As President of Truterra, Tom leads Land O’Lakes’ sustainability business and is driving farmer adoption of agronomically sound climate-smart practices. Under Tom’s leadership, Truterra is focused on creating new value streams up and down the supply chain by connecting farmers, ag retailers, and food, CPG and other downstream companies. Tom is a 23-year veteran of the Land O’Lakes federated system, and throughout his tenure, he has held multiple leadership roles, most recently leading WinField® United’s business operations team and Strategic Retail Alliance efforts executing partnerships, alliances and joint ventures with retail members and basic manufacturers.

Tom is also a multi-generation farmer who is an active partner in his family’s 1,200-acre corn and soybean farm near Springfield, MN. Tom brings a unique perspective from a farmer, retailer, and industry lens that he demonstrates daily as he works to advance the ag industry benefitting the farmers and local communities we serve.