Aja Atwood, natural catastrophe risk engineer and co-founder and CEO of Trella Technologies (@trellatech), an agri-tech company that focuses on indoor farming and climate disaster risk engineering to create technologies that will revolutionize urban farming to protect plant medicine and food supply

Aja Atwood is a natural catastrophe risk engineer-turned-co founder and CEO of an agri-tech startup focused on the modern indoor farming industry who applies her 15+ years of experience in climate disaster risk engineering to create innovative technologies that will “revolutionize urban farming in order to protect plant medicine and our food supply.”

After graduating cum laude from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, Atwood worked as an international engineering consultant and specialist focused on climate disaster risk engineering to reduce property damage and business interruptions from natural catastrophes.

In 2011, she started her first entrepreneurial venture. In 2016, she combined her unique mix of experiences of working as an engineer on the ground during and after natural catastrophes with her entrepreneurial drive, leadership, and passion for plant medicine to create the patented automated plant training system (TrellaGro LST™) that will “revolutionize indoor farming and diverse plant growth.”

In addition to serving as the CEO of Trella Technologies Inc., Atwood is also a mentor and volunteer for EforAll (Entrepreneurship for All), and is the Lead Grow Officer for Building Audacity a non-profit organization serving the communities throughout Massachusetts.