Manuel Bravo is president and CEO of Bayer Mexico, and head of Crop Science business in the North Latin America Region (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, and the countries of Central America and Caribbean.) Bravo is Mexican and has dedicated most of his career to agriculture. He has collaborated with Bayer for more than 20 years, including his experience in Monsanto, in diverse roles on the sales, marketing, strategy, and finance functions. Bravo has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a postgraduate degree in administration from Northwestern University (Kellogg) in Chicago. In addition to his career in agriculture, he has participated on several startups in the financial, hospitality and auto industries.