Michael W. Trimble is a director of Origin. Dr. Trimble is the founder of Trimble Genetics International LLC (Trimble Genetics) and has been the President of Trimble Genetics since 2001. Trimble Genetics is a plant genetics research company. Dr. Trimble is a leader in plant genetics research with over twenty-six years of experience in crop breeding and the agricultural seed industry. Dr. Trimble is an inventor of patents that have contributed to over $500 million in revenue. He also serves as a director for the African Agricultural Technology Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Trimble graduated with a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota, and also completed graduate programs at Purdue University and Iowa State University. |