Jim Simon is a distinguished professor in Plant Biology at Rutgers University and has also led or collaborated on several Horticulture Innovation Lab projects in Africa.
Manuel Reyes is a research professor at Kansas State University, working primarily for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification.
Brent Sipes is a professor at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and a plant pathologist working primarily in the management of soil-borne diseases, especially nematodes.
Jessie Vipham is an Assistant Professor in Global Food Systems and leads the Horticulture Innovation Lab's project focused on integrated animal-horticulture.
