Pamela Marrone

Pamela Marrone
EducationCornell University
North Carolina State University
Known forFormer CEO of Marrone Bio Innovation
SpouseMick Rogers

Pamela Marrone is a serial entrepreneur in agriculture biotechnology and biological pesticides.[1] She is one of 22 women who founded and led companies to be listed on public stock exchanges[2] She held more than 500 patents.[3] She also serves on a number of company boards and is on several advisory councils.[4][5]

She currently lives in Davis, California with her husband, Mick Rogers.[6]

Early life and education

Marrone grow up in southern Connecticut.[7][8] She received her bachelor of science in Entomology with honors and distinction from Cornell University in 1978 and a doctor of philosophy in Entomology with specialization from North Carolina State University 1983.[4] She led the insect biology and control groups in Monsanto from 1983 to 1990[8][9] and was recruited by Novo Nordisk to start a biopesticide subsidiary.[4][8]

Career

Entotech, Inc

Marrone served as president and business unit head for Entotech, a Novo Nordisk subsidiary from 1990 to 1995 before it was sold to Abbott.[4]

AgraQuest, Inc

Marrone founded AgraQuest in 1995. She served as CEO, chairman and President until 2006 when it was acquired by Bayer Crop Science for $425 million plus milestone payment.[10]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc

Marrone founded Marrone Bio Innovations (NASDAQ: MBII), a pest management and plant health company in 2006. The company went public on NASDAQ in 2013. She stepped down as CEO in 2022.[11]

Invasive Species Corporation and Invasive Species Research Institute

Marrone and former Marrone Bio Innovation president Jim Boyd launched Invasive Species Corporation and Invasive Species Research Institute in 2022.[12]

Award and recognition

Award Orgranization Year Citation
IPM Innovator Award California Department of Pesticide Regulation 2010 [13]
Business Person of the Year Sacramento Business Jorurnal 2013 [14]
Best Manager with Stragetic Vision Agrow 2014 [15]
Sustie Award Ecological Farming Association 2019 [16]
Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution in Biopesticides BioAg World 2019 [17]
Innovation in Chemistry of Agriculture American Chemical Society 2019 [18]
Most Admired CEO Distinguished Career Award Sacramento Business Hornal 2020 [19]
Kathryn Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success American Chemical Society 2022 [20]
National Academy of Engineering Member National Academy of Engineering 2024 [21]
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee National Inventors Hall of Fame 2025 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Women to Watch: Pamela Marrone, PhD". AWIS. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Shontell, May Teng, Alyson. "Meet 22 women who launched and led startups to an IPO, an accomplishment few female founders have ever reached". Business Insider. Retrieved 2 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Person | Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems". sustainability-innovation.asu.edu. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Pam Marrone, Ph.D." Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pamela G. Marrone". Greater Sacramento Economic Council. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pam Marrone, Ph.D." BioSolutions Conference & Expo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sustainable Ag Leader Names Test Plot in Support of N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative". College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Meet Pam Marrone–A BioAg Entrepreneur". Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ↑ DeBaise, Colleen. "How A Quirky Habit Helped This Founder Raise $200M In Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "She built a career on killing bugs without poison". Los Angeles Times. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bio-Ag Breakthroughs". 19 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Pam Marrone starts new company, Invasive Species Control Corp., to battle farm, forest and waterway pests". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Innovations, Marrone Bio. "Marrone Bio Innovations to Receive IPM Innovator Award". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Executive of the year: Pam Marrone, founder and CEO, Marrone Bio Innovations". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Marrone honored for strategic vision". Davis Enterprise. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Marrone Bio Innovations' Pam Marrone receives 'Sustie' award". Fruit Growers News. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Innovations, Marrone Bio (22 February 2019). "BioAg World Congress honors Pam Marrone with inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Innovations, Marrone Bio (28 August 2019). "Marrone Bio Innovations CEO Dr. Pam Marrone Receives Innovation Award in Chemistry of Agriculture from the American Chemical Society". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Register". www.bizjournals.com.
  20. ↑ "Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 114 Members and 21 International Members". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces Vaccine and Surfboard Innovators Among 2025 Class". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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