David Friedberg

Dave Friedberg is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of Ohalo Genetics, which is accelerating evolution to unlock nature's potential. Dave excels at developing and deploying agricultural technologies that boost farmer productivity while reducing humanity's land, water, and energy footprint. Dave is also CEO and founder of The Production Board (TPB), a venture foundry that builds and invests in technology businesses in food, agriculture, and life sciences. Prior to TPB, Dave was founder and CEO of The Climate Corporation, the world’s leading digital agronomy software platform, used by farmers across 200+ million acres worldwide. Monsanto acquired The Climate Corporation in 2013, when he joined Monsanto (now Bayer) as a member of the executive leadership team. Earlier in his career, Dave held senior roles in Corporate Development and Product at Google. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in astrophysics.