Christy Wright’s career is underlined by her call to serve others and a passion for uniting innovators and changemakers across the agbioscience value chain. As president and CEO of AgriNovus, she leads our team’s efforts to grow the agbioscience economy while championing our unique, differentiated innovation story.

Previously, she served as Director of Global Food Systems at Corteva Agriscience, partnering with food and agriculture stakeholders to create a more resilient, customer-centric food system. Christy also held leadership roles on the company’s global food chain crop protection and advocacy teams. She joined Dow AgroSciences, one of Corteva’s preceding companies, and held roles in U.S. and global brand management, communications and public policy. Christy began her career in public affairs, working for advertising and communications firms Young and Laramore and Hetrick Communications.

Christy graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor of science and a master of science degree in Public Affairs. She is a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series and Indiana AgriInstitute’s Agriculture Leadership Program (Class 16). Christy is also a Trustee of the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.