Doane joined Pioneer, now Corteva, in 2011 where he currently leads the Applied Science and
Technology organization. His team of scientists specializing in genomics, plant transformation,
and genome editing play an essential role in Corteva research and development. Chilcoat
received his Bachelor's degree in Biology from Grinnell College and his PhD in Molecular
Genetics and Cell Biology from the University of Chicago. Following graduate school, he
became associate partner at McKinsey and Company working as a consultant. Prior to joining
Corteva, he was Senior Director of Commercial Strategy at Replidyne, and cofounded Cobax
Biopharma, an anit-infective biotech company working toward development of human
bacteriotherapies. This year Doane led the establishment of a COVID lab testing at Corteva, a
tremendous accomplishment. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Doane Chilcoat.