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About Us

A Talented and Diverse Team of Scientists, Engineers, Agronomists, and Market Specialists...On an Very Important Mission

Conducting pioneering research.

Engineering practical solutions.

Our Story

Our Partnerships

Our Philosophy

Convergent is the result of convening a team of highly motivated and talented individuals with pre-existing success in researching, developing and commercializing next-generation sustainable agriculture inputs.  This team is ready to be the catalyst to making a new era of clean, healthy agriculture a reality. 

Our Philosophy

Our Partnerships

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy is rooted in biorationalism - using the gentlest compounds in the least quantities as possible to achieve the desired outcome.  With our technology we can supercharge them to make them highly capable. We will always seek the most natural, biocompitable constituents, actives and processes possible.

Our Partnerships

Our Partnerships

Our Partnerships

Its in our name that we seek to bring together not only the best sustainable technologies, but also growers, agricultural organizations, research institutions, and other manufacturers to contribute to delivering new solutions and realizing a new way to ensure a clean, sustainable food supply.

Leadership

Christy Haynes, PhD - Chief Science Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Christy Haynes, PhD - Chief Science Officer

Oversees fundamental science R&D 

  • Head of Department, Chemistry Department, University of Minnesota
  • Associate Director, National Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology

Jason White, PhD - Chief Innovation Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Christy Haynes, PhD - Chief Science Officer

Oversees agriculture application and overall R&D

  • Director, Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station
  • Adjunct Prof., Yale University
  • Adjunct Prof., U of Mass - Amherst

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Oversees product formulation, application tech, and production

  • CEO, Katana Agriscience
  • Business Lead, Nike
  • Exec. Chemical Engineer, 3M 

James Kirk, MBA - Chief Business Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Diwa Ratnam, MChE - Chief Technology Officer

Oversees product-market fit and business / corporate development

  • Managing Principal, Mezzosphere
  • Co-Founder, Katana AgriScience
  • formerly, Cargill Inc

Chaoyi "Joey" Deng, PhD - Sr. Innovation Lead

Lead agronomic researcher 

  • PhD from Univ of Texes - EP
  • Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station - Researcher


Warren Shafer - Sr. Advisor

Advisory Board Lead - Advises on R&D initiatives

  • Recently Head of R&D, Valent Biosciences (Chicago, IL)
  • PhD from Michigan State University

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