McIntyre, Gavin

McIntyre, Gavin
CoFounder, Chief Technology Officer, Ecovative

Gavin McIntyre is the CTO and Co-Founder of Ecovative, a world-leading biomaterials company that grows high performance and sustainable products. Ecovative uses biology to upgrade existing products and processes solving important problems in major industries. Ecovative has commercialized products into multiple industries including a safe and healthy engineered wood called MycoBoard™ as well as a home compostable form of protective packaging called Mushroom® Packaging. Ecovative has been recognized as a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, for its potential impact on climate change by the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, by the EPA with its Environmental Quality Award, and for socially responsible design by the Buckminster Fuller Challenge.