Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness; Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

Wendy L. Clemens, PhD, serves as the Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness and director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. She leads efforts to integrate innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurial thinking across the college and university. Wendy has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience, including senior leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she helped advance novel immunotherapies from early research through commercialization. A dual‑degree graduate of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, she also holds a master’s degree from the University of Missouri and completed postdoctoral training at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Her work centers on translating research into real‑world impact while mentoring the next generation of scientific and business leaders.