The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

Cody Gildart

Chief Communications Officer

Nationality: United States
Language spoken: English, Spanish
Favourite Crop: Pinto Bean

Cody Gildart is the Chief Communications Officer responsible for building the Crop Trust brand. Before joining the Crop Trust, he led communications programs and initiatives, including promoting regional collaboration for UN Climate Change, directing institutional communications for the global business school INSEAD and speechwriting for UN Climate Change to secure the Paris Agreement. He started his communications career in public involvement consulting, bringing communities into decision-making for infrastructure, environmental and development projects in the American Southwest. Cody holds an MSc in Marketing from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.