# Ejnar Knudsen

> Ejnar Knudsen is the founder and CEO of AGR Partners, a food and agribusiness investment firm founded in 2012. Raised on a family dairy farm, he worked for ten years at Rabobank in New York, served as executive vice president of Western Milling, and managed Passport Capital’s Agriculture Fund before founding AGR. He oversees investment strategy and serves on portfolio company boards.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at AGR Partners
- **Organizations:** AGR Partners, Rabobank (former), Western Milling (former executive), Passport Capital (former), Craton Capital Management, UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition (award supporter)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Founded AGR Partners in 2012; the firm’s current investment page reports more than $800 million invested since inception., Served as executive vice president of Western Milling, which grew from one site in Goshen, California, to over $1 billion in sales., CFA charterholder.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Raised on a family dairy farm.
- **—** — Earned a B.S. at Cornell University; is a CFA charterholder.
- **—** — Spent ten years at Rabobank in New York managing a loan portfolio, venture capital investments and corporate advisory services.
- **—** — Served as executive vice president of Western Milling.
- **2009–2012** — Portfolio manager of Passport Capital’s Agriculture Fund.
- **2012** — Founded AGR Partners.
- **2013** — Appointed a non-executive director of Ridley on June 24; historical appointment.
- **2016** — AGR relocated its headquarters from Visalia to Davis.
- **2024** — Joined Stuart Woolf for an Agri-Pulse California agriculture discussion on June 4.

## Achievements

- Founded AGR Partners in 2012; the firm’s current investment page reports more than $800 million invested since inception.
- Served as executive vice president of Western Milling, which grew from one site in Goshen, California, to over $1 billion in sales.
- CFA charterholder.
- Supported the UC Davis Big Bang! Food + Agriculture Sector Award alongside AGR Partners and Gowan; the university described a $10,000 award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Listed in NASP Southern California’s March 19 private equity education agenda for a fireside chat with CalPERS’ Miguel Silva; the agenda establishes scheduling, not confirmed attendance.
- **2026-01** — Commented on the announced minority equity investment by AGR Partners in the Giumarra Companies.
- **2024-06** — Featured with Stuart Woolf in an Agri-Pulse discussion recorded June 4 in Sacramento and published June 11.

## Links

- Website: https://agrpartners.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejnarknudsen

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