Allison Kopf is the founder and CEO of Agrilyst, the virtual agronomist powering the horticulture industry. Agrilyst won the highly coveted Disrupt Cup at TechCrunch's Disrupt event in San Francisco. Kopf was named the 2016 Changemaker of the Year by the Association for Vertical Farming and Entrepreneur of the Year by Technical.ly Brooklyn.. Prior to founding Agrilyst, she helped BrightFarms become one of the leading indoor agriculture companies in the U.S. Kopf serves on the boards of the Santa Clara University School of Engineering and Cornell University's Controlled Environment Agriculture program and is a mentor with #BUILTBYGIRLS and Square Roots Grow.