Manuel E. Rivas

Manuel E. Rivas serves as the Regulatory Affairs Manager at Verdesian Life Sciences since September 2023, following a tenure as Global Regulatory Manager for Fungicides at UPL from July 2022 to September 2023 and Manager of Global Regulatory Affairs at Syngenta between May 2020 and July 2022. Prior experience includes roles such as Regulatory Affairs Manager at Bayer and Regional Regulatory Affairs Lead at Monsanto Company, where responsibilities involved developing regulatory strategies for major biotech and conventional crops, overseeing applications for crop protection products, and providing regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams. Rivas also held positions that focused on technology development, product development, and sales management, leading initiatives that increased market share and loyalty among significant accounts in Central America. Rivas holds a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and Crop Science from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.