Prof. ANGELA KARP

BIOGRAPHY

Angela was appointed as Director & Chief Executive in July 2020 and is the first female director of the Institute since it was founded in 1843. Prior to her appointment, she was the Director for Science Innovation, Engagement and Partnerships at Rothamsted, a role in which she lead the Institute’s overall strategy on external engagement. She developed novel mechanisms for collaborative innovation, including a new accelerator initiative (AgRIA) to co-develop innovative solutions with businesses to challenges in agri-food, and the climate change investment programme SHAKE. Angela has more than 35 years’ experience in crop genetics and breeding for food and bio-renewables. She has more than 130 refereed publications, co-authored a text book on genetics, and is co-editor of books on genetics and bioenergy. In 2007, she received the Royal Agricultural Society of England Research Medal and, in 2008, the Alfred-Toepfer Prize for her research achievements. In 2022 she was awarded an honorary degree by Cranfield University.