Jeff Seale
About Jeff Seale
Jeff Seale is the Director of Environmental Strategy & Climate Policy at Regrow Ag and serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the International Soil Carbon Industry Alliance (ISCIA). He has extensive experience in climate policy, agricultural environmental strategy, and scientific research, with a history of contributions to organizations like Bayer Crop Science and Monsanto Company.
Title
Jeff Seale holds the title of Director Of Environmental Strategy & Climate Policy. He brings a wealth of expertise to his current role, applying his extensive knowledge to drive sustainable practices and policies.
Current Positions
Jeff Seale currently serves as the Vice President Board of Directors at the International Soil Carbon Industry Alliance (ISCIA). He also works as a Congressional Advocate for The ONE Campaign in the United States, and is the Director of Environmental Strategy & Climate Policy at Regrow Ag in Greater St. Louis. These roles signify his ongoing commitment to environmental strategy and climate advocacy.
Previous Experience at Bayer Crop Science
From 2020 to 2021, Jeff Seale was the Director of Climate Policy & Strategy and Science Fellow at Bayer Crop Science in St. Louis. Prior to this, he held several positions at Bayer, including Environmental Stakeholder Strategy Manager & Science Fellow, Ag Environmental Strategy Lead and Associate Science Fellow, among others. His tenure at Bayer saw him engage deeply with environmental policies and strategies.
Previous Experience at Monsanto Company
Jeff Seale's experience at Monsanto Company is extensive. From 1997 to 2018, he held various roles including Agricultural Environmental Strategy Lead & Associate Science Fellow, Molecular Cell Sciences Lead & Associate Science Fellow, and Chemical Analytics & Cell Biology Platform Lead and Associate Science Fellow. His work included significant contributions to protein design and cell sciences.
Education and Expertise
Jeff Seale holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Texas Tech University, where he also earned a BA in Chemistry. He pursued postdoctoral studies in Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and in Biochemistry at UT Health San Antonio. His academic background has equipped him with a robust foundation for his scientific and strategic roles.
Scientific Contributions
Jeff Seale has contributed to several high-impact projects, including solving a long-standing scientific problem by determining the structure of a full-length protein toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis. He also contributed to scalable MRV platforms and policies for carbon removals in agriculture and has been an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Involvement in Professional Initiatives
Jeff Seale is involved in numerous professional initiatives related to climate policy and environmental strategy. He contributed to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Land Sector Removals Guidance and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). He is also active in discussions about soil carbon sequestration and carbon project development.