Tina Owens

Tina is a systems leader, strategist and futurist within the organic and regenerative agriculture movements in the United States.

Tina has led transformational shifts in food and agriculture systems with some of the world’s largest food companies, uplifting movements such as Non-GMO Project verification, organic, transitional organic and regenerative. Most recently, Tina spent two years as the Managing Director of the Nutrient Density Alliance, working to link consumer demand to regenerative agriculture. Previously, Tina spent twenty years working for large food companies, including Danone North America as the Senior Director of Food & Agriculture Impact where she worked on regenerative finance, and prior, at the Kellogg Company as the Director of Sustainability for the natural and organic brands in North America.

Tina grew up in a multi-generational conventional dairy and farming family. She passionately advocates for the potential of regionally based, perennial and regenerative food systems to support human and planetary health. On her family farm in Michigan, she walks the talk. Her family raises heritage and pastured animals to regenerate the land and provide nutrient-dense outcomes. Their ongoing work offers a deeper understanding of regenerative food systems at regional and national scales.