Adrian Percy

Adrian Percy is a Venture Partner at Finistere Ventures based in Research Triangle, North Carolina. Adrian has more than 25 years of experience in the agricultural industry and is an advocate of the need for and benefits of modern agriculture. He is also a strong proponent of the development and adoption of new agricultural and food technologies which support global food security while protecting the environment.

Adrian is currently CTO of UPL, the fifth largest AgChem company. He previously served as the Head of Research & Development for the Crop Science division of Bayer. Adrian began his career in 1991 as a toxicologist with Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie based in France. Since then, he has held numerous positions in the research and development departments of Rhone Poulenc, Aventis CropScience and Bayer in France, Germany and the United States. These include leading crop protection development activities for Bayer in North America and regulatory affairs activities across the entire division of Crop Science. In 2014, Adrian joined the Executive Committee of the Bayer, division Crop Science as Head of Research and Development and led internal and open innovation activities in the areas of crop protection chemistry and biologicals, as well as seeds and traits.

Adrian studied in the United Kingdom, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool, a Master’s degree in Toxicology and then a doctorate in Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham.