.Nick_Cooney \|access-date=2020-10-04 \|website=good reads}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Cooney\|first=Nick\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cl2UtQEACAAJ\|title=Veganomics: The Surprising Science on What Motivates Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom\|date=2013\|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\|isbn=978-1-9869-3649-1\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|title=How To Be Great At Doing Good by Nick Cooney, Narrated by James Fouhey\|url=https://soundcloud.com/audible/how-to-be-great-at-doing-good\|language=en\|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref> He previously worked for the non-profit organizations ] and ], and was the founder of the non-profit organization ].
⚫	In 2005, Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web\|title= The Humane League Linkedin \|accessdate= 2017-01-07 \|website= ] \|url= https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-humane-league \|quote= The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.}}</ref>

	Cooney is a former intern of the Agape Community, a lay Catholic community dedicated to peace and non-violence.

	In 2007, Cooney was one of ]'s top leafleters in their Adopt A College campaign.<ref name=VOprofile/>

	Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book '']'' (2008) by ].

	Cooney's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, ], ], ], and ]. He has lectured internationally at conferences and campuses including at Harvard,<ref>{{cite web\|title= Legal Battles in the Food Industry: A Conversation with Nick Cooney from Farm Sanctuary \|date=2013-11-04 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/saldf/past-events/ \|quote= Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League and then employed by Farm Sanctuary (now working for Mercy for Animals), spoke about his involvement with activism and farm animals.}}</ref> Yale,<ref>{{cite web\|title= Ivy League Vegan Conference \|date=2013-02-13 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= http://yaleherald.com/news-and-features/fifty-shades-of-green/}}</ref> in Luxembourg,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nick Cooney IARC Speaker Profile \|date=2013-09-12 \|accessdate= \|url=https://ar-conference.org/2013/nick_cooney.php \|quote=His work for animals has been featured in hundreds of media outlets around the United States}}</ref> and in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web\|title= Taking Action for Animals Conference Has Something for Everyone \|date=2014-04-30 \|accessdate=2017-01-10 \|url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/04/30/taking-action-for-animals-conference-has-something-for-everyone/ \|quote=Their impressive lineup of speakers this year includes Gene Baur, President of Farm Sanctuary; Nick Cooney, Director of Education for Mercy for Animals...}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Cooney was born and raised in ], ].<ref name=VOprofile>{{cite web\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Activist Profile: Nick Cooney \|date= 2007-09-05 \|website= ] \|url= http://www.veganoutreach.org/enewsletter/cooney.html}}</ref> Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from ] in 2003 ~~with a major in Non-Violence Studies.~~		Nick Cooney was born and raised in ], ].<ref name=VOprofile>{{cite web\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Activist Profile: Nick Cooney \|date= 2007-09-05 \|website= ] \|url= http://www.veganoutreach.org/enewsletter/cooney.html}}</ref> Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from ] in 2003.

	==~~Work~~ ~~with~~ ~~Mercy~~ ~~for Animals~~ ==		==Policy and non-profit work ==
		⚫	In 2005, Nick Cooney founded ] in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that works to protect animal welfare.<ref>{{cite web\|title= The Humane League Linkedin \|accessdate= 2017-01-07 \|website= ] \|url= https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-humane-league \|quote= The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.}}</ref> Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book '']'' (2008) by ].
	Cooney is the Executive Vice President of ], an international non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies.<ref>{{cite web\|title= Open Philanthropy - A conversation with Nick Cooney, August 1, 2016 \|date=2016-08-01 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= http://www.openphilanthropy.org/nick-cooney-executive-vice-president-mercy-animals-august-1-2016 \|quote= The Open Philanthropy Project spoke with Nick Cooney of Mercy for Animals(MFA) as part of a grant update. Conversation topics included updates on MFA's cage-free advocacy work, including corporate outreach campaigns, investigations, staffing, and budget. }}</ref> His previous role at ] was Director of Education.<ref>{{cite news\|last= Sullivan \|first= Terra \|title= Mercy for Animals' Nick Cooney to Speak at Green Bar & Kitchen Tonight \|newspaper= ] \|url= http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/restaurants/mercy-for-animals-nick-cooney-to-speak-at-green-bar-and-kitchen-tonight-6983689 \|date= 2015-05-19 \|accessdate= 2015-06-05 \|quote= I want regular people like you and me to be able to accomplish more good for the world with the limited amount of money or time we have to donate. Everyone one of us has the power to do an incredible amount of good for the world - literally saving lives, and sparing thousands of individuals from a life filled with suffering. But to do that, we need to make smart charity decisions. Unfortunately, we haven't been taught how to do that. We haven't been taught how to think about charity in a rigorous, results-oriented way. I want to help donors, volunteers, and non-profits get more results.}}</ref>

			Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including CNBC,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-06-11 \|title=Investor: I wouldn't bet against the plant-based meat space \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/06/11/investor-i-wouldnt-bet-against-the-plant-based-meat-space.html \|access-date=2020-10-04 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> Yahoo Finance,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Nick Cooney and Lever VC Invest In The Good Spoon Foods \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nick-cooney-lever-vc-invest-130000541.html \|access-date=2020-10-04 \|website=finance.yahoo.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> Food Navigator,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Watson \|first=Elaine \|date=2020-08-18 \|title=Lever VC launches new fund targeting alternative protein: deploys first $5m in 10 startups spanning plant-based eggs to cell-cultured breastmilk \|url=https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/08/18/Lever-VC-launches-new-fund-targeting-alternative-protein-deploys-first-5m-in-10-startups-spanning-plant-based-eggs-to-cell-cultured-breastmilk \|access-date=2024-09-03 \|website=Food Navigator USA \|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Guardian,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Cooney \|first=Nick \|date=2014-10-23 \|title=Can vegetarianism help to solve NFL's problems with violence? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/23/violence-nfl-vegetarianism \|access-date=2019-04-08 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and the ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Yang\|first=Stephanie\|date=2019-12-05\|title=American Companies Are Hungry for a Cut of China's Fake-Meat Market\|language=en-US\|work=Wall Street Journal\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-companies-are-hungry-for-a-cut-of-chinas-fake-meat-market-11575455402\|access-date=2020-10-04\|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> He has also delivered lectures at international conferences and on university campuses.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2013-11-04 \|title=Legal Battles in the Food Industry: A Conversation with Nick Cooney from Farm Sanctuary \|url=https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/saldf/past-events/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20171018183539/https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/saldf/past-events/ \|archive-date=2017-10-18 \|accessdate=2017-01-10 \|quote=Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League and then employed by Farm Sanctuary (now working for Mercy for Animals), spoke about his involvement with activism and farm animals.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|date=2013-02-13 \|title=Ivy League Vegan Conference \|url=http://yaleherald.com/news-and-features/fifty-shades-of-green/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170113041530/http://yaleherald.com/news-and-features/fifty-shades-of-green/ \|archive-date=2017-01-13 \|accessdate=2017-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|date=2013-09-12 \|title=Nick Cooney IARC Speaker Profile \|url=https://ar-conference.org/2013/nick_cooney.php \|accessdate= \|website=ar-conference.org}}</ref>
	==Work with The The Humane League ==
	Cooney is the founder of ], a nonprofit organization that works to reduce the suffering of farm animals.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Weathers \|first=Scott \|title= Can ‘effective altruism’ change the world? It already has. \|date=2016-02-29 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/scott-weathers/can-effective-altruism-change-world-it-already-has \|quote= Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League, is a case in point. He has created an advocacy organization that uses grassroots power and big data to change the lives of animals in factory farms}}</ref>

			Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary, and as executive vice president at the non-profit ]. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Nick Cooney Biography {{!}} Lever VC, Managing Partner {{!}} New York City\|url=https://nickcooney.com/\|access-date=2020-10-04\|website=NickCooney.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫	~~==Work~~ ~~with~~ The Good Food Institute ==
	Cooney is the Board Chair and co-founder of ].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Sentience Conference \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= http://sentience-conference.org/portfolio/speakers \|quote= ...founder and Board Chair of The Humane League, Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and Managing Trustee at New Crop Capital}}</ref>

	==~~Work~~ ~~with~~ New Crop Capital==		=== The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital ===
	Cooney is a ~~Managing~~ ~~Trustee~~ and co-founder of ], a private venture capital ~~fund~~ that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies.<ref>{{cite news\|last= Gunther \|first= Marc \|title= New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights \|date= 2016-04-06 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|website= ] \|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/06/new-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat \|quote= Besides funding, Friedrich, Cooney and Kerr provide their portfolio companies with access to like-minded investors and to consumers who want to avoid meat}}</ref>		Nick Cooney is former board chairman and co-founder of ].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Sentience Conference \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= http://sentience-conference.org/portfolio/speakers \|quote= ...founder and Board Chair of The Humane League, Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and Managing Trustee at New Crop Capital}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He is also co-founder and former managing trustee of New Crop Capital, a private ] trust that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies.<ref>{{cite news\|last= Gunther \|first= Marc \|title= New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights \|date= 2016-04-06 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|website= ] \|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/apr/06/new-crop-capital-vegetarianism-vegan-animal-rights-agriculture-usda-beyond-meat \|quote= Besides funding, Friedrich, Cooney and Kerr provide their portfolio companies with access to like-minded investors and to consumers who want to avoid meat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Cooney\|first=Nick\|date=2019-04-09\|title=What's In A Bio? The New Nick Cooney Biography\|url=https://medium.com/@NickCooney/whats-in-a-bio-the-new-nick-cooney-biography-3ce8daffb003\|access-date=2020-10-04\|website=Medium\|language=en}}</ref> These two organizations collaborate to support the plant-based and cultured food companies.<ref name="Byrd">{{cite web \|last= Byrd \|first= Emily \|url=http://www.gfi.org/plant-based-power-couple \|title=Plant-Based Power Couple \|date=March 6, 2017 \|accessdate=2018-01-07}}</ref>

			=== Lever VC ===
	==Work as documentary film maker==
			Nick Cooney is founder and currently Managing Partner at Lever VC, a U.S.-Asian venture capital fund investing in early stage ] companies.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Investing in the future of protein \|url=http://www.levervc.com/ \|access-date=2019-04-08 \|website=Lever VC \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	In 2012, Cooney wrote and directed What Came Before, a short documentary staring ], that follows the rescue of three different animals from factory farms. It was produced by ].<ref>{{cite AV media\|people= Nick Cooney, Steve-O \|title= What Came Before \|website= ] \|medium= DVD \|publisher= Farm Sanctuary \|location= United States \|date= 2012-12-10 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2572054/ }}</ref>

	==Work with The Pollination Project==
	Cooney contributes to The Pollination Project by being a judge for The Unsung Vegan Hero Awards.<ref>{{cite news\|last= Nessel \|first= Ari \|authorlink= Ari Nessel \|title= How a Man Named Jingles Changed My Life \|date= 2014-09-30 \|accessdate= 2017-01-10 \|website= ] \|url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-nessel/how-a-man-name-jingles-ch_b_5904474.html \|quote= ...team of judges, including Nick Cooney of Mercy for Animals, Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary, lauren Ornelas from Food Empowerment Project, Stephanie Klempner and Faizan Jaleel}}</ref>

	==Articles authored==
	*{{cite article\|title= Can vegetarianism help to solve NFL's problems with violence? \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|publisher= ] \|date= 2014-10-23 \|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/23/violence-nfl-vegetarianism}}

