SIPA Program Officers
Chairperson
Vincent Asiago, Global Research Director, H.M. Clause
Vice Chairperson
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Executive Director – Eloy R. Corona
As Executive Director of the Seed Innovation Protection Alliance, Eloy R. Corona brings over 34 years of agricultural experience in areas from sales, marketing, product management as well as 14 years of intellectual property management experience. Spanning 34 years across 3 of the 4 largest integrated seed companies will allow Eloy to bring to SIPA a resource base upon which to drive the importance of seed innovation and the criticality of respecting intellectual property in order to feed and cloth our global village.
Over the last 15 years Eloy has participated/served in many American Seed Trade Association committees, USDA Plant Variety Protection board member, co-authored an IP publication in conjunction with Iowa State University as well as serving as a SIPA officer over 5 years.
A native born Texan from the Rio Grande Valley known for a diverse agricultural cropping economy, Eloy graduated from Texas A&M University with both a BS in Animal Science and MS in Agricultural Economics. He and his wife Ellen and family currently reside in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.