Meet our team

Our Team

Vasudev Kumanduri

Co-Founder & CEO

Phani Gopal Yarlagadda

Co-Founder & COO

Dr Raja Kota

Global Director, Strategic
Partnerships

Prasad Bajaj

Computational Biologist

Scientific Team

Dr. Michael Gerau

CTO, Saluna

Dr Andrea Cardinal

Plant Breeder & Geneticist

Dr Erik Legg

Scientific Advisor

Dr Jose Crossa

Distinguished Scientist,
CIMMYT Mexico

Consultants

Dr Salvador Gezan

Statistical/Quantitative
Genetics Consultant

Dr Chris Basten

Quantitative
Genetics Consultant

Dr Sadananda Ajanahalli

Lead, plant breedin Consultant

Business Advisory Team

Ram Kaundinya

Director General, Federation of Seed Industry, India

Dr Subbarao Kolli

Former President, africa & middle-east, Corteva agriscience

Laura Schuchart, MBA

Business Advisor

Investors

Ankur Capital

Mr VC Nannapeneni

Chairman, Natco Pharma