Dr. Jeremy Williams, serves as Head of the Climate Corporation & Digital Farming, based in Creve Coeur (St. Louis, MO).  He is also a member of the Crop Science Executive Leadership and Commercial Leadership teams. 

Jeremy has B.A. in Biochemistry and French from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from Washington University.  He has over 20 years of diverse biotechnology and agrochemical R&D experience.  Jeremy came to Bayer Crop Science in 2018, having served in several R&D leadership roles at Monsanto, including as head of chemistry R&D.  He began his career as one of the founding scientists at Divergence Inc, a St. Louis based startup, where he held a variety of scientific research and leadership roles, including Vice President of Discovery Research, prior to the company’s acquisition by Monsanto in 2011.  He is a co-inventor of several patents held by Divergence and its collaborators and was named a Senior Monsanto Fellow in 2016.

Prior to his current role, Jeremy served as Bayer Crop Science’s Senior Vice President, Head of Plant Biotechnology in R&D where he led a global team to enable a robust plant biotech pipeline.  He strives to make a personal difference in building successful and diverse teams. 

Jeremy is married and has a son and a daughter. His recreational interests include science fiction, martial arts and traveling with the family.