Molly E. Brown received a B.S. degree in biology from Tufts University in 1991 and a M.A. and Ph.D. degree in geography from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1999 and 2002, respectively. She currently works for the University of Maryland, working on interdisciplinary research focused on using satellite remote sensing to understand the impact of climate variability on food security, food prices, health outcomes and human wellbeing. Molly is also the Chief Science Officer of 6th Grain, a digital agriculture company based in Bethesda, MD.