Glover has gained international acclaim for his work on soil and biodiversity conservation through his research on innovative farming systems and global food security. Jerry oversees the United States Agency for International Developments’ (USAID) global sustainable agriculture research portfolio focused on small-holder farmers around the world. From his work at Washington State University in the early 1990s, to his distinguished work at The Land Institute, to serving as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to his current USAID position, he has delivered a compelling vision of a better planet to an extensive network of public, scientific, and educational leaders active in natural resource conservation.