Ruben Rafaeli

Ruben Rafaeli has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries. Their most recent role is as the Chief Operating Officer at The Ryl Company, starting in January 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Operations Officer at Crook & Marker from April 2020 to July 2022.

In 2018, Ruben was the CEO of Kinoko Mushrooms LLC, a company specializing in designing high-quality nutritional supplements infused with mushrooms. Ruben held this position from January 2018 to April 2020.

Before joining Kinoko Mushrooms, Ruben worked as the VP of Operations at Bai Brands from April 2015 to January 2018. Ruben also served as a Quality Assurance Manager at Gregory Packaging from December 2014 to April 2015.

Ruben gained experience in quality assurance and management roles at Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods from July 2014 to December 2014 and at Whitlock Packaging from December 2013 to July 2014.

Earlier in their career, Ruben worked as a Quality Engineer and Microbiology Technician at Ocean Spray Cranberries from January 2012 to December 2013 and from July 2011 to January 2012, respectively.

Prior to their roles in the food industry, Ruben worked as a Tutor/Instructor at The Princeton Review from December 2010 to December 2011 and as a Microbiologist at ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc from April 2010 to August 2010.

Ruben Rafaeli completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, and Microbial Technology at Rutgers University from 2005 to 2009. In addition to their degree, they obtained certifications in SQF from NSF International in October 2013, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from SSA & Company in August 2012, and HAACP from NSF International in September 2011.