"Elizabeth Whitlow served as the founding Executive Director of the Regenerative Organic
Alliance, leading a transformative movement to drive necessary changes to our
agricultural system through the Regenerative Organic Certified® standard: an
innovative benchmark for food, fiber, and wellness ingredients grounded in the
pillars of soil health, animal welfare, and social fairness. With a master's degree in
environmental studies focused in agroecology, Elizabeth began her career as an
advocate for coffee growers in Central America. This work sparked a twenty+ year journey examining systemic agricultural policies and championing programs that reward holistic farmers.
Elizabeth has been recognized on Wine Enthusiast’s Future 40 list for her impactful
work at the intersection of our health, farming, and the climate crisis. Elizabeth has been a guest speaker at TedX, SXSW, the Nest Summit, Change Now, LVMH's World Living Soil Forum, and all around the globe over the last five years. She continues to speak globally on the critical role of regenerative organic farming in mitigating climate change and fostering social equity in agriculture. In just six years, Elizabeth and her team built the Regenerative Organic Certified® program from its inception to over 18 million acres spanning six
continents. In the 60 seconds it may have taken to read this bio, the earth has lost the
equivalent of 30 soccer fields of soil; and so her greatest honor is to serve a planet
that is in tremendous need of our collective effort. Elizabeth currently resides in
Northern California with her family, growing both food and community."