In his esteemed 30-plus year scientific career, Oswald has held broad research and management positions in academia and industry – developing and delivering innovations to biotechnological applications. He has over 10 years of senior leadership experience – formulating strategic direction and building implementation alliances. Oswald has served as a senior R&D leader for Corteva Agriscience and Dow AgroSciences. He has also been active in international nutrition and development initiatives, having served on the scientific advisory boards for prominent programs such as the USAID-funded Soybean Innovation Lab and the world-bank-funded Africa Center of Excellence (Ghana). He also volunteers his time to crop science and agriculture development organizations. Oswald has published extensively and is a popular scientific speaker. He earned a PhD in plant breeding & genetics, a PhD in crop physiology & agronomy, an MSc in agronomy and a BSc in agriculture. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in molecular biology.