Leadership | Microbes BioSciences

Brian W. Pusch

Chief Executive Office

Brian W. Pusch has served as Chairman of the Board and sole Chief Executive Officer and President since 2018. From 2012 to 2018 he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Microbes. He joined the Board of Directors in 1997.

Brian has been involved in founding, financing and advising technology startup companies for nearly 35 years. In 2016 he co-founded Inozyme Pharma, Inc., which is developing enzyme replacement therapies for diseases of aberrant calcification based on the ENPP family of enzymes. Inozyme closed its Series A venture capital round of $49.5 million in January 2017, subsequently raised an additional $67 million in a Series A2 round and completed its IPO in July 2020.

Over the years Brian has been a member of teams that have founded, built and financed a number of successful technology startups, including 5 successful exits ranging from $500 million to $6.8 billion. In 1992 he founded Pusch & Gal, a New York City boutique law firm, after a successful career, first as an associate and then as a partner, of a leading Wall Street law firm.

He also serves on the boards of Evrys Bio, LLC (host-targeted antiviral therapeutics based on sirtuins), InvivoSciences Inc. (3-dimensional tissue derived from induced pluripotent stem cells and used for drug discovery, screening and testing), Xiconic Pharmaceuticals, LLC (ADC oncology therapeutics), and Oncovir, Inc. (oncology and anti-viral therapeutics).

(A.B. in Interdisciplinary Studies of Economics and Government, The College of William & Mary in Virginia, 1976 (Phi Beta Kappa); J.D., University of Virginia, 1979.)

J Carlos Olvera

VP of Business Development, Marketing & Sales

J Carlos Olvera brings more than 30 years of experience leading global business development, marketing and sales for the Agrochemical and Biostimulants industry.

He brings a deep understanding of grower needs as well as extensive professional experience in commercial strategy, brand development, product marketing, and advocacy.

His extensive knowledge of the agricultural market and Microbes Biosciences’ technology has allowed him to bring our line of soil amendments and biostimulants to farmers around the world.

His experience in this role as VP of Business Development, Marketing & Sales proves his ability to identify, develop, and execute on opportunities for our ag products and distributor customers to enhance competitiveness, increase revenues, and improve customer service offerings across the world.

Since 2010 he has been working in the Microbes Biosciences’ group, focusing his effort on market development and the introduction of new products.

Throughout the years, Carlos has collaborated in the agrochemical industry with companies such as Du Pont, RHONE Poulenc occupying different roles which allowed him to have a broad vision of the agriculture and the main problems that the growers are facing every day.

Carlos graduated from Guadalajara University in Agronomy and earned a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and Marketing from ITESM, MBA Management from FGV Brazil.

Justin Doig

Project Manager

A graduate of Sam Houston State University, Justin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business. He first started working for Microbes in 2016 where he assisted in product production and logistical aspects of production. He has held several roles in planning and organizing for various companies and industries. This includes areas in computer & electronic surplus to nonprofit organizations that consisted of community outreach groups to local law enforcement agencies.

Robert T. West III

Chief Scientist

Robert is responsible for leading our scientific and production activities. In this role he manages company-wide production operations, optimizes fermentation processes, executes the Quality Control Program, designs and executes testing of existing and new products, and leads research and development of new products. Robert is a proven leader in the field with over a decade of experience in microbial fermentations. He has conducted research and production of a variety of microbes such as archaea, strict anaerobic bacteria, Cyanobacteria, and various Trichoderma strains. His production expertise before joining Microbes Biosciences comes from the Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) industry, where he created novel chemicals using GMO’s, Rhamnolipids, Sophorolipids and fermentations of naturally occurring agricultural bacteria. Prior to his scientific career Robert served in the United States Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Sargent as Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Specialist. Robert received his M.Sc. in Biotechnology from the University of Houston Clear Lake.