Rey Banatao

Rey leads X’s moonshot for the Circular Economy. With a diverse technical & entrepreneurial background, Rey has co-founded & scaled materials science companies focused on novel bio-based & chemically recyclable polymers. Rey’s innovations have been commercialized at scale across multiple industries like sporting goods, built environment, & renewable energy, including the world’s first recyclable wind blade. The World Economic Forum recognized Rey as a Young Global Leader in 2013. Rey is also an advisor & investor in numerous sustainable materials startups, an industry advisor to the Department of Energy's Advanced Biofuels & Bioproducts Development Unit at Berkeley National Labs, on the Scientific Advisory Board for the BioP2P (BioProcess to Product) Network, among others.