Qi Wang joined PepsiCo in September 2019 as VP of R&D Digital & Data Solutions and has more than 20 years of experience across agriculture, R&D, alliance management, and digital transformation. Qi’s broad experience made him well positioned to lead the digital community transformation across R&D to leverage R&D data to improve speed of innovation and enhance compliance and traceability. Specifically, he leads the Data and Digital Solutions organization consisting of Measurement Science, Knowledge Management, Process & System Solutions, Data Science & Analytics, and Data & Engineering. Qi is located at PepsiCo’s world HQ in Purchase, NY.

Prior to PepsiCo, Qi worked for the Bayer Crop Sciences organization where he progressed through diverse R&D and IT roles including leading plant genomics and R&D digital transformation.

Qi earned his BS degree in Environmental Sciences from Fudan University in Shanghai China, his PhD in Biology from the University of Iowa, and his Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.