Leading Executives in Farms, Ranches, Pastureland
Luca Fabbri
President & Chief Executive Officer, Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI)
President & CEO leading the largest U.S. public pure‑play farmland REIT’s day‑to‑day operations since 2023; previously co‑founded FPI and served as CFO/President before succeeding Paul Pittman.
Paul A. Pittman
Executive Chairman, Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI)
Executive Chairman and co‑founder of FPI; transitioned CEO duties to Luca Fabbri in 2023 and continues to guide strategy for the farmland REIT.
David J. Gladstone
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gladstone Land Corporation (NASDAQ: LAND)
Founder and long‑time leader of one of the first U.S. publicly traded farmland REITs, acquiring and leasing specialty‑crop farms nationwide.
Robert Hodgen
President & Chief Executive Officer, King Ranch, Inc.
Leads the iconic 825,000‑acre Texas agricultural and resource management company, succeeding long‑time CEO Robert Underbrink.
Micah Kāne
Chief Executive Officer, Parker Ranch, Inc.
Selected as CEO to steward one of the largest and oldest U.S. cattle ranches (~130,000 acres) with full‑time duties effective September 1, 2025.
Soren Bjorn
Chief Executive Officer, Driscoll’s
Became CEO in January 2024 to lead the world’s largest fresh berry company, after serving as president of Driscoll’s of the Americas.
Will Harris
Owner, White Oak Pastures
Fourth‑generation owner known for pioneering regenerative, multi‑species, pasture‑based production and on‑farm processing on 3,200 acres in Georgia.
Alison Fox
Chief Executive Officer, American Prairie
CEO since 2018 of the nonprofit assembling and managing a multi‑million‑acre prairie landscape in Montana that includes working ranchlands and public access.
Dallas Mount
Owner & Chief Executive Officer, Ranch Management Consultants (Ranching for Profit)
Owner/CEO guiding the Ranching for Profit School and Executive Link programs that help ranches increase profitability and ecological health.
Christopher Zuehlsdorff
Chief Executive Officer, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC
CEO of a public‑benefit farmland REIT financing organic and transitioning farmers; appointed in 2023 and leading record growth in 2024–2025.
Perry Vieth
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ceres Partners / Ceres Farms
Founder & CEO of one of the largest U.S. private farmland investment managers, overseeing acquisitions and operations across diversified crop regions.
Martin Davies
Global Head, Nuveen Natural Capital, Nuveen Natural Capital (Westchester Group)
Global Head responsible for Nuveen’s land‑based natural‑capital platform managing multi‑million acres of farmland and timberland globally.
Brent McGowan
Global Head & Chief Investment Officer, Agriculture, Manulife Investment Management – Agriculture
Appointed May 2025 as Global Head & CIO of Agriculture, leading a US$4.2B farmland platform across 400,000+ acres in the U.S., Canada, Chile and Australia.
Robert Rebholtz Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Agri Beef Co. (Snake River Farms, Double R Ranch)
Second‑generation CEO expanding a vertically integrated beef company (ranches, feedlots, processing, premium brands) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.
Jason Knoll
Chief Executive Officer, Savory Institute
CEO of the global nonprofit advancing Holistic Management and Land to Market verification to regenerate the world’s grasslands with livestock.
Greg Fay
Founder; Principal Broker (CEO), Fay Ranches
Founder and longtime CEO who helped professionalize the ranch and farm brokerage niche, brokering landmark ranch and agricultural transactions nationwide.
Ken Mirr
Founder & Managing Broker, Mirr Ranch Group
Founder and managing broker recognized for conservation‑minded ranch brokerage and complex land transactions across the American West and South America.
Bart Miller
Managing Broker & Principal Owner, Mason & Morse Ranch Company
Managing Broker and principal owner leading one of the longest‑running ranch/farm brokerages, with multi‑state licensure and industry leadership (ALC).
Matthew Walker
President & Chief Executive Officer, Tejon Ranch Company (NYSE: TRC)
Appointed President & CEO in March 2025 to lead the 270,000‑acre California landholding’s diversified ranching, farming and real‑assets development.
Taylor Sheridan
Owner; Founder, Four Sixes Ranch Brand Beef, 6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch / Four Sixes Ranch Brand Beef
Owner of the storied 266,000‑acre Texas ranch and founder of its branded‑beef program; his group acquired the Four Sixes in 2022 and has spotlighted modern ranching to a mass audience.
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