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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Farming space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ben Dusastre
Co-founder & CFO of ProducePay
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About ProducePay, ProducePay, UCLA Anderson School of Management: ProducePay is an agriculture fin-tech start-up providing financing, analytics, and marketplace tools for the fresh produce market.
Brad Kotansky
Chief Financial Officer of Copperstate Farms
Brad Kotansky has always been a serial investor: while pursuing his undergraduate BComm degree at McGill University, Brad was a member of the finance club and interned at ScotiaMcLeod for a wealth advisor; upon graduation, his passion for investing led him to Wall Street where he spent over a decade working as an investment banker, and later as an analyst and portfolio manager for various hedge funds; in 2012, he founded Prickly Pear Ventures, a real estate development firm in Phoenix, Arizona, to capture opportunities from fallout of the Real Estate crisis of 2009 (the portfolio of single-family homes he amassed was ultimately sold to ARPI, a publicly traded REIT in 2013). To this day, Brad continues to be very active in the angel and seed investing world having invested in companies such as Coupang, Synchtank, Playsight, New Hive and Jingle Punks. But one thing Brad had always wanted to do was start and operate a business of his own. Ari’s business plan was tweaked, and together the pair embarked on a search for a technical founder.
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About Copperstate Farms: Copperstate Farms is an Arizona-based, vertically integrated cannabis company providing economic growth.
Russell Sprole
CFO of Full Harvest
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About Full Harvest: Full Harvest is the first B2B marketplace for ugly and surplus produce.
Eric Haley
Co-Founder and CFO, Gotham Greens
In 2009, Eric Haley co-founded Gotham Greens, a pioneer in indoor agriculture and a leading fresh food company, where he serves as the Chief Financial Officer overseeing the company’s financial operations. A Certified B Corporation™, Gotham Greens farms with the future in mind, delivering long-lasting and delicious leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings, dips and cooking sauces all year round to retail, restaurant and foodservice customers. Eric began his career in finance specializing in Planning, Reporting and Analysis at JP Morgan Chase and then M&A, capital raising and strategic consulting at Corporate Fuel Partners. He received an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from the University of Wyoming, where he also played Division I football. In 2021, he was recognized as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® New York. Gotham Greens has been awarded Inc. Best in Business Award and Greenhouse Grower “Operation of the Year,” and more. Eric lives in Denver and enjoys exploring new restaurants, cooking at home and spending time with his family.
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About Gotham Greens: Gotham Greens designs, builds, and operates commercial scale greenhouse facilities for fresh vegetable production.
Jim Young
Chief Financial Officer of Indigo
Jim Young is the CFO at Indigo.
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About Indigo: Indigo uses natural microbiology and digital technologies to improve grower profitability, sustainability, and consumer health.
Steve Campione
CFO of BrightFarms
Steve Campione is the CFO at BrightFarms.
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About BrightFarms: BrightFarms is an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads.
Mark Scott
Consulting CFO of Growlife
Mark Scott has significant financial, capital market and relations experience in public microcap companies. Mark currently serves as (i) Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Visualant, Inc., a position he has held since May 2010. Mark is a member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of GrowLife, Inc. since May 21, 2014 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee since June 3, 2014. On July 31, 2014, Mark was appointed Consulting Chief Financial Officer. Mark was Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Rare Earths, Inc., a consulting position he held December 19, 2011 to April 30, 2014 and Chief Financial Officer of Sonora Resources Corporation, a consulting position he held from June 15, 2011 to August 31, 2014. Also, Mark was Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of WestMountain Gold from February 28, 2011 to December 31, 2013 and was a consultant from December 2010 to February 27, 2011. Mark previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of IA Global, Inc. from October 2003 to June 2011. Previously, Mark held executive financial positions with Digital Lightwave; Network Access Solutions; and Teltronics, Inc. Mark has also held senior financial positions at Protel, Inc., Crystals International, Inc., Ranks Hovis McDougall, LLP and Brittania Sportswear, and worked at Arthur Andersen. Mark is also a certified public accountant and received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Washington.
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About Growlife, Know Labs: GrowLife is a cultivation service provider that markets progressive horticulture equipment and supplies.
