Anu Menon

Anu Menon is the co-founder of Driftaway Coffee, the 2026 Roaster of the Year and an award-winning specialty coffee roaster based in Brooklyn, NY. An engineer turned marketing consultant turned coffee entrepreneur, she leads all customer-facing experiences at Driftaway—including design, web, education, and the café. Anu is passionate about building a more equitable and transparent coffee value chain while making specialty coffee approachable, thoughtful, and fun.

Committed to Diversity and Inclusion: Anu enriches our conference with their experience as a South Asian woman entrepreneur.