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Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Manage a team of seven economists providing thought leadership in the areas of food, agriculture, and rural infrastructure.- Present original research and analysis to customers, at industry conferences, and to numerous national media outlets.- Direct and oversee annual pipeline of original industry research including 30+ published reports, two regular podcasts, 150+ industry presentations, and regular social media content.- Provide economic and industry intelligence to CoBank's leadership team for strategic action in the areas of risk management, business development, and marketing.

Chicago, Il

- Manage a customer portfolio with credit exposure of over $300MM and net annual income over $3MM.- Recruited to lead a new initiative to build the Bank’s Food & Agribusiness client base east of the Mississippi River.- Focus on up-market ($1 billion plus in sales) Commercial and Corporate Food and Agribusiness clients.- Won several new mandates including $100MM Supply Chain Finance, $60MM ABL, $250MM Investment Management. -Licensed FINRA Series 63 and 79 (Securities and Investment Banking).

Chicago, Il

- National Protein and Dairy Industry Manager, evaluated customer and industry risks as part of ongoing credit monitoring- Provided industry outlook and forecasting models for senior credit officers- Assisted deal teams with prospect marketing and credit evaluation- Spoke at industry conferences- Published original industry research- Team leader - managed and mentored other Agribusiness Consultants

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Master'S Degree, Agricultural Economics