Catherine Feuillet, Ph.D.

Using her deep experience in managing scientific innovation and extensive knowledge in genomics, Catherine leads the development of Inari’s cutting-edge SEEDesign™ platform to unlock the full potential of seed. 

Prior to Inari, she worked at Bayer Crop Science as head of trait research and at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) as research director leading the development of wheat genomics projects. She is also co-founder of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium. 

Catherine received her Ph.D. from Paul Sabatier University (France) and spent 10 years in academic research in Switzerland, where she researched disease-resistance genes and sought a better understanding of the evolution of wheat and barley.