John B Cole

John B. Cole is an American quantitative geneticist and animal scientist who specializes in dairy cattle genetics, genomic evaluation, and animal breeding systems. He is known for research and leadership roles supporting the development and implementation of genetic evaluation programs used in the dairy industry.

As of 2024, Cole has served as Chief Research and Development Officer at the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB).

He has also contributed to software and analytical tools used in pedigree analysis, including involvement with the open-source pedigree analysis project PyPedal.

Awards and honors Cole has received professional recognition for contributions to breeding and genetics, including the Jay L. Lush Award in Breeding and Genetics, a Distinguished Service Award from the National Dairy Herd Information Association, and a Peer Research Award from the National Association of Animal Breeders in 2020.

Selected works