Beth Ford

Beth Ford’s role at Land O’Lakes places her squarely at the intersection of business and policy. Since 2018, as CEO of the member-owned farming co-op best known for its butter, Ford has tackled issues such as rural health care and broadband access. This year, she became chair of the Business Roundtable’s immigration committee. She’s now a point person for the delicate political balancing act of finding paths to legal immigration for workers who are crucial to U.S. industries—­including agriculture—while supporting Trump administration priorities like border security.