Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This talk, featuring Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, is co-sponsored by Q@Haas.
Beth Ford serves as President and CEO of Land O’Lakes, Inc., a Fortune 500 food production and agribusiness company that is also a 100-year-old farmer-owned cooperative. She is a passionate advocate on behalf of farmers and rural America with the goal of connecting people, particularly in urban areas, to the farmers and rural communities who grow their food. When appointed in 2018, she was the first openly-gay female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
In a fireside chat format, Beth Ford will discuss her leadership journey, advice for business students, leading during the pandemic, and her experience as an LGBTQ+ leader. There will be time at the end for questions from the audience.
This talk, co-sponsored by Q@Haas, is hosted on National Coming Out Day which is part of the week-long Coming Out Week. Events during Coming Out Week will feature a sharing of LGBTQ+ experiences and stories with the broader Haas community and a welcoming of Q-identifying Haas community members and allies to participate, engage and be present.
This talk, featuring Beth Ford, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, is co-sponsored by Q@Haas.
Beth Ford serves as President and CEO of Land O’Lakes, Inc., a Fortune 500 food production and agribusiness company that is also a 100-year-old farmer-owned cooperative. She is a passionate advocate on behalf of farmers and rural America with the goal of connecting people, particularly in urban areas, to the farmers and rural communities who grow their food. When appointed in 2018, she was the first openly-gay female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
In a fireside chat format, Beth Ford will discuss her leadership journey, advice for business students, leading during the pandemic, and her experience as an LGBTQ+ leader. There will be time at the end for questions from the audience.
This talk, co-sponsored by Q@Haas, is hosted on National Coming Out Day which is part of the week-long Coming Out Week. Events during Coming Out Week will feature a sharing of LGBTQ+ experiences and stories with the broader Haas community and a welcoming of Q-identifying Haas community members and allies to participate, engage and be present.
