Dr. Rebecca White
CEO, Pebble Labs, Inc.
Dr. Rebecca White is CEO of Pebble Labs, Inc., an ag biotech company in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She previously served as Chief Technology Officer for Pebble Labs and its sister company, Trait Biosciences. She has over a decade of experience in bioscience-based industries, including successfully pioneering efforts to commercialize algae as an agricultural crop. As a scientist with a strong business and communications background, she is experienced in both commercialization of novel plant-based products and technology transfer from lab to field.
During her career, Dr. White has overseen R&D, operations, and commercialization, as well as the leadership, culture, and organizational development activities of several companies. Prior to joining Pebble, most of Dr. White’s work was aimed at advancing algae production efforts resulting in successful commercialization algae for various products. Dr. White serves as the Executive Director for the Algae Biomass Organization, representing the industry to promote algae, algae-based products and the industry segments served by algal biomass.