Ruud Albers, PhD

Ruud Albers, PhD, is founder and chief scientific officer of NutriLeads, a Netherlands-based supplier of plant-derived ingredients clinically proven to strengthen human health. He previously held several leadership positions during 14 years at Unilever, where he built and led the global expertise group on nutrition, immunity, and gut health. Albers received a MSc in medical biology and a PhD in immunomodulation from Utrecht University and studied intestinal metabolism at Rockefeller University in New York.