About
Leading Harvest
Our Mission
Leading Harvest mobilizes the entire value chain through third-party audited standards, outcome-driven collaborations, and a learning network to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and resilient global agricultural system.
We envision a transparent, sustainable, and resilient global agricultural system, one that nourishes people, protects and restores nature, and delivers equitable value across the supply chain.
Our Team
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Kenny Fahey
President and CEO
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Maggie Eason
Manager, Operations
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Scott Hansen
Director, Standards and Education
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Laura Robey
Manager, Partnerships and Programs
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Peter Miller
Director, Supply Chain Engagement
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Rebecca Gildiner
Director, Strategic Partnerships
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Scott Vokey
Legal and Governance Advisor
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Claire Kneller
Australia General Manager
Board of Directors
Economic Chamber
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Christine Daugherty
Vice President, Sustainability, Conagra Brands
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Kenny Traynom
Chief Executive Officer
Landform Capital -
Peter Headley
Head of Agriculture Investment Management
Cottonwood Agriculture -
Oliver S. Williams IV
Global Head of Agricultural Investments
Manulife Investment Management -
Marc Drouin
Senior Managing Director, Real Assets and Global Head of Natural Resources Investments
PSP Investments
Environmental Chamber
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Suzy Friedman
Senior Director of Food Policy
World Wildlife Fund -
John Piotti
President
American Farmland Trust -
Larry Selzer
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Conservation Fund -
Ben Thomas
Senior Policy Director for Agriculture
Environmental Defense Fund
Social Chamber
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Harrison Pittman
Center Director
National Agricultural Law Center -
Rupal Patel
Founder and Board Chair
California Harvesters -
Dr. Bruce J. Sherrick
Director of the TIAA Center for Farmland Research
University of Illinois
Resource Group
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Alyssa Go
Principal, Sustainability/Impact, Renewable Resources Group LLC
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Benjamin Thomas
Senior Policy Director, Agriculture, Environmental Defense Fund
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Brian Kernohan (Resource Group Chair)
Chief Sustainability Officer, Private Markets, Manulife Investment Management
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Bruce Sherrick
Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Director, TIAA Center for Farmland Research
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Caroline Orlowski
Senior Agricultural Asset Manager, Cottonwood Ag Management
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Eric Pooler
VP of Viticulture, Winery Relations, and Bulk Wine Sales, Nuveen Natural Capital
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Harrison Pittman
Center Director, The National Agricultural Law Center
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John Piotti
Chief Executive Officer, American Farmland Trust
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Neil Jehle
Senior Asset Manager, Cottonwood Ag Management
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Peter Headley
Head of Agriculture, Cottonwood Ag Management
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Suzy Friedman
Senior Director, Food Policy, WWF
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Wade Needham
Director, ESG & EHS, Fresh Country Farms
Independent Review Panel
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Will Stelle (IRP Chair)
President, Board of Directors, and Senior Advisor at Washington Water Trust
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Ann Bartuska
Former Chief Scientist of Department of Agriculture
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Sally Ericsson
Natural Resource Conservation and Climate Policy Consultant
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Carl Evers
Director of Sustainability, AgIS Capital
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T.C. Richmond
Partner, Van Ness Feldman LLP
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Carly Hicks
Senior Associate, Quality Assurance at SCS Global Services
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Alli Greenberg
Managing Partner, The Development Practice LLC
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Leading Harvest Names Claire Kneller as Australia General Manager
“We need a new force in agriculture that brings us together with a unifying mission. Leading Harvest creates the necessary harmony that will accelerate collective action and lead to outcomes at scale.”
SUZY FRIEDMAN Leading Harvest Board Member, Social Chamber