Pioneer: 100 years of plant breeding

Geoff Graham, Ph.D., Vice President, Plant Breeding 

April 14, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Agron 3022

Geoff Graham is responsible for all Corteva global breeding activities. The team is focused on clear local product delivery targets, local accountability and decision making, while leveraging global technologies and ideas to improve practices for all breeding programs, world-wide. 
In 2000, Geoff joined Pioneer as a Research Scientist aimed at incorporating new technologies into breeding programs.  With several different roles from a breeder to team leader, he has worked with partners in R&D, Commercial, and Production to re-invent the systematic delivery of genetic gain to deliver improved products around the world.   
Geoff earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy followed by a Master of Science degree in genetics and plant breeding from the University of Minnesota. He then earned his Ph.D. in genetics and plant breeding from North Carolina State University.