Our team
The people behind
what’s possible.
The question may start with a trait. Answering it takes a team that can connect the genetics to the plant and the plant to the conditions where it needs to perform.
Industry perspective
Good science needs
business understanding.
Leadership that connects
the whole picture.
A promising line needs a workable path to your business. By bringing science, operations, and finance into the same conversation, our leadership connects scientific work with the practical requirements of delivery and scale.

Dr. Eric Jackson
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

Kim Jackson
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
A wider perspective
at the table.
Experience across food, agriculture, and research helps us ask the questions that matter beyond a trial: how a crop fits into production, how it reaches a market, and what a partner needs to move forward. Our board members and advisors bring that wider perspective to the decisions we make.

Patrick Groeneveld
Board Member

James Kirkwood
Board Member

Peter Erickson
Senior Advisor

Dr. Rick Jellen
Senior Advisor

Steve Nelson
Senior Advisor
Start with your goal.
Understanding what you need is where the relationship begins. Our commercial team explains the available services and helps identify the next step.
Start a conversationNow hiring
Director of Business Development
View the role : Director of Business Development
Dr. Joel Nelson
Director of Strategic Partnerships

Ethan Barns
Solutions Consultant
Expertise in practice
Care in the details.
Commitment in the work.
Different disciplines.
A shared question.
Our team combines genomics, plant pathology, molecular biology, trait development, and agronomy to identify useful genetics and evaluate their performance in your growing conditions. From maintaining seed lines to analyzing samples and running trials, we turn scientific expertise, hands-on farming experience, and careful execution into evidence that helps you decide what to grow or develop next.

Dr. Sang Yeol Kim
Director of Trait Development

Laline Jam
Plant Genetics Laboratory Specialist

Shane Morris
Novel Variant Specialist

Teresa Yakovac
Director of Seed Biology

Lillian Denney
Lab Assistant

Jacob Thomas
Director of Farm and Seed Operations

Nick Beus
Field Agronomist

Zeke Ortiz
Indoor Agronomist

Jeff Neeser
Seed Technician

Isabella Rhodes
Director of Systematics

Lesley Warner
Systematist

Kate Anderson
Systematist

Dr. Steve VanVleet
Agronomy Advisor

Kevin Klassen
Director of Ag Relations

Fabian Hurtado
Director of Client Communications

Jody Jackson
Director of Human Resources

Cindy Ogg
Administrative Assistant

Ashley Herr
Finance Manager

Jake Dixon
Director of Marketing & Communications
Put our expertise to work
on your crop.
Tell us what you want to improve or understand about your crop or material. We’ll start with a conversation.