Jeff Elliott
Chief Financial Officer of FarmLink
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About FarmLink: FarmLink is an AgTech company that enables the next transformation in agriculture and land conservation.
Daniel Neville
Chief Financial Officer of Ascend Wellness
Daniel Neville is the Chief Financial Officer at Ascend Wellness Holdings.
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About Ascend Wellness: Ascend Wellness is cannabis operator that owns and operates cultivation facilities to provide easy and accessible products.
Timothy Skidmore
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CHS Hedging
Timothy Skidmore is executive vice president and chief financial officer for CHS, the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company. Skidmore joined CHS in August 2013 and is responsible for finance, accounting, tax, patron equity, treasury, strategic sourcing and insurance risk management. He previously served as vice president of finance and strategy for Campbell North America, Campbell’s largest operating division. Skidmore joined Campbell as assistant treasurer in 2001 and has held numerous leadership positions in finance including leading the cash management, corporate finance and international treasury functions and serving in various business unit CFO roles including the U.S. soup, simple meals, beverages and international businesses where he was responsible for financial strategy, planning, reporting and balance sheet management. Prior to joining Campbell, Skidmore spent 15 years at DuPont Co., where he held a variety of financial leadership positions, including leading DuPont’s finance function across Asia Pacific. Skidmore began his career at Conoco Philips. Skidmore is currently on the board of trustees for the Science Museum of Minnesota, where he serves on the Audit and Finance Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in risk management from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Widener University, Chester, Penn.
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About CHS Hedging: Commodity brokerage of CHS Inc providing market intelligence, insight and price risk management to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.
Jim Kennelly
Chief Financial Officer of The Climate Corporation (Bayer Crop Science)
Jim Kennelly currently works as Chief Financial Officer at The Climate Corporation. He previously worked at Bayer Thailand as Managing Director and CFO.
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About The Climate Corporation (Bayer Crop Science): The Climate Corporation is a technology platform helping people and businesses manage and adapt to climate change.
Kim Howard
Chief Financial Officer of Willowood USA
Ms. Howard served in the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., Germany, and Saudi Arabia. She then went on to attend Oregon State University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Business Administration-Accounting and a minor in Pre-Law. She spent the first part of her career as an Auditor with Deloitte & Touche, where she earned her CPA license and then moved into private industry working primarily in the manufacturing and retail industries for both publicly-traded and privately-held companies. For fun, Ms. Howard loves to spend her free time fishing, camping and motorcycle riding.
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About Willowood USA: A Roseburg, Ore.-based manufacturer of generic crop protection products
Kyle Cobb
Co-Founder, President & CFO of Advanced Farm Technologies
Kyle Cobb is the Co-Founder, President and CFO at Advanced.Farm.
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About Advanced Farm Technologies: Advanced Farm Technologies is a robotics company for the next frontier of farming.
Jena Brentano
Founder and CFO of Tiny Farms
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About Tiny Farms: Technology for farming edible insects
Peter Gregovich
CFO of Eel River Organics
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About Eel River Organics, TransCanna: Eel River Organics provides premium dry farmed herbs, fruits, vegetables, and medicine, all organically farmed without water.
Andrew H. Beck
SVP & CFO of AGCO Corporation
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About AGCO Corporation: AGCO Corporation (AGCO) is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts globally.
Jared Young
CFO of AgriSource Data
Jared Young is the Investments at Cecil & Campbell Advisors, LLC.
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About AgriSource Data, Cecil & Campbell Advisors: AgriSource Data is an agtech company focused on end-to-end IoT-based solutions for precision agriculture and smart irrigation management.
Frank Villamar
CFO of Turnberry Innovations
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About Turnberry Innovations: Turnberry Innovations brings innovative solutions to market to make Life. Easier.
Frank Villamar
CFO of Turnberry Innovations
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About Turnberry Innovations: Turnberry Innovations brings innovative solutions to market to make Life. Easier.
Todd Walker
CFO of The Sun Valley Group
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About The Sun Valley Group: The Sun Valley Group is the supplier of Cut Flowers in the United States
Howard Thomas
CFO of United Animal Health
Howard Thomas is the CFO at JBS United, Inc.
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About United Animal Health: United Animal Health provides research-based solutions to enhance animal nutrition and livestock production profitability.
