Emma Blott

Trustee

Dr Emma Blott is an experienced executive and governance leader in life sciences research and development.

Her most recent role was General Manager (Commercial) at the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), where she oversaw LIC’s international business and LIC’s growth ventures and partnerships overseas and in New Zealand. Previously she held several senior positions in commercial, M&A, R&D, innovation and strategy functions within the Fonterra Cooperative Group over a 14 year tenure, following 3 years in investment banking in NZ.

She completed her PhD in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, UK and then undertook post-doctoral research in immune cell biology before moving into the commercial sector.

Emma has extensive stakeholder and relationship management experience. Previous governance roles include Board Chair of  Agrigate GP Ltd and Beacon Automation Pty Ltd and other LIC-related directorships in NZ and overseas. She has also served as a Director of the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium over 2 terms. Emma currently serves on the Board at Nbryo Pty Ltd an agritechnology company based in Australia and is an incoming Trustee for Growing Future Farmers in NZ. Emma has also been extensively engaged with NZ’s start-up networks and is currently working alongside other smaller ventures in a commercial capacity.