Amanda McClerren
CIO Crop Science

Amanda McClerren serves as Bayer’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Crop Science. As a member of the Crop Science Leadership and Global Information Technology Leadership teams she is responsible for the digital transformation of all major functions within the Crop Science organization to enable business and digital strategy objectives.
Over 17 years in agriculture, Amanda has held critical roles within the biotech, breeding, and R&D IT spaces. She has brought that experience to her focus on the development and execution of IT strategy across the Crop Science division, including software solutions, infrastructure solutions, data, and analytics.
Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Duke University. She is actively involved in her home community of St. Louis through multiple organizations that focus on the development of others. In her free time, she enjoys travel and checking out the local food and art scene.
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