Thomas B. Klevorn, Ph.D. has more than 20 years of leadership and business experience in pharmaceutical and agricultural life science businesses and focuses on helping clients turn scientific and technical innovations into sustainable business results. Specific areas of expertise include:

• development and implementation of strategic plans covering all aspects of new product development from discovery to commercialization;
• assessment and prioritization of science and technology investment options and opportunities;
• sales force productivity evaluation and enhancement;
• licensing and intellectual property strategy development and implementation;
• merger, acquisition and alliance value capture processes and methods;
• marketing and business plan development;
• international and US business management; and
• dispute resolution through mediation.

Previous Experience

• head, NK Brand, Syngenta
• head, corn and soybean plant science business units, Syngenta
• chief operations officer, Pharmacia do Brasil
• co-head, agricultural business, Monsanto do Brasil
• mergers and acquisitions director, Monsanto
• business director, corn biotechnology, Monsanto
• herbicide research group leader and commercial development director, Monsanto, St. Louis and Brussels, Belgium

Education & Certification

• doctor of philosophy, agronomy, University of Minnesota
• master of science, agronomy and bachelor of science, animal science, University of Missouri-Columbia
• mediator, qualified neutral under Minnesota Supreme Court Rule 114