North Carolina Agtech Council

Where tradition meets innovation

The North Carolina Agtech Council is comprised of North Carolina leaders, stakeholders, and partners representing institutions and vantage points key to agricultural technology development statewide. The Council is responsible for addressing key opportunities, challenges, and gaps impacting innovation and economic development for the agtech sector statewide. To learn more about how you can join North Carolina in innovating agriculture, visit ncbiotech.org/agriculture.

Joerg Bauer, BASF Corp
Paula Barngrover, Iluma Alliance
Michelle Grainger, NC SweetPotato Commission
Adrian Percy, Plant Sciences Initiative, NC State University
Blake Stevens, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Alexandria LaunchLabs
Paul Ulanch, Director NCBiotech

Tom Adams, Pairwise
Bill Aimutis, Bezo’s Center for Sustainable Protein, NC State University
Ryan Combs, Research Triangle Regional Partnership
Beth Farrell, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Garey Fox, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), NC State University
Doug Eisner, NCBiotech
John Gottula, SAS Institute
Laura Gunter, NC Life Science
Ian Jepson, Jepson Advisors LLC
Kevin Lang, Agerpoint
Karen LeVert, LeVert Ventures
Jiarui Li, Innatrix
Roy Lee Lindsay, North Carolina Pork Council
Ray McKeithan, Nutrien
Radiah Minor, NC A&T State University - College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Mitch Peele, North Carolina Farm Bureau
Emily Roach, NC Department of Commerce
Heather Smith, Novonesis North America
Ray Starling, NC Chamber
Jeff Wheeler, Mosaic Biosciences
Lisa Zannoni, Zannoni & Associates Consulting

Advanced Animal Diagnostics: Joy Parr Drach, former Chair
Avazyme: Volker Bornemann
Avoca: David Peele
Bayer CropScience: Jim Blome, Bill Buckner
Bent Creek Institute: Gregory Cumberford
BioResource International: Giles Shih
Blackland Farm Managers Association: Isaac Boerema
NC State University - BTEC: Ruben Carbonell, former Chair
NC State University - College of Veterinary Medicine: Cathy Innes, Sid Thakur, Rocio Crespo
NC A&T State University - College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences: Mohamed Ahmedna, Ph.D., Shirley Hymon-Parker, Ph.D., Chancellor Harold Martin - former Chair
NC State University - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: John Dole, Richard Linton
Dunning Capital / Improved Nature: David Swintosky
Golden LEAF Foundations: Dan Gerlach
Greater Winston-Salem: Laura Lee
Green Industry Council: Doug Chapman, Buddy Murrow
Joe Landino Farms: Joe Landino
Leaps by Bayer: Derek Norman
Kincannon & Reed: Heiri Gugger
Medicago: Mike Wanner
Monsanto: Susan MacIsaac, Steve Screen
Murphy-Brown / Smithfield: Terry Coffey, Andy Curliss
NC Biofuels Center: Steven Burke
NC Cattlemen's Association: Bryan Blinson
NC Farm Bureau Federation: Larry Wooten
NC Pork Council: Deborah Johnson, Andy Curliss
NC Research Campus: Steven Leath, James Oblinger
NC Rural Center: Billy Ray Hall, former Chair
NC Soybean Producers Association: Charles Hall
NC Life Sci: Jennifer Malloy, Sam Taylor
Oerth Bio: John Dombrosky
Pertinent: Bruno Jactel
Piedmont Pharmaceuticals: Roland Johnson
Tobacco Trust Fund: William Upchurch
Soil Health Institute: Sheldon Jones

For more information on the North Carolina Agtech Council, please contact Paul Ulanch.