Co-Founder + Co-CEO @ sweetgreen is a place that unites ideas and concepts commonly thought to be mutually exclusive – not only in business, but also in life. sweetgreen believes that food can be both healthy and delicious, high-quality and affordable; that experiences can be both meaningful and fun, hip and wholesome; and that business practices can combine style and substance while being mutually beneficial to the company and community they serve. Over the years, sweetgreen has received numerous accolades from the press including The Washington Post, USA Today, Food & Wine, Forbes, Bloomberg, Washingtonian, CBS, and CNBC, among others, and the founders were voted Food & Wine’s “40 Big Thinkers Under 40,” and Forbes’ “30 Under 30. From August 2007 to Present (8 years 3 months) Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance @ Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business From 2003 to 2007 Nathaniel Ru is skilled in: Food, Marketing Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Commercial Real Estate, Business Strategy, Graphic Design, Brand Development, Corporate Branding, Brand Loyalty, Social Networking, Marketing, Restaurants, New Business Development