Ross Brickleyer is the Modeling Strategy Lead in Bayer’s Ecosystem Services Business. In addition to driving the modeling strategy and execution for global ecosystem business opportunities, he works across industry and academia towards model improvements and applications. Previous to his current role, he spent 8 years at the forefront of driving change in the Monsanto/Bayer row crop breeding organization to better understand how soil and environmental conditions impact the performance of pre-commercial products and how to optimally test those products to provide growers with industry-leading seed and trait products. Ross holds a Master’s degree in Land Resources & Environmental Sciences from Montana State University and a PhD in Soil Science from Washington State University. In his free time, Ross enjoys cooking, singing men’s a cappella, and many outdoor activities with his family including gardening, hunting, and backpacking.