Dr. Leah Buchman serves as the North American lead for Regulatory Policy at Novonesis, a global biotechnology company, developing biosolutions for numerous sectors including human health, food and beverages, and agriculture. Prior to Novonesis, Dr. Buchman led, managed and advocated for regulatory polices of importance to the agriculture and environment biotech industry at Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). Dr. Buchman is an entomologist and comes from a strong analytical and research background. Her dissertation work focused on plant-insect-microbe interactions and how beneficial fungi might be used to reduce insect pest pressures in agricultural systems. Concurrent to her dissertation, Dr. Buchman spent time researching public perceptions of emerging technologies in agriculture to better understand knowledge and trust of relevant stakeholders within this scope.

Dr. Buchman is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy at The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. She also is an Entomology Society of America Science Policy Fellow, Class of 2021. Dr. Buchman has published in numerous scientific journals including Health Security, Science and Public Policy, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Frontiers in Plant Science and Nature Biotechnology. She holds her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Entomology and her B.S. from Cornell University in Entomology