Mr. Neal Gutterson
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Corteva Agriscience
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Neal Gutterson is Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Corteva Agriscience. He Joined DuPont Pioneer in 2014 as the Vice President of Ag Biotech R&D; assumed current global role in 2016. He is responsible for leading all of R&D to create innovative agricultural products, services and integrated solutions for farmers and consumers.
Previously President, CEO and board member of Mendel Biotechnology, Gutterson has built his career through a series of progressively more senior R&D roles at biotechnology start-up companies, including Advanced Genetic Sciences and DNA Plant Technology Corporation. Gutterson serves on CIMMYT Board of Trustees where he is program committee chair. He is a named inventor on more than 30 patents and pending patent applications.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Yale University and a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.