Elliott Kellner

Elliott Kellner currently serves as the Director of Commercial Innovation at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where responsibilities include creating and executing strategies to enhance regional economic development and facilitating collaborations between startups and the Center for sustainable agricultural innovations. Previous roles include Senior Program Manager on the Innovation Team at the Danforth Center, where Elliott supported early-stage life sciences companies and managed innovation programs. As a Board Member of The Yield Lab Institute, Elliott contributes insights into agtech advancement. Prior academic positions include Research Assistant Professor at West Virginia University and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Missouri-Columbia, focusing on natural resource management and environmental research. Elliott holds an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and has earned multiple degrees in Natural Resources and Forestry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.