Meet Christy Wright: New president of AgriNovus Indiana named

INDIANAPOLIS — Christy Wright was named the next president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy.

Prior to this position she served as the director of global food systems at Corteva Agriscience.

In that capacity, she partnered with food and agriculture stakeholders to create a more resilient, customer-centric food system.

“Indiana has a unique opportunity to lead at every stage of the value chain, bringing innovation to market that solves some of our most pressing challenges,” Wright said.

“I am ready to get to work alongside our partners, emerging innovators and a talented AgriNovus team to drive continued success and collaboration that addresses the needs of the farmer, the climate, the consumer and beyond.”

About Wright

Wright graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in public affairs.

She is a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series and Class 16 of the AgrIInstitute’s Indiana Agriculture Leadership Program. She a trustee of the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Indiana’s agbioscience economy contributes $22.7 billion in gross domestic product and employs more than 147,000 people statewide.

“Christy has a focus and commitment to accelerating impact at AgriNovus and driving this critical agbioscience economy forward,” said Karen Plaut, chair of the AgriNovus Indiana board of directors and former executive vice president for research at Purdue University.

“The AgriNovus board welcomes her to the team, and we look forward to supporting her leadership to make Indiana a global leader in agbioscience innovation.”