Adrian, with more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector is an advocate of the need for and benefits of modern agriculture. He is the inaugural Executive Director of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative at North Carolina State University. The N.C. PSI aims to exploit inter-disciplinary science and technology through public private partnerships to advance the plant sciences to the benefit of growers, consumers, and other food chain stakeholders. He also is a Venture Partner at Finistere Ventures and serves on the board of directors of a number of early stage companies in the AgTech sector. He previously served as the Head of Research and Development of the Crop Science division of Bayer as well as Chief Technology Officer at UPL.