January 31, 2022 – Calyxt Synthetic Food and Find Your Six Patrick Kilner

Pat Kilner

January 31, 2022 – Calyxt Synthetic Food and Find Your Six Patrick Kilner




Michael A. Carr – President and Chief Executive Officer of Calyxt and

Travis Frey, Ph.D. – Chief Technology Officer of Calyxt

Michael Carr

Calyxt is a plant-based synthetic biotechnology company that focuses its business on engineering and manufacturing synthetic biology solutions. Plants are uniquely capable of producing compounds that can’t be produced through other means. The company estimates that more than 80 percent of all known natural compounds are able to be produced by plants. It has developed artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in its technology platform PlantSpring™, which enable learning and adaptation from knowledge gained from past activity. When PlantSpring is integrated with newly commissioned pilot bioreactor, the BioFactory™, Calyxt will be able to rapidly prototype and produce plant-derived compounds without the need for outdoor cropping systems. Michael Carr joined Calyxt as a Director and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2021. Michael brings more than 20 years of business, financial, and operational leadership experience to Calyxt. He was previously the Vice

Dr. Travis Frey

President of M&A, Strategy, and Innovation at Darling Ingredients, Inc., a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients and renewable energy. Dr. Travis Frey brings over 15 years of experience in the agricultural industry and technology innovation to Calyxt. Travis received his B.S. in Horticulture from Penn State University, M.S. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. in the Plant Biology and Biotechnology Program at the University of Delaware and DuPont/Pioneer and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. Prior to joining Calyxt, Travis held science and innovation leadership roles at major U.S-based agricultural corporations.

 
 
Patrick Kilner – Real Estate Entrepreneur and Author of Find Your Six: Stop Lead Generating & Start Building Influence

Pat Kilner

Pat Kilner has created and led three companies: two in the real estate space and one in the training world. He’s currently the CEO of the Kilner Companies which includes The Kilner & Kirk Group, The Indispensable Agent, and Tower Hill Enterprises. Pat is also the co-founder of the DC Accelerator, a young professional development non-profit. Pat serves on the boards of primary education initiatives and donates time to develop strategic plans for inner-city non-profits at the service of youth in the DC metro area. His companies support the special needs community in the DC areas as well as in Jamaica. He studied business and philosophy at The Catholic University of America and taught and studied economics at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, where he achieved a Master’s degree.