Brian Lutz
Vice President, Agricultural Solutions, Corteva Agriscience
Brian Lutz leads the Farming Solutions & Digital sub-function within the Research & Development organization for Corteva Agriscience. In his role, Brian is responsible for the development of digital solutions that support the R&D pipeline and enable Corteva’s business. He also serves as a member of the R&D Leadership team. Brian joined Corteva in 2021 in the Portfolio Strategy Program Management role and continues to contribute to the company’s long-term strategic planning.
Prior to starting at Corteva, Brian was Chief Science Officer at The Climate Corporation, and was also a member of Bayer Crop Science’s R&D Leadership Team. Before joining industry, he had an academic career focused on studying soil carbon and nutrient dynamics and has an extensive amount of experience working at the science-policy interface on topics associated with global environmental change.
Brian was raised on a fourth-generation corn and soybean farm in Ohio and remains closely connected to his family’s farming operation. Brian earned his undergraduate degree in Biology from the College of Wooster and his Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry from Duke University. He also holds certificates from Northwestern University in executive education and business management.