Dr. Donald Nkrumah Joins FFAR Board of Directors
WASHINGTON (November 21, 2022) – The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is honored to announce that Dr. Donald Nkrumah, vice president of global genetics and precision animal health at Zoetis, Inc., is joining the FFAR Board of Directors.
At Zoetis, Inc., Nkrumah leads genetics and precision animal health R&D efforts, where he oversees teams of animal scientists, bioinformaticians, artificial intelligence data scientists and molecular and computational geneticists who are focused on new product innovation in precision livestock farming.
Before joining Zoetis, Inc., Nkrumah served as the senior program officer for animal production at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was previously associate director of livestock genetics and genomics research and product development at Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis). Nkrumah also previously worked as a senior research scientist for livestock genetics and genomics at Merial Limited (now Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH). He also previously studied and conducted livestock research at the University of Alberta Bovine Genomics Laboratory in Edmonton, the University of Bristol Vet School, and the Sasakawa Center for Agricultural Extension Education at the University of Cape Coast. Nkrumah has co-authored many publications and five patents in various livestock genetics and genomics matters.
Nkrumah holds a bachelor’s degree in general agricultural science from the University of Cape Coast, a master’s degree in meat science and technology from the University of Bristol, and a doctorate degree in animal science from the University of Alberta. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University. He recently completed an Executive Leadership Program through McKinsey & Company.
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