Chad Ellis

Chair

Chad Ellis is the Chief Executive Officer for Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT). Mr. Ellis has over 25 years of experience working directly with producers and land managers implementing stewardship-focused management. Prior to joining TALT, he spent many years with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), where he worked closely with agricultural producers. He has contributed to the development and implementation of agricultural and conservation policy at both the state and federal levels. Ellis not only promotes and advocates land stewardship principles, he also implements them within his own family operation in Lohn, Texas. Mr. Ellis is passionate about helping empower producers to be better tomorrow than they are today.

Ellis brings deep connections and leadership experience through his service as Past Chair of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB), Past Chair of the National Grazing Lands Coalition, Past Chairman of the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), and as a member of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) Enviropreneur Institute cohort. His extensive background in conservation, policy development, and producer engagement provides a unique perspective on balancing agricultural productivity, natural resource stewardship, and working lands conservation.