Mike Harwood specializes in agricultural biotechnology business development and draws on his extensive international experience in plant breeding, field and vegetable seeds, agricultural chemicals and the food industry to assist clients with:

• strategy development;
• assessment of market potential;
• impact of biotechnology innovations and applications;
• evaluation of herbicides and quality traits;
• strategic reviews of corn and cotton biotechnology; and
• competitiveness of research and development programs.

Previous Experience

• business development manager, Calgene, Inc. (Gargiullo Division)
• vice president, DataGenetics, Inc.
• president, Correlation Genetics Inc.
• business development manager, Sungene Technologies, Inc.
• area marketing/financial manager, FMC Agricultural Chemical Division
• agro-industrial project coordinator, FMC Food Machinery Intl. Division
• managing director, Nickerson Zwaan - Netherlands (Royal Dutch/Shell)
• technical coordinator, International Plant Breeders (Shell)- Brazil
• PA to chief executive, Nickerson Group (Shell) - United Kingdom
• economics and marketing consultant, KMPG - United Kingdom
• agricultural specialist, CARE/USAID - Nigeria & Sierra Leone
• research agronomist, Northrup King (NK)

Education & Certification

• master of business administration, Food and Agribusiness Institute, Santa Clara University (California)
• master of science in international agricultural development (agricultural economics), University of California, Davis
• bachelor of science in IAD (plant science/tropical crops), University of California, Davis