Charlie McNairy | Source | CEO at International Farming

Charlie has overseen more than $2.1 billion in farmland acquisitions, midstream assets and ag-tech investments across a multitude of geographies and crop types. He grew up working for his family’s farming businesses, including L. Harvey Farm and Harvey’s Falling Creek Produce Company, which were founded in 1871 and where he focused on both row and permanent crops. Charlie began his career as an analyst in Morgan Stanley’s New York City real estate division where he focused on principal investments, mergers and acquisitions, and REIT advisory work.

Charlie was a Morehead Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he played on two Final Four basketball teams for Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith. Charlie serves on the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Board of Visitors and previously served on the Board of Directors of the UNC General Alumni Association. Charlie received his MBA from Harvard University.