Ryan DrexlerChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


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Areas of Expertise
  • Business transformation
  • Restructuring and turnaround
  • Growth strategy
  • M&A
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Northeastern University

Ryan Drexler became Chief Executive Officer of MusclePharm® on 2016 and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2016. Drexler leverages his 25 years of nutritional supplement experience to lead the Company’s strategy, structure and vision to drive long-term growth at MusclePharm®. Previously, Mr. Drexler served as President of Country Life Vitamins, a nutritional supplements and natural products company, which he joined in 1993. In addition to overseeing strategy and acquisitions for the company, Mr. Drexler created multiple new brands including the BioChem family of fitness nutrition products. In 2007, Drexler led the negotiation and acquisition process that resulted in the sale of Country Life to the Japanese conglomerate, Kikkoman Corp.

Mr. Drexler graduated from Northeastern University in 1993, where he earned a BA in political science.

Publications

One Step Back, Many Steps Forward: How to Turn Tremendous Brand Equity Into a Profitable Business

My interview with MusclePharm CEO Ryan Drexler about restructuring a company with tremendous brand equity, and how less sales can create a stronger company.

– Jeff Haden Contributing Editor, INC

NUTRITION: BURBANK GYM PART OF FIRM’S TURNAROUND STRATEGY. In Flex Mode at MusclePharm

NUTRITION: BURBANK GYM PART OF FIRM’S TURNAROUND STRATEGY.
In Flex Mode at MusclePharm

By Helen Floersh, San Fernando Valley Business Journal