Abby Simmons is the Senior Manager for Science and Regulatory Affairs at CropLife America, where she leads research initiatives and regulatory engagement to support science and risk-based regulatory approaches for agricultural solutions. Prior to joining CropLife America in 2026, she was Senior Regulatory Manager at CropLife International from 2020-2025, addressing global regulatory issues for both crop protection and plant biotechnology. Earlier in her career, Abby was an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. She received her PhD in biology in 2018 in the lab of Dr. Dominique Bergmann at Stanford University and her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University. Abby lives in Arlington, Virginia with her two cats, dog, and husband.