Iowa AgriTech Accelerator announces new executive director

Nadilia Gomez will join the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator as executive director beginning on Aug. 1, the accelerator announced. Gomez joins the accelerator from  Corteva Agriscience, where she served as a senior research scientist in Predictive Ag, and a digital pillar leader of the Disruptive Business Innovation Portfolio. At Corteva, Gomez was responsible for tactical and strategic planning of digital solutions for breeders, agronomists and farmers. She has been a mentor at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator for two years and has also served on boards for the Technology Association of Iowa and the South Central Region Governor’s STEM Advisory Board. Gomez will take over management from interim executive director Kerty Levy.