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S2: Episode 5: Haven Baker - Food Forward

S2: Episode 5: Haven Baker - Food Forward

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Dr. Haven Baker co-founded Pairwise and served as Chief Business Officer from 2017 to 2024. Under his leadership, Pairwise secured $ 110 M+ of funding, completed multiple crop development deals, and launched the first CRISPR product in North America. Haven is the former Senior Vice President / General Manager of Simplot Plant Sciences, where he led the team that launched the innovative, non-browning Innate® potato. He holds a PhD in chemistry from Northeastern University, an MBA from Harvard University, and a BS in biomedical engineering from Yale University. Hailing from central Washington state, Baker describes himself as an “over-educated farm kid.” A lover of the outdoors, Haven enjoys hiking, fishing, and hunting in his native Pacific Northwest. Currently, Baker is forming a new agriculture-focused start-up company.

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