# Harrison Yoon

> Harrison Yoon is the CEO of Kula Bio, a Massachusetts agbiotech company turning supercharged nitrogen-fixing microbes into a low-emission alternative to synthetic fertilizer. A chemical engineer by training with a Cornell postdoc and more than 25 years across cell culture, microbial fermentation and bioprocess engineering, he joined Kula Bio in 2020 as President and COO and stepped up to CEO in November 2025 as the company closed its Series A-1 round and launched shelf-stable products into farmers' fields.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Kula Bio
- **Organizations:** Kula Bio, Agrinos, American Vanguard Corporation, California Cultured
- **Nationality:** United States
- **Education:** Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Postdoctoral research, Cornell University, College of Engineering
- **Known for:** Promoted to CEO of Kula Bio in November 2025, Led operational transformation and strategic partnerships at Kula Bio since 2020, Oversaw global R&D and commercial scaling of microbial biostimulants at Agrinos across multiple international sites

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2010s** — Built more than 25 years of international experience across the U.S., Europe and Asia in cell culture, microbial fermentation and bioprocess engineering
- **pre-2020** — Served as Chief Product Development Officer and later Chief Production and Operations Officer at Agrinos (acquired by American Vanguard Corporation), scaling microbial crop-nutrition technologies internationally
- **2020** — Joined Kula Bio as President and Chief Operating Officer
- **2025-11** — Promoted to Chief Executive Officer as Kula Bio closed its Series A-1 round; founding CEO Bill Brady moved to Executive Chairman

## Achievements

- Promoted to CEO of Kula Bio in November 2025
- Led operational transformation and strategic partnerships at Kula Bio since 2020
- Oversaw global R&D and commercial scaling of microbial biostimulants at Agrinos across multiple international sites
- Helped launch Kula Bio's shelf-stable nitrogen-fixing products Kula-NSP and Kula-NextSP
- Co-founder involvement with California Cultured, applying plant cell culture to cultured-cocoa ingredients

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Named CEO of Kula Bio as the company finalized its Series A-1 funding round and reshuffled its executive team.
- **2025-12** — Kula Bio's most recent reported fundraising activity, including an exempt securities offering.

## Links

- Website: https://kulabio.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hy0306

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