Nina Reyes

Tuesday, September 17, 2024  
Marilyn McArthur Holland Theater, Lisser Hall, Oakland, CA
Presented by Northeastern University Experiential Entrepreneurship Tuesday Speaker Series

Nina Reyes has dedicated her entire career to scaling renewable sources of oil for a more sustainable future. She is driven by the global positive impact that biomanufacturing can have on the planet and humanity. Nina is a founding member of Checkerspot, Inc., a biotechnology company commercializing renewable oils from microalgae for high performance materials, ingredients, and products. Her technical expertise and passion for sharing science has led down a career path as a scientist and then as a science communicator. 

Outside of Checkerspot, Nina works towards her personal vision on an inclusive global community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Since 2011, Nina has been a volunteer of Make A Difference Now, a global nonprofit whose mission is to provide quality education to disadvantaged children and youth so they have the tools to become self-sufficient, contributing citizens of the world, working with students from Tanzania and India. In 2013, she climbed Kilimanjaro as a fundraiser. Locally, Nina volunteers with Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, at an after-school program in west Oakland and as an elder friend with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly.

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