SEATTLE (AP) — A day after its previous agriculture leader was sworn in to take over the United States Agency for International Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a new director for agriculture development.
Sam Dryden, a managing director of New York-based Wolfensohn & Company, will take over the program on Feb. 1.
Dryden has 25 years of experience as an investor and entrepreneur in the life sciences. He has served on a number of international boards and commissions focused on agriculture development, economic development and food security.
Dryden previously was chair and CEO of Emergent Genetics, which developed and marketed technologically-enhanced seeds.
Dryden replaces Dr. Rajiv Shah, who was sworn in on Thursday as the administrator for USAID.
