About: Bruce Maunder

Bruce Maunder (May 14, 1934 – August 5, 2019) was a world leader in sorghum breeding and genetics who focused his career on finding solutions for global food security. He started his career at Dekalb Genetics Inc. as their director of sorghum research and eventually became their Senior Vice President in 1991 and retired after 37 years in 1996. During his career, his plant breeding achievements meant that there were sorghum improvements around the world and an increase in agriculture production worldwide. His achievements in breeding included an estimated 150 commercial grain and forage hybrids that were grown on nearly 10 million acres of land in more than 20 countries.