Mr. Daniel Russek

Daniel Russek is CEO and founder of Atarraya, a company working to make shrimp the protein of the 21st century. Russek was trained as an economist but developed an early attachment to the Oaxacan coast in Mexico while in college. While handing out post-hurricane relief supplies, he was shocked at the poverty in that area. To help these rural populations to improve their income and living standards, Daniel launched his first company Maricultura Vigas in 2010, which uses sustainable technology to produce shrimp. Later on, he founded Atarraya in 2019 to revitalize the aquaculture industry. Atarraya uses biotechnology, software, and automation, to redefine the limits of what is possible in seafood production and distribution.