For the last 23 years Harry Rhodes has led organizations that are working to transform our food system by supporting local, humane, organic farming. Harry believes that everyone has a right to eat healthy food. His expertise is taking startup ideas and scaling them up into vibrant not-for-profit organizations.

After 17 years as Co-Founder and Executive Director of Growing Home, a leading organic urban farming organization in Chicago, Harry was selected as the second Executive Director of Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) in 2019. Now in its 42nd year, FACT is at the forefront of transforming the animal agriculture system with the vision that all food-producing animals should be raised in a humane and healthy manner, and that everyone should have access to safe and humanely produced food.

Under Harry’s leadership FACT’s budget has doubled in the last five years, its staff has grown from 2.5 to 6.5 full-time employees, and its national impact continues to grow. FACT provides critical resources to help farmers adopt humane practices, advocates for food health and safety, and guides consumers in making healthy food choices.

Harry has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin’s LaFollette Institute for Public Affairs..

Harry is the best person to contact if you have questions about:

Institutional and Major Giving

Networking and Collaboration

FACT Board of Directors

FACT’s commitment to food justice and racial equity

Contact: hrhodes@foodanimalconcerns.org | Office: Bethesda, MD