Jon Knight has had a long and varied career in the field of agriculture and environmental protection. Jon began their career as a Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, where they taught for over 20 years. In 2000, they left academia to become a Consultant, and later an Independent Consultant, working on projects for private industry and the United Nations. In 2012, they returned to the UK to take up the position of Head of Crop Health and Protection at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Jon held this position for seven years, before moving to Crover Ltd in 2019. Jon is currently a Non-Executive Director at Crover.
Jon Knight's educational career includes a PhD in Agricultural Zoology from the University of Leeds and a BSc in Agricultural Zoology from the University of Glasgow.