John Short

John Short has had a long and successful career in the corporate world. John began their career at Citibank in 1976, where they quickly rose through the ranks to become group head and VP of corporate banking. In 1987, they left Citibank to join Esprit Holdings, Inc., where they served as global president and COO, CEO of Europe, and CEO of global licensing. John left Esprit in 2009 to join RiceBran Technologies as chairman, director, and CEO. John remained with RiceBran until 2016, when they joined Swiftmile as board chairman and director.

John Short received their MBA/Master's in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and their Dual Majors in AB Economics/AB Spanish from Dartmouth College.