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title: Hi, I'm Ryan
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I am a founder, bioengineer, and [[flying/index|private pilot]] based in Berkeley, CA and Brooklyn, NY.

I spent ten years building [[Perfect Day]], a [[consumer biotechnology]] company that pioneered a way to make Nature-identical milk proteins without animals, using [[fermentation]]. After setting the company up for long-term success, I exited Perfect Day in 2023. The first manufacturing plant is on track to be live in late 2026 or early 2027.

You can read more about my [[founding story]], some snapshots of [[the journey]], and [[the latest]]. 

## What I'm up to now
I am an Executive in Residence at Stanford University, where I'm helping projects in the [[Stanford Sustainability Accelerator]] to incorporate, scale, and reach impactful goals in the real world.

I am a Board Director at [[New Harvest]], a 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the advancement of cellular agriculture.

I also advise several other companies at different stages of the startup/corporate life cycle. If you would like to work with me, please don't hesitate to [[reach out]]!

Together with my wife, I'm building a new company inventing the future of retail, called (for now) [[Sejour]]. It's totally different than Perfect Day, and I'm loving the adventure!

In my free time, I'm [[learning Hindi]], working on my [[commercial pilot's license]], endlessly tinkering with my [[homelab]], and finding fun [[recipes]] to cook. I aspire to get better at [[producing music]], but am still way at the bottom of the learning curve.

## Get in touch
Don't be a stranger! You can reach me at ryan@ryanpandya.com.