Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg, AIF®

Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg serves as the lead industry analyst and research strategist, covering grains, farm inputs and biofuels, in CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange research division. He is well-known throughout the financial community as a subject matter expert in agriculture, finance and innovation.

Ken brings more than 30 years of diverse experience spanning industry research, equity, credit and capital structure analysis, and investment management. Prior to joining CoBank in 2019, he served in a similar capacity at two other major food and agricultural lenders, Wells Fargo and Rabobank. Before that, Ken founded and was the managing partner of Carlan Advisors, an independent research and consulting firm, and held various analytical roles with leading Wall Street firms, including Lazard Asset Management and Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley).

Ken earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of South Florida, is a graduate of The Wharton School’s General Management Program (GMP) and is pursuing a Masters in Law degree at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Ken also holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary^® (AIF^®) designation.