Lena Head is Co-Owner and External Relations Manager at Head Bros. Land and Cattle LLC., a family farming operation located in central Illinois growing primarily corn, soybeans and wheat, in addition to running a herd of 500 cow calf pairs specializing in embryo transfer services.

Outside of her duties at the farm, Lena is also the Director of Partnership Management at AgVend, a Series A agtech startup and leader in digital enablement software solutions for the ag retail industry. She has spent the bulk of her career focused on advancing innovation in the agriculture industry and prior to joining AgVend she spent eight years working for GSI, the global grain equipment manufacturer, focused on driving global product strategy and development, in addition to founding and managing the company's first corporate innovation office.

Lena has a Bachelor’s in Agribusiness Markets and Management from the College of ACES, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Gies School of Business at the University of Illinois.