Adrian Percy
Executive Director, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative
he/him/his
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Bio
Adrian Percy is the Executive Director of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) at North Carolina State University. He is also a faculty member in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology. The N.C. PSI leverages inter-disciplinary science, entrepreneurism and collaborative partnerships to advance the plant sciences. He is also a Venture Partner at Finistere Ventures and serves on the board of directors of Nufarm, a major crop input provider, and a number of early stage AgriTech companies. He previously served as the Chief Technology Officer of UPL and the Head of Research and Development of the Crop Science division of Bayer.