Ajay Chadha is Director of Advanced Materials Innovation at REI, where he leads strategic materials innovation, global supply chain integration, and sustainability initiatives. His work focuses on scaling high-performance material solutions while navigating chemical compliance, circularity, and commercial requirements.

With a background leading technical innovation at Nike and Coach, Ajay brings extensive experience translating material and sustainability ambitions into solutions that can operate at scale. He is a multi-patent holder with advanced engineering credentials and a Six Sigma Black Belt.