Gerardo Copello is recognized globally as a business development expert for conventional and biological/natural crop protection and high value fertility products. He also has a broad range of expertise in bio-energy crops. His 35 years of experience cover a wide range of agricultural and horticultural applications. Copello has worked with multinational crop protection companies in technical services and business management throughout Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Alan York is an established authority on weed management systems, herbicide resistance issues and has worked extensively on glyphosate resistance management. He was the first to study glyphosate-resistance in palmer amaranth and horseweed (marestail). Dr. York is the current William Neal Reynolds Professor Emeritus in the Crop Science Department at North Carolina State University. His responsibilities with AgriThority include field research programs and strategic consultation with an emphasis on problematic weeds, herbicide resistance, rotational crop responses, pesticide interactions, transgenic crops and new chemistries. Dr. York received a BS in agronomy and an MS in Crop Science from North Carolina State University; and earned his PhD in agronomy - specializing in weed science - in 1979 from the University of Illinois.

ShiGui Zhang has nearly 30 years of experience as an agronomist and crop scientist in the Chinese agriculture industry, specializing in cotton seed production, processing, evaluation and treatment. He is recognized in China as an authority on Best Management Practices and Integrated Pest Management programs and studied cotton physiology and production for a year at Texas A&M University.

Tom Overbay is well-known in the animal health industry and widely recognized for his unique insights and perspectives on product and business development. Since 2005, Dr. Overbay has consulted with emerging technology companies in both the human and animal health fields, providing technical and medical expertise. He began his consulting company after leaving Fort Dodge Animal Health, where he served as Business Development Director. He began his career with Fort Dodge in Technical Services. Dr. Overbay received his doctorate from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Virgina Tech University.

Wayne Vanderwert has more than 30 years of experience in animal agriculture in the beef industry and business management and will serve as the AgriThority animal agriculture project manager.  His professional background includes university extension at the University of Minnesota; teaching at South Dakota State University and the University of Illinois; director of education and research and vice president of the North American Limousin Foundation; financial and agri-business development manager at Vested Interest; executive director of the American Gelbvieh Association. Presently, Vanderwert serves as manager and co-owner of H-Squared Genetics, a genetics analysis and herd data management company.

Jerry Duff specializes in the technical foundation, development and introduction of products with a particular focus on their fit into Best Management Practices systems. He is widely recognized for his vision and strategy development capabilities, and for his ability to work with the technical community. His experience includes farm business planning and farm management and agricultural economics. He has spent more than 30 years in the agriculture industry and provided services to a wide range of clients worldwide. His agri-business experience includes grain, oilseed, cotton, biomass, trees and vines, vegetable production, turf, ornamentals, beef and dairy cattle, equine and small animal health.