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Einav Gefen

Investor

Chef | Innovator at PeakBridge VC

Closter, New Jersey, United States

About

Einav Gefen is a chef with a background in foodservice and retail foods. She joined Restaurant Associates in 2021 as Chef | Innovator after working at Unilever from 2008, where she rose from Corporate Head Chef to Corporate Executive Chef and led a team focused on innovation, product development, and global projects. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she began her career in Israel at Orna & Ella and Mul-Yam and later held chef roles at New York restaurants including Danal, and taught at the Institute of Culinary Education from 2003 to 2008.

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Invests in

FoodTech

Experience

  1. Compass Group USASVP Global Culinary Compass@Googlecurrent2025 — present
  2. Restaurant AssociatesSVP Chef Innovator2021 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Food Solutions, Unilever North AmericaCorporate Executive Chef2016 — 2021New Jersey
  4. Food Solutions, Unilever North AmericaCorporate Chef and lead innovation Chef2008 — 2021Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  5. Institute of Culinary Educationprofessional Chef Instructor2003 — 2008Institute of culinary education, NYC
  6. Oran and Ella bistroGarde manger and pastry chef1995 — 2007Tel Aviv, Israel
  7. JCC in ManhattanDirector of culinary art center2001 — 2003Manhattan, NY
  8. DANAL restaurantExecutive Chef1999 — 2001Manhattan, NY
  9. Mul-Yum restaurantExecutive Sous Chef1995 — 1999Tel-Aviv, Israel
  10. IDF (Israeli defense force)Sergeant, Air Force Squadron Intelligence1990 — 1992Israel

Education

  1. Institute of Culinary Educationculinary Aret Diploma, Culinary Arts/Chef Training1999
  2. College of Business, Tel Aviv, IsraelBachelor of Arts, Social Behavior and Communication1995 — 1997
  3. College of Business, Tel-Aviv IsraelDiploma, Marketing and Advertising1994 — 1995

Skills & more

Culinary6Food70Restaurants18Recipes71Cooking39Sauces15Fine Dining18Food Industry34Menu Development39Culinary Skills84Chef18Recipe Testing41
+12 moreCuisinePurchasingFood ScienceGourmetBakeryFood & BeverageFood SafetyFood WritingIngredientsChocolateBanquetsTeam Leadership

Languages English. · French · Hebrew

  • Dare to Lead — Dare to Lead™ Trained
  • Culinary Arts — Institute of Culinary Education

From Einav's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Institute of Culinary Education2

Lawrence ChuaChief Investment Officer at Accial CapitalJoshua B. SiegelGeneral Partner at Rubicon Venture Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Restaurant Associates1

Charlotte CliftInvestor at Sustainable Ventures

Also worked at Food Solutions, Unilever North America139

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds

+ 133 more

Also worked at JCC in Manhattan1

Jesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners

Colleagues at PeakBridge VC

Chris Thoen
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VC
Dr. Gali Artzi
CTO, Partner at PeakBridge VC
Erich Sieber
Founding General Partner at PeakBridge VC
Gianluca Vitale
Associate at PeakBridge VC
Juliette Nille
ESG Analyst, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity at PeakBridge VC
Martina Pace
Partner, COO & Head of Impact at PeakBridge VC
Matthias de Kock
Principal at PeakBridge VC
Miriam Ueberall
Turing Labs AI; Ex-R&D at Flora Food Group, Kraft Heinz, Unilever at PeakBridge VC