Dr. Ralf Jäger is co-founding partner of Increnovo LLC, a global independent consulting firm, based in Milwaukee, WI. A postdoctoral scholar in bio-organic chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Calif., Dr. Jäger originally earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Bonn in Germany. He began his professional career as a head of a laboratory for SKW/Degussa, the leading supplier of creatine products. He is an award-winning speaker and has authored numerous scientific papers on sports nutrition and brain, joint, heart, and gut health, for both peer-reviewed scientific journals and industry publications/mainstream media. He is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN) and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (FISSN), and is a member of the editorial board of the leading peer-reviewed Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN). In recent years, he has consulted with professional sports teams, elite athletes and Olympians in various athletic disciplines.