Feroz Sheikh has founded and led multiple technology-driven ventures, raised VC funding and taken them to successful M&A. He has also worked philanthropically, making education accessible to 200 million children in India using digital technologies.

His current focus is on driving digital transformation across agriculture globally as the CIO and CDO at Syngenta, one of the world’s leading agriculture companies with an ambition to help safely feed the world while taking care of the planet and improving the sustainability, quality and safety of agriculture with world-class science and innovative crop solutions.

Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture companies. Our ambition is to help safely feed the world while taking care of the planet. We aim to improve the sustainability, quality and safety of agriculture with world class science and innovative crop solutions. Our technologies enable millions of farmers around the world to make better use of limited agricultural resources. Syngenta is part of Syngenta Group with 53,000 people in more than 100 countries and is working to transform how crops are grown. Through partnerships, collaboration and The Good Growth Plan we are committed to accelerating innovation for farmers and nature, striving for carbon neutral agriculture, helping people stay safe and healthy and partnering for impact.