Crispin Howitt is an experienced professional in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology, currently serving as the Future Protein Lead at CSIRO since February 2000. Crispin has held multiple leadership roles, including Plant Protein Lead for the Future Protein Mission, Group Leader for New Markets and Cereal Quality Traits, and Team Leader for Future Wheat within the Food Futures Flagship. Prior to CSIRO, Crispin worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow at Arizona State University from November 1995 to January 2000. Crispin holds a PhD and a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from The Australian National University and completed a Certificate in Executive Management and Development at AGSM @ UNSW Business School in 2018.