Ryan Locke is currently the Director of Sustainability Partnerships and Business Development at Nutrien Ag Solutions, a global agricultural fertilizer and crop inputs provider.  In this role he guides the North American engagement and partnership strategy and serves as the global liaison for Nutrien’s retail sustainability efforts supporting agriculture producer’s access, participation, and value capture in sustainability and climate smart aligned programming throughout the ag value channel.  Before his time at Nutrien, Ryan held previous roles of increasing responsibility with market leading organizations including FMC, Bayer Crop Science, Novozymes, and Syngenta.

Ryan is a graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas with a B.S. in Animal Science.  He also holds an Executive Business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and certification in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Corporate and Organizational Structures from the University of South Florida.  He is a professional member of Minorites in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS), a founding member of Young Professionals in Agriculture, and a 2023 Farm Foundation Young Agri-Food Leader.  When not advocating for producers, sustainable practice adoption, and improving diversity in agriculture, Ryan can be found in Omaha, NE on his families’ small farming operation with his wife Hayley, daughter Skylar, dog Jasper, and three farm cats Lola, Calvin, and Tito.