Kay was named CEO of Advanced Agrilytics in March 2020. She is a seasoned agricultural industry executive with more than 33 years of experience in the sector in roles spanning R&D, IT, business development, product line and business unit leadership. After nearly 30 years with Dow AgroSciences, nine of which she spent as a member of the Corporate Management Team, Ms. Kuenker most recently served as Executive Vice President of Strategy for Cibus, a biotech company focusing on gene editing in agriculture.
Kay currently serves on the Advisory Board for Women in Agribusiness and has served on several boards including BioCrossRoads, AgriNovus IN, National FFA Sponsor Board, Food & Ag Governing Body of BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization), CropLife Canada and European Crop Protection Association.
She earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and Central Michigan University, respectively.