Dr. Venkat Pedibhotla is the CEO of Ross LifeScience, USA with the responsibility for leading the overall direction and footprint of the organization in the USA. Prior to joining Ross LifeScience, Venkat held leadership roles as an Assistant Director, Research Planning and Product Performance Research at the IR-4 Project, a Federal-State partnership organization aimed at supporting the specialty crop growers in the US. Previously, he had significant experience having worked in the North American agricultural divisions at Syngenta and BASF and in pest control market at The Scotts Miracle-Gro. His area of expertise is in commercial product development in rows crops, fruits and vegetables, seed treatment, and DIY household insecticides. Venkat Pedibhotla holds a Ph.D. degree in Entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an MBA from Franklin University in Columbus, OH.