Primary Job Title Founder and Executive Chairman Primary Organization Gaia
Location Louisville, Colorado, United States Regions Greater Denver Area, Western US Gender Female
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Jirka Rysavy, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Gaia has been Chairman since its inception and has served as Chief Executive Officer (except from March 2009 to July 2016). Mr. Rysavy is the beneficial owner of approximately 38% of Gaia's outstanding shares. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, grew to become a Fortune 500 company with $4.7 billion of revenue. Mr. Rysavy also founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Market, a health foods concept, which was sold in 1987 to become the concept and first Wild Oats Markets store.
