Bridging the gap between rural food producers and urban consumers | Haile Johnston
Haile Johnston is the Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Common Market, which builds local food distribution networks that bridge the gap between rural food producers and urban consumers. Haile’s work encompasses community empowerment, economic resilience, and environmental stewardship, focusing on food systems and social justice. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, where he focused on entrepreneurial management. He has been a Kellogg Food and Community Fellow and a Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Entrepreneur, and has served on the boards of the National Farm to School Network, the Castanea Fellowship, the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, and the Growing Justice Fund.