Shawn Semones

Mr. Semones’ career in agriculture R&D spans more than 20 years. He most recently served as executive vice president of R&D and CTO for Concentric Ag. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of R&D, Regulatory, Manufacturing of Biological Products, as well as business development efforts. Previously, he worked at Novozymes Biologicals, Inc., where he helped build its BioAg R&D Application Division.

Mr. Semones holds a doctorate in Biology – Plant Physiology / Mycology from Virginia Tech and a MS in Biology – Plant Physiological Ecology from Virginia Commonwealth University.