The founder of Tuna & Company, Jordan Rubin is chef/owner of Mr. Tuna and partner of Crispy Gai and Bar Futo, all located in Portland, Maine. The Massachusetts-born chef spent more than two decades in some of the top sushi bars across New England before opening his sushi food cart Mr. Tuna in 2017. After he turned Mr. Tuna into a brick-and-mortar restaurant, Rubin and his partners opened the Thai-influenced restaurant and cocktail bar Crispy Gai in 2021, and the yakitori and kakigori focused Bar Futo in 2022. He promotes the sourcing of wild-caught whole fish and shares monthly sales of Crispy Gai to various community-driven nonprofit organizations.