Shari Rogge-Fidler joined Farm Foundation as president and CEO in 2019. She has a unique perspective, developed through her experience as a fifth-generation farm owner and operator, entrepreneur in the organic branded food industry, and founder of an agribusiness consulting firm.  Shari was also CEO of a group of companies serving 1,000 farmers.  She has lived and worked abroad for many years, including London in financial services and across Europe with the Boston Consulting Group.   Shari has served on several corporate boards, including Farm Credit Mid-America and Coastal Pet.  She currently serves as a trustee for The Nature Conservancy, on the Soil Health Institute Board, the Illinois Agrifood Alliance Board, and advisory boards, including Lewis & Clark Agrifood Venture Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Shari has a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.