Charlie McNairy is CEO of International Farming Corporation, a $1.5 bn agricultural investment manager. Mr. McNairy has overseen farmland acquisitions, mid-stream assets and agtech investments across a multitude of geographies and crop types. He grew up working for his family's farming businesses which were founded in 1871. These businesses included row and permanent crops as well as midstream processing assets. Mr. McNairy began his career as an analyst in Morgan Stanley's New York City real estate division focusing on principal investments, mergers and acquisitions, and REIT advisory work. Mr. McNairy was a Morehead Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa and Academic-All ACC 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. Mr. McNairy currently serves on the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Board of Visitors and the General Alumni Association Board of Directors. Mr. McNairy received his M.B.A. from Harvard University.