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Jon Leafstedt, Managing Director. Mr. Leafstedt has served in wide-ranging executive roles in global agribusinesses and development-stage technology companies. Most recently, Leafstedt passed the baton as head of Chromatin, Inc., a plant biotechnology firm, after he led its successful turnaround and refocusing. He previously was President & COO of Phytodyne, Inc., another venture capital-backed biotechnology company, and was responsible for worldwide intellectual property and regulatory efforts for a nutritional ingredient manufacturer, Kemin Industries. Prior to these posts, he led state governmental affairs programs for the agrichemical businesses for BASF/American Cyanamid preceded by an early career grounding in field sales and marketing management in Cyanamid�s animal health products department. A leader in numerous national and state industry organizations, Leafstedt has chaired the Iowa Biotechnology Association and was a committee leader at the Animal Health Institute, American Feed Industry Association, and American Crop Protection Association (now CropLife America). He is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa�s MBA program and the animal science program at South Dakota State University, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa MBA program. | 