Glen R. Smith

Glen R. Smith
11th Chairman of the
Farm Credit Administration
In office
July 17, 2019  October 21, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDallas Tonsager
Succeeded byVincent G. Logan
Board Member for the
Farm Credit Administration
Assumed office
December 14, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKenneth Albert Spearman
Personal details
BornAtlantic, Iowa
SpouseFauzan
Children4
EducationIowa State University

Glen R. Smith is an American farmer and businessman who serves as a current board member and former chairman of the Farm Credit Administration. In 1982, Smith co-founded Smith Land Service, a company that specializes in farm management, land appraisal, and farmland brokerage services. He also owns and serves as president of Smith Generation Farms, Inc., a family farm operation in western Iowa that includes 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans.

Born in Atlantic, Iowa, Smith was raised on a crop and livestock farm, and received a B.S. in agricultural business from Iowa State University in 1979.