Board Members
Plant Sciences Institute Board
Norman E. Borlaug
Scientist & Professor
CIMMYT International
Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Science
Texas A&M University
Steven P. Briggs (Board Chair)
Professor, Section of Cell & Development Biology
University of California, San Diego
Ted Crosbie
Vice President of Global Plant Breeding
Monsanto Company
John A. Greaves
President and CEO
Hy-Line International, Inc.
Craig D. Hill
Vice President
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Stephen H. Howell
Director, Plant Sciences Institute
Iowa State University
Michael Lassner
Vice President, Trait Discovery
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Kirk A. Leeds
Chief Executive Officer
Iowa Soybean Association
Bill Northey
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
R. Kyle Phillips
Chair, Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Thomas L. Steen
Transition Capital Management
Virginia Walbot
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Stanford University
Wendy K. Wintersteen
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Iowa State University
Deanne Brill (Staff, Secretariat)
Business Manager, Plant Sciences Institute
Iowa State University
Charlotte R. Bronson (Ex-officio)
Associate Vice Provost for Research
Iowa State University
Theodore H. Okiishi (Ex-officio)
Interim Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development
Iowa State University
Patrick S. Schnable (Ex-officio)
Associate Director
Plant Sciences Institute
Iowa State University
