Dr. Gary Rudgers is Director of Regulatory Affairs at Simplot Plant Sciences with over 25 years of experience in the regulation and safety assessment of genetically engineered and gene-edited plants. He earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Baylor College of Medicine and completed postdoctoral research at The University of Chicago. Gary has held leadership roles in biotech innovation and regulatory strategy at Chromatin and Dow AgroSciences and currently leads Simplot’s Regulatory Affairs team in advancing the safety of new biotech potato and strawberry varieties.