Full Name
Vince Peterson
Job Title
President and CEO
Company
U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Vince Peterson joined U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc. (USW) in 1985 and was appointed by the USW Board of Directors to his current position as President and CEO in July, 2017. Peterson had served since 2004 as USW’s Vice President of Overseas where he was responsible for the operations of all 15 foreign offices staffed by 65 employees which conduct wheat export market development activities in more than 100 countries.
His four decades of service to USW include nearly eleven years residing in Rotterdam, The Netherlands where he directed USW’s operations in Europe, the Former Soviet Union and Israel; and, three years residing in Cairo, Egypt managing export market development programs in the Middle East and East Africa. Peterson also served as USW's Vice President of Marketing in Washington, DC from 1988 to 1993.
As an executive and export grain merchandiser with Garnac Grain (Andre & Company of Lausanne, Switzerland) and a domestic grain procurement manager and merchandiser with General Mills before joining USW, Vince brought a dozen years of practical trade and commercial experience to USW. Additionally, his past industry leadership positions include having been elected President and Member of the Board of Directors of both the Portland Merchants Exchange and the Pacific Grain Export Association.
Peterson has presented testimony as an expert witness before Congress, USTR/USDA and the U.S. International Trade Commission and served on the CFTC investigative subcommittee for cash and futures market convergence. Peterson has served since 2017 as a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee to the USDA Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR Trade Ambassador.
Peterson’s major bachelor degree studies were in Industrial (Business) Administration (Finance) and Economics at Iowa State University.
USW’s mission is to “develop, maintain, and expand international markets to enhance the profitability of U.S. wheat producers and provide value to their customers.” USW activities in more than 100 countries are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service. USW maintains 16 offices strategically located around the world to help wheat buyers, millers, bakers, wheat food processors and government officials understand the quality, value and reliability of all six classes of U.S. wheat.
His four decades of service to USW include nearly eleven years residing in Rotterdam, The Netherlands where he directed USW’s operations in Europe, the Former Soviet Union and Israel; and, three years residing in Cairo, Egypt managing export market development programs in the Middle East and East Africa. Peterson also served as USW's Vice President of Marketing in Washington, DC from 1988 to 1993.
As an executive and export grain merchandiser with Garnac Grain (Andre & Company of Lausanne, Switzerland) and a domestic grain procurement manager and merchandiser with General Mills before joining USW, Vince brought a dozen years of practical trade and commercial experience to USW. Additionally, his past industry leadership positions include having been elected President and Member of the Board of Directors of both the Portland Merchants Exchange and the Pacific Grain Export Association.
Peterson has presented testimony as an expert witness before Congress, USTR/USDA and the U.S. International Trade Commission and served on the CFTC investigative subcommittee for cash and futures market convergence. Peterson has served since 2017 as a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee to the USDA Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR Trade Ambassador.
Peterson’s major bachelor degree studies were in Industrial (Business) Administration (Finance) and Economics at Iowa State University.
USW’s mission is to “develop, maintain, and expand international markets to enhance the profitability of U.S. wheat producers and provide value to their customers.” USW activities in more than 100 countries are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service. USW maintains 16 offices strategically located around the world to help wheat buyers, millers, bakers, wheat food processors and government officials understand the quality, value and reliability of all six classes of U.S. wheat.
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