Dr. Andrea Balmer

Hi! My name is Andrea, and I am the founder and CEO of Greenvise Consulting, based in Vero Beach, Florida. I am passionate by nature and agriculture, and I am dedicated to help implementing technologies enabling smallholder farmers to better thrive. Prior to Greenvise Consulting, I was fortunate to spend multiple years with the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), a non-profit organisation with a global footprint on improving smallholders lives. In my starting years as R&D Program Manager, I was responsible in developing a digital solution to manage R&D projects. I spent the last years of my career as Global Sustainability Impact Lead. In my most recent efforts, I was co-leading the establishment of a new global performance and impact monitoring system. I was also helping different teams to formulate and track strategies in annual reporting efforts.

Raised in a smallholder farm in Ecuador, I experienced early on the complex socio-economic aspects of the agricultural business. After obtaining a MSc degree in agronomy, I followed by passion for science and technology and obtained a PhD degree in Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

In my free time, I enjoy travelling, sports, and community services.