Comfort Manyame

Comfort Manyame, PhD, GISP, currently serves as the Director of Geospatial R&D at EMPACT Engineering, a position held since March 2024. Previously, Comfort held various leadership roles at Corteva Agriscience from July 2018 to February 2024, including Digital Farming Program Lead, Portfolio Strategy Lead for Digital Agriculture, and Geospatial Information Systems Team Lead. Prior experience includes serving as Senior Manager for Research & Technical Strategy and GIS Manager at Mid-South Synergy, where Comfort established the first ESRI-based GIS department. Additionally, Comfort worked as Technology Editor for 'The GIS Professional' and contributed to academic development as a Lecturer at Bindura University College. Comfort's educational background includes a PhD and a Graduate Certificate in Soil Physics/GIS from Texas A&M University, as well as advanced degrees in Soil Science and Geoinformation Systems.