Kevin Kimle serves as the Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, Director of the Start Something College of Agriculture and Life Sciences program, and Teaching Professor in the Department of Economics. He is also co-founder and co-director of the Ag Startup Engine, an investment fund and mentoring platform based in the Iowa State University Research Park. Prior to his appointment at Iowa State University, Kevin worked in a variety of capacities in agriculture, ranging from agtech start-ups, the seed industry, venture capital, commodity risk management, and agricultural and trade policy.