Rachel Stroer

Born and raised near our home base in Salina, Kansas, Rachel has held key strategic and operational roles at The Land Institute since joining in 2015. In 2021, she became the third President to lead the organization since its founding in 1976. Under her stewardship, The Land Institute has experienced unprecedented momentum, emerging as a movement leader within the global community of scientists, researchers, collaborators, and advocates. She brings a singular tenacity to perennial agriculture, from advancing its underlying science and deepening its social impact while fortifying its capacity for the future. 

My most perennial trait: Alchemy—Nature provides so many models for the transformative power of relationships and interdependence, from the communication of mycelium networks to the reciprocity of perennial ecosystems.