Amanda McClerren is CIO & Head of Digital Transformation and Information Technology for the Crop Science Division of Bayer. She is a member of the Crop Science Executive Leadership Team, and responsible for the digital transformation of all major functions within the Crop Science organization to enable business and digital strategy objectives. Amanda has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Duke University. She is actively involved in the St. Louis community as a board member in the Guardian Angel Settlement Association and is also active in the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation and Women in Science Exchange.