Glen R. Smith has been designated by President Donald Trump as chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). The designation went into effect on Wednesday. Mr. Smith has served as a member of the FCA board, as well as a member of the board of directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, since December 2017, when President Trump appointed him to the FCA board. As chairman, he succeeds Dallas Tonsager, who died in office in May. As CEO, he succeeds Jeffery Hall, who became acting CEO following Tonsager’s incapacity from illness. Hall continues to serve as a member of the FCA board and as chairman of the board of directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.
