Jeffery S. Hall

Board Member

Jeffery S. Hall was appointed to the FCA board on March 17, 2015, and was named board chairman and CEO by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. 

Chairman Hall also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), an independent U.S. government-controlled corporation that insures the timely payment of principal and interest on obligations issued jointly by Farm Credit System banks. He served as chairman of the FCSIC board of directors from November 29, 2016, until his designation as chairman of the FCA board. 

Chairman Hall was raised on a family farm in southern Indiana that has been in his family for more than 200 years. A graduate of Purdue University, he has extensive experience in public service and agriculture. 

From 1988 to 1994, Chairman Hall was a senior staff member in the office of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. He was appointed the head of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Kentucky, where he was responsible for farm program and farm loan program delivery and compliance. He was assistant to the dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, where he managed a statewide economic development initiative agricultural project. 

Over a career of more than 30 years in agriculture, Chairman Hall has held leadership positions in several nonprofits, including the Kentucky Agricultural Council, the Agribusiness Industry Network, the Louisville Agricultural Club, the Kentucky Agricultural Water Quality Authority, and the Governor’s Commission on Family Farms. 

Chairman Hall’s priority as FCA chairman and FCSIC board member is to keep the Farm Credit System safe and sound and a dependable source of credit for all eligible borrowers.