Barry Didato

President

Barry Didato is president of Rä Foods, a privately owned holding company scaling a portfolio of functional food companies focused on human health, wellness, and longevity. Rä Foods has a mission for nourishing innovation and people, and brings great tasting, highly functional foods to the global marketplace through research, unique intellectual property, innovation and unrelenting vigilance. We own companies that are unique and making a difference at scale. As president, Barry oversees several companies, and provides strategic planning, adaptation strategies, and organizational transformation to the family office that owns each of the businesses. Prior to Rä Foods and cofounding EatWell, he has served as an advisor to family offices and UHNWs for alternative investments, and Family office strategy and projects. Barry served as Chief Investment Officer of The Innovation Institute; a unique and highly profitable innovation platform comprised of nearly 700 professionals focused on de-risking innovation, supplying capital and expertise to increase investor returns, amplify the power and impact of human ingenuity and goodwill to save lives, alleviate human suffering and improve human longevity worldwide.

Barry has over 25 years of experience in due diligence, investments and M&A leadership, highly successful cross-functional scaling initiatives, and previously served for 14+ years as Director of Strategic Investment for the Saudi Royal Family, family office, and their various holding companies. Within that role, Barry headed up global investments, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, cross-border business rollouts, change management, and supporting start-ups and building social currency on six continents. Barry continues to serve as a Senior Advisor and "Chief Entrepreneur" to the Board of Directors/Royal Family.

Talks About
#esg #food #investment #plantbased #sustainability

Preferred Locations
#NorthAmerica