ICO, LLC Leadership

Jon Leafstedt serves as Managing Partner for Kincannon & Reed, a leading retained executive search focused on recruitment of executives into food, agribusiness, and life sciences organizations. Prior to joining Kincannon & Reed in 2007, Leafstedt served in wide-ranging executive roles in global agribusiness and development-stage technology companies. Most recently,...

Chris Sackett is currently BrownWinick’s Managing Partner, having served on the Management Committee for more than 13 years and as the Managing Partner since 2007. Chris has practiced extensively in the private equity and venture capital areas for more than ten years, representing funds, portfolio companies and target companies. Chris...

James Eiler is the founding principal of Eiler Capital Advisors, a niche investment banking firm focused on capital formation in the food, agribusiness, and renewable energy sectors. Being a recognized thought leader and speaker in these industries, he understands the industry changes in these sectors and the resulting opportunities that...

Curt Mether grows corn and soybeans with his wife, Anita, in Harrison and Monona Counties where he has been farming for 40 years. Curt currently serves as the Iowa Corn Growers Association President and is the former Iowa Corn Research & Development Committee Chair. He is also on the Middle...

Pete Brecht is a third-generation farmer, farming for 35 years near Central City in Linn County. For many years he had been a cattle and swine producer but currently raises both corn and soybeans with his brother. His son also farms with them on a part-time basis. Pete currently serves...

Mark Mueller has been farming for 25 years in Bremer County producing no-till corn, soybeans, alfalfa, specialty beans, forage rye and corn for silage. He is a fourth-generation farmer and serves as the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Director representing District 3 and is the chair of the Exports &...