Mr. Winthrop is the CEO of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. He joined the company in 2005 as a staff accountant and came up through the ranks working alongside founders and OSU honorary alumni Bob and Charlee Moore. With an instinct for opportunity and a knowledge of the import-export space gleaned while working for his family’s small business, Mr. Winthrop was instrumental in increasing Bob’s Red Mill’s export sales by $25 million in five years’ time, making the company a recognized leader in the natural food industry on both the national and international stage. During his tenure as chief financial officer, he guided the company through a series of financial transactions that resulted in Bob’s Red Mill becoming 100% employee owned in 2020. He advocates at the national level for regenerative agriculture practices and policies, and is also a recognized business leader on Capitol Hill, advocating for employee-owned businesses.