Kent is a Purdue Pharmacist and Pharmacognosy Graduate with over 30 years of experience in the crop protection industry in metabolism, dietary exposure, regulatory toxicology, human risk assessment and trade enabling activities. In his current role as head of Dietary Safety NA for Bayer Crop Science he is dedicated to the development and promotion of risk based human exposure/safety models and approaches, reduction of pesticide residues and global harmonization of MRLs to facilitate trade.