Chris Rawley is CEO and founder of the Harvest Returns investment platform. Over the course of visiting dozens of war-torn and poverty stricken countries during his career as a naval officer, he began to appreciate the importance of farming to every single person on earth. As a professional investor, he decided to invest in a farm, but discovered that these types of investments were inaccessible to the average person. He created Harvest Returns in 2016 to democratize investments in agriculture.
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Main point:
- Agriculture investing – what it is, types of agriculture to invest in, how to invest in agriculture
- Why should someone invest in a farm or ranch operation?
- How do you conduct due diligence on these farms?
- Is agriculture bad for the environment?
- Why is it important to invest in agriculture?
- How do you see agriculture changing in the future?
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Biography Chris Rawley:
Chris Rawley is CEO and founder of the Harvest Returns investment platform. Over the course of visiting dozens of war-torn and poverty stricken countries during his career as a naval officer, he began to appreciate the importance of farming to every single person on earth. As a professional investor, he decided to invest in a farm, but discovered that these types of investments were inaccessible to the average person, leading him to create Harvest Returns in 2016. The company has raised more than $30 million in capital for farms, ranches, and agribusinesses. Rawley has held corporate management roles in Jones Lang LaSalle, Electronic Data Systems, L-3 Communications, and served as a defense consultant at Special Operations Command headquarters. He has over two decades of investing experience in real estate and agriculture. Chris is an angel investor in early stage agriculture and food companies, including the Indian agriculture FinTech company Jai Kisan. He serves on the advisory board of the AGTECH start-up AgroFides. Rawley is a retired Navy Reserve Captain. During his 30 year military career, he served in a variety of leadership positions in naval, expeditionary, and joint special operations units afloat and ashore. He deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Western Pacific. Rawley has an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, earned an MBA at George Washington University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College.