	==Books==		==Books==
	*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change \|publisher= ] \|date= 2010-09-20 ~~\|url= http://www.amazon.com/Change-Heart-Psychology-Spreading-Social/dp/159056233X#reader_159056233X~~ \|isbn= 9781590562451}}		*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change \|publisher= ] \|date= 2010-09-20 \|isbn= 9781590562451}}
	*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom \|publisher= ] \|date= 2013-11-22 ~~\|url= http://www.amazon.com/Veganomics-Surprising-Motivates-Vegetarians-Breakfast/dp/1590564286/ref=la_B004CTYG1Y_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433573368&sr=1-3#reader_B00EVYZNVW~~ \|isbn= 9781590564288}}		*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom \|publisher= ] \|date= 2013-11-22 \|isbn= 9781590564288}}
	*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World \|publisher= ] \|date= 2015-04-27 ~~\|url= http://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Great-Doing-Good/dp/1119041716/ref=la_B004CTYG1Y_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433573368&sr=1-1#reader_1119041716~~ \|isbn= 9781119041719}}		*{{cite book\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World \|publisher= ] \|date= 2015-04-27 \|isbn= 9781119041719}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Portal\|Biography~~\|Ethics~~\|Agriculture and Agronomy}}		{{Portal\|Biography\|Agriculture and Agronomy}}

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	==~~Notes~~==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==Interviews==		==Interviews==
	*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|~~subjectlink~~= Nick Cooney \|interviewer= Lindsay Wolf \|title= Interview Series #18: Nick Cooney \|url= http://kissmyvegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-series-18-nick-cooney.html \|website= Kiss Me, I'm Vegan! \|date= 2010-12-10 \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|~~deadurl~~= no}}		*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|interviewer= Lindsay Wolf \|title= Interview Series #18: Nick Cooney \|url= http://kissmyvegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-series-18-nick-cooney.html \|website= Kiss Me, I'm Vegan! \|date= 2010-12-10 \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829065927/http://kissmyvegan.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-series-18-nick-cooney.html\|archivedate=2011-08-29\|url-status= dead}}
	*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|~~subjectlink~~= Nick Cooney \|interviewer= ] \|title= Interview with Nick Cooney \|url= http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/cooneyinterview.html \|website= ] \|date= 2011-03-31 \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|~~deadurl~~= no}}		*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|interviewer= ] \|title= Interview with Nick Cooney \|url= http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/cooneyinterview.html \|website= ] \|date= 2011-03-31 \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504021411/http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/cooneyinterview.html\|archivedate=2011-05-04\|url-status= dead}}
	*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|~~subjectlink~~= Nick Cooney \|url= http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/transcript-of-nick-cooney-s-live-arzone-guest-chat \|title= ARZone interview with Nick Cooney \|date= 2011-08-20 \|website= Animal Rights Zone Transcripts ~~\|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|deadurl= no~~ \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|quote= }}		*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/transcript-of-nick-cooney-s-live-arzone-guest-chat \|title= ARZone interview with Nick Cooney \|date= 2011-08-20 \|website= Animal Rights Zone Transcripts \|accessdate= 2015-06-06 \|quote= }}
			*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= https://upside.fm/nick-cooney-lever-vc/ \|title= Nick Cooney of Lever VC // investing in alternative protein startups \|date= 2020-05-20 \|website= Upside \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|quote= \|interviewer=Jay Clouse}}
			*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/06/11/investor-i-wouldnt-bet-against-the-plant-based-meat-space.html \|title= Investor: I wouldn’t bet against the plant-based meat space \|date= 2019-06-11 \|website= CNBC Squawk Alley \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|quote= \|interviewer=}}
			*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= https://www.just-food.com/interview/covid-just-adds-yet-another-tailwind-investor-nick-cooney-on-the-opportunities-for-alternative-protein-fund-lever-vc_id144343.aspx \|title= "Covid Adds Yet Another Tailwind - Investor Nick Cooney on Opportunities for Alternative Protein Fund Lever VC \|date= 2020-08-17 \|website= Just Food \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|quote= \|interviewer=Dean Best}}
			*{{cite interview \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/08/18/Lever-VC-launches-new-fund-targeting-alternative-protein-deploys-first-5m-in-10-startups-spanning-plant-based-eggs-to-cell-cultured-breastmilk \|title= Lever VC launches new fund targeting alternative protein: deploys first $5m in 10 startups spanning plant-based eggs to cell-cultured breastmilk \|date= 2020-08-18 \|website= Food Navigator \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|quote= \|interviewer=Elaine Watson}}
			*{{cite interview \|last= \|first= \|subject-link= Nick Cooney \|url= https://animalcharityevaluators.org/charity-reviews/charity-conversations/2016-conversation-with-nick-cooney/ \|title= Conversation with Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President of Mercy For Animals \|date= \|website= ACE \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|quote= \|interviewer=}}

