Known as a visionary leader with an exceptional history of execution, Rich Wood has more than 20 years experience as an impactful creator across academia, startups, and corporate settings. Across each of those fields, Rich has focused his passion on reducing the personal and societal burden of chronic disease. Rich earned his Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences, and completed a post doctoral fellowship as a clinical researcher in obesity and diabetes. He then spent 10 years in academia, teaching in the areas of nutrition and exercise science, while also conducting clinical research focused on ketogenic nutrition in chronic metabolic disease. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed papers and 2 book chapters, and presented across the U.S. and abroad about nutrition, lifestyle, and chronic disease. Rich is an award winning educator with a wide-range of teaching experience, including a TedEd video with almost 7 million views (and counting). He is ruthlessly focused on clinical evidence, and ensuring practical advice is easily actionable by the user, yet never adulterates the science. Since leaving academia, Rich has been part of several startup companies in healthcare and focused on digital products and services that save money and get better clinical outcomes. You can find him at a hockey rink watching his teenage sons play, or out on the waters of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island in the summer chasing fish and enjoying nature with his family.