Alicia Koch serves as the director of global ethanol export development for the U.S. Grains Council, a non-profit organization that operates globally to promote the use of U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including ethanol. In this capacity, Koch oversees development and execution of the Council’s global ethanol program including strategy development, program implementation, public affairs, and strategic partnerships.
Koch previously served as executive director at Pivot Clean Energy Co, a nonprofit biofuels industry coalition and spent nine years across a variety of roles at POET, the world’s largest biofuels producer.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Taylor University.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.