	==Other articles==		==Other articles==
	*{{cite web\|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Changing Vegan Advocacy from an Art to a Science \|date= 2013-08-06 \|accessdate= 2015-06-07 \|publisher= ] \|url= http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/changing-vegan-advocacy-art-science}}		*{{cite web \|last= Cooney \|first= Nick \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Changing Vegan Advocacy from an Art to a Science \|date= 2013-08-06 \|accessdate= 2015-06-07 \|publisher= ] \|url= http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/changing-vegan-advocacy-art-science \|url-status= dead \|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150416192931/http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/changing-vegan-advocacy-art-science \|archivedate= 2015-04-16 }}
			*{{cite web \|last= \|first= \|authorlink=Nick Cooney \|title=Nick Cooney and Lever VC Invest In The Good Spoon Foods \|date=2019-11-01 \|accessdate=2020-10-02 \|publisher= \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nick-cooney-lever-vc-invest-130000541.html \|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|website=Yahoo Finance}}
			*{{cite web \|last= Nick \|first= Cooney \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Self-interest can make the world a better place—for animals, at least \|date= 2013-06-06 \|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|url= https://qz.com/author/nickcooney/ \|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|website=Quartz}}
			*{{cite web \|last= \|first= \|authorlink= Nick Cooney \|title= Book Review: Nick Cooney's Change of Heart \|date= 12 January 2011\|accessdate= 2020-10-02 \|publisher= \|url= https://www.vegan.com/book-review-nick-cooneys-change-of-heart/ \|archiveurl= \|archivedate= \|website=Vegan.com}}

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Investment fund manager For the Irish sports shooter, see Nick Cooney (sport shooter).

Nick Cooney

Alma mater	Hofstra University (Non-Violence Studies)
Occupation	Managing Partner at Lever VC
Notable work	How to be Great at Doing Good, Veganomics, Change of Heart
Website	nickcooney.com

Nick Cooney (born c. 1981) is a managing partner at Lever VC, an investment fund focused on alternative protein companies.

He co-founded the Good Food Institute and was co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital. He is the author of three books: Change of Heart (2010), Veganomics (2013), and How To Be Great At Doing Good (2015). He previously worked for the non-profit organizations Mercy for Animals and Farm Sanctuary, and was the founder of the non-profit organization The Humane League.

Early life and education

Nick Cooney was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University in 2003.

Policy and non-profit work

In 2005, Nick Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that works to protect animal welfare. Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.

Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Food Navigator, The Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal. He has also delivered lectures at international conferences and on university campuses.

Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary, and as executive vice president at the non-profit Mercy for Animals. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.

The Good Food Institute and New Crop Capital

Nick Cooney is former board chairman and co-founder of The Good Food Institute. He is also co-founder and former managing trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies. These two organizations collaborate to support the plant-based and cultured food companies.

Lever VC

Nick Cooney is founder and currently Managing Partner at Lever VC, a U.S.-Asian venture capital fund investing in early stage alternative protein companies.

Books

Cooney, Nick (2010-09-20). Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590562451.
Cooney, Nick (2013-11-22). Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590564288.
Cooney, Nick (2015-04-27). How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119041719.