Our Team

LEADERSHIP

  • 2Blades Founder & President Diana Horvath headshot

    Diana Horvath

    President & Co-Founder

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  • 2Blades St. Paul, Minnesota Group Leader Josiah Mutuku headshot

    Josiah Musembi Mutuku

    Group Leader (St. Paul, MN)

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  • 2Blades Norwich, United Kingdom Group Leader Kamil Witek headshot

    Kamil Witek

    Vice President and Group Leader (Norwich, UK)

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  • 2Blades Director of Administration and Finance Kathy Yamada headshot

    Kathy Yamada

    Director of Administration & Finance

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2BLADES GROUPS

  • Sara Dorhmi

    Postdoctoral Scientist
    Norwich, UK

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  • Jack Eagle

    Lab Technician
    Norwich, UK

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  • 2Blades Postdoctoral Scientist in Norwich, United Kingdom Everton Geraldo Capote Ferreira headshot

    Everton Geraldo Capote Ferreira

    Postdoctoral Scientist
    Norwich, UK

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  • 2Blades Lab technician in Norwich, United Kingdom James Houghton headshot

    James Houghton

    Lab Technician
    Norwich, UK

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  • 2Blades Lab Technician in Norwich, United Kingdom Lesley Milnes headshot

    Lesley Milnes

    Lab Technician
    Norwich, UK

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  • Sarah Pottinger

    Postdoctoral Scientist
    Norwich, UK

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  • Tiana Roth

    Research Technician
    St. Paul, MN

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  • 2Blades Scientist in St. Paul, Minnesota Brian Rutter headshot

    Brian Rutter

    Senior Scientist
    St. Paul, MN

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  • 2Blades Lab technician in Norwich, United Kingdom Sophie Sharpe headshot

    Sophie Sharpe

    Lab Technician
    Norwich, UK

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  • 2Blades Postdoctoral Scientist in Norwich, United Kingdom Shona Strachan headshot

    Shona Strachan

    Postdoctoral Scientist
    Norwich, UK

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  • 2Blades Scientist in St. Paul, Minnesota Mengying Wang headshot

    Mengying Wang

    Senior Scientist
    St. Paul, MN

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  • Avery Hickcox

    Research Technician
    St. Paul, MN

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • 2Blades Board of Directors Appolinaire Djikeng headshot

    Appolinaire Djikeng

    Director General
    International Livestock Research Institute

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  • 2Blades Founder and President Diana Horvath headshot

    Diana Horvath

    President & Co-Founder
    2Blades

  • 2Blades Board of Directors Ken Moonie headshot

    Ken Moonie

    Former Director
    Calgene

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  • 2Blades Board of Directors Eric Ward headshot

    Eric Ward (Chair)

    Former Co-CEO
    AgBiome

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  • 2Blades Board of Directors Sylvia Wulf headshot

    Sylvia Wulf

    Executive Vice President
    Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

  • 2Blades Scientific Advisory Board member Jeff Dangl headshot

    Jeff Dangl

    HHMI Investigator & Professor of Biology
    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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  • Brian Diers

    Professor Emeritus, Department of Crop Sciences
    University of Illinois

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  • 2Blades Scientific Advisory Board member Jonathan D. G. Jones headshot

    Jonathan D. G. Jones

    Senior Group Leader
    The Sainsbury Laboratory

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  • Wenbo Ma

    Senior Group Leader
    The Sainsbury Laboratory

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  • Gary Munkvold

    Professor, Department Chair of Plant Pathology
    University of Kentucky

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  • Arjen van Tunen

    Principal, TunenAgroFood BV
    The Netherlands

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  • Dan Voytas

    Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
    University of Minnesota

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SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL

  • Rob Bertram

    Chief Scientist
    Food Security Leadership Council

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  • 2Blades Sustainability Council member Euler Bropleh headshot

    Euler Bropleh

    Managing Director
    VestedWorld

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  • 2Blades Sustainability Council member Robert Easter headshot

    Robert Easter

    Former President and Professor Emeritus
    University of Illinois

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  • Tony Gathungu

    Chief Growth Officer
    CGIAR, Sustainable Farming Program

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  • Michelle Hresko

    Former Global Portfolio Lead
    Bayer Crop Science

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  • 2Blades Sustainability Council member Tom Turpen headshot

    Tom Turpen

    CEO
    SensIT Ventures

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  • 2Blades Sustainability Council member Maria Velissariou headshot

    Maria Velissariou

    Founder & Principal Consultant
    Maria Velissariou Consulting, LLC

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