Susan Metzger

Director of strategic interdisciplinary program development and the Kansas Water Institute

Susan Metzger is director of strategic interdisciplinary program development at Kansas State University and leads the Kansas Water Institute, as well as the Kansas Center for Agricultural
Resources and the Environment. She also serves as a co-director for the Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics.

With extensive experience in natural resources policy, she previously served as deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture and chief of planning for the Kansas Water Office. Her work advances K-State’s land-grant mission by uniting disciplines to address water and agriculture sustainability. Passionate about innovation, she champions the use of technology, such as sensors and drones, to improve efficiency in agriculture. Susan holds degrees in biology and leadership communication from Mary Washington, Old Dominion and K-State.