Ryan Tucker is obsessed with technology, sustainability, and community. He is a proud Albertan and currently CEO of G2V Optics leading the mission to massively improve food production and nutrition. His work has guided G2V’s scaling from a basement operation to a technology partner of multi-billion dollar global aerospace and food production companies while maintaining the company’s roots in Edmonton. In previous lives, Ryan got a Ph.D. in advanced materials, was a Visiting Scholar the Netherlands, holds a handful of patents, and has been recognized for his technical and business contributions spanning the fields of nanotechnology, renewable energy, architecture, and advanced electronics by NSERC, Killam Foundation, ASTech Leaders of Tomorrow, and most recently by the Start Alberta Fast Growth Award.