Kyle Kunkler is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticides at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). Since February 2020, Kunkler has been directing government affairs for the American Soybean Association (ASA) in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the biotech and crop protection portfolio. Kunkler, before joining ASA, spent three years with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), managing federal government affairs on food, agriculture, energy, and environmental policy. Previously, he served on the legislative teams for Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and former Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-OR), as well as with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.