Founders
Dr. Jennifer Wells, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Scientifically trained in ecology and agriculture, Dr. Wells brings more than 30 years of leadership experience advancing sustainable agriculture, research, and workforce development.
- Raised $1.2M+ in non-dilutive funding for LATERAL
- Led multidisciplinary research, education, and agricultural programs
- Conducted extensive customer discovery and market validation efforts
- Built strategic partnerships across academia, industry, and government
Ed Lisle
President & Chief Technology Officer
Technology executive and entrepreneur with 40+ years of experience transforming emerging technologies into commercially successful products and industry solutions.
- 35-year career at Intel leading strategic technology initiatives
- 15 years managing global engineering and research organizations
- Expertise in AI, edge computing, IoT, and product commercialization
- Leads development of LATERAL’s intelligent agriculture platform
Team LATERAL
Kailyn Bebee
Product & Services Design Lead
Erick Cloward
Software Delivery Lead
Advisors
Jim White
Edge Technology Advisor
Wilf Pinfold
Smart Technology Advisor
John Teeter
Innovation & AI Advisor
Contributing to LATERAL’s Vision
Professionals and collaborators whose expertise has contributed to the development of LATERAL
Jeff Brown
Food Innovation Strategy
Dalyn McCauley
AgTech Research Scientist
Molly Stutzman
Market Research
Victoria Quintana
Business Development
Colin Hale-Brown
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer
Jared Krajewski
Software Integration
Ka Hung Lee
User Interface Engineering
Ian O'Gorman
Data Architecture