Tim Bucher

CEO & Co-founder, Agtonomy

Tim Bucher serves as the CEO and co-founder of Agtonomy. Bucher has more than 30 years of experience in technological innovation and entrepreneurship. He has founded a portfolio of successful start-up companies in the high-tech industry, including several publicly traded companies, as well as three others acquired by Apple, Microsoft and Dell. Bucher held executive engineering roles at each of these three tech giants where he worked with iconic entrepreneurs Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Michael Dell. Through these roles, he left his fingerprints on many industry-changing technologies, including the original Xbox and iPad.

Bucher also stayed dedicated throughout his high-tech career to building a successful farming operation. Trattore Farms in Northern California is now a multi-million-dollar operation that employs agtech he has worked to develop throughout his career. His expertise is comprehensive with more than 50 issued patents in computer vision, AR/VR, gaming, data analytics and IoT ecosystems with a special focus on product strategy, user experience, design and engineering.

Bucher holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California at Davis and a master’s degree in computer architecture from Stanford University. In addition to his academic achievements, he has demonstrated his commitment to education and innovation by serving as a trustee of UC Davis and currently sits on the Dean’s Board at UC Davis College of Engineering. Bucher also chairs the Grammy Museum, an integral part of the Recording Academy, and contributes to the technology committee of Canine Companions, as well as serving on the Board of the Santa Clara University Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.