Our Team
The Soybean Innovation Lab team is made up of more than 100 technical soybean experts from across 24 countries, representing a variety of institutions, including national agricultural research systems, universities, the private sector, and development agencies with expertise across the soybean value chain, ranging from breeding and genetics to agronomics, pest and disease management, to mechanization, economics, food science and more.
Where We Work

The Lab’s $18 million soybean development portfolio supports activities across 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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administration team
Communications Manager
ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Ken Dashiell
Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Capacity Building, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Dr. Robert Easter
President Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Earl Kellogg
Senior Fellow, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)

Dr. Ken Schneeberger
Director, International Programs, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, University of Missouri

Dr. Brady Deaton
Former Chancellor, University of Missouri

Dr. Daniel Gustafson
Deputy Director - General, Programmes, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

Dr. Sandra Milach
Research Director, Corteva

Dr. Brady Deaton
Former Chancellor, University of Missouri

Dr. Daniel Gustafson
Deputy Director - General, Programmes, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

Dr. Sandra Milach
Research Director, Corteva

Dr. John Derera
Head of Breeding, International Institute of

Annie Dee
President, Dee RIver Ranch

Dr. Mark Keenum
President, Mississippi State University

Dr. Abdulai Salifu
Former Director General, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana
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