Chef Einav Gefen

Chef Einav Gefen SVP Chef Innovator & Head of Culinary

Garnering the reputation as a national leader in foodservice and retail foods, Chef Einav Gefen joined Restaurant Associates in 2021 as Chef | Innovator supporting the company’s continued path of quality, innovation, growth, and purpose.

Gefen comes over from Unilever, where she began as Corporate Head Chef in 2008 and moved to Corporate Executive Chef in 2016. While there, she led a team of chefs

charged with innovation development, product rejuvenation, consumer activations, and deployment of global projects.

Gefen is an accredited contributor to Art & Cook, published in November 2003, which received illustrious reviews as

both a cookbook and an art collection. From 2003-2008

Chef Einav was an instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan—where she trained aspiring chefs in all aspects of cooking and presentation. In addition, Gefen has held a TED Talk and competed on the acclaimed Food Network’s “Chopped.”