# Zack Carpenter

> Zack Carpenter, formally Zachary N. Carpenter, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmer Mac, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. He joined as Chief Business Officer in May 2019, helped develop its renewable energy, broadband infrastructure, and corporate agribusiness activities, became President and COO in September 2025, and assumed the CEO role on July 1, 2026. His earlier career includes CoBank, Goldman Sachs, and Johnson & Johnson.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Farmer Mac
- **Organizations:** Farmer Mac (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation), CoBank, ACB, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics, concentration in corporate finance, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Master of Business Administration, specializations in corporate finance, accounting, and business law, New York University, Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Helped expand Farmer Mac’s support for renewable energy, broadband infrastructure, and corporate agribusiness while supporting growth in Farm & Ranch and Power & Utilities., Selected as CEO successor following a year-long board search evaluating internal and external candidates., As CEO, announced the July 2026 launch of Farmer Mac Loan Exchange (FLX), the company’s new Farm & Ranch loan platform.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Held roles at Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs; served as a vice president in finance and corporate strategy at Goldman Sachs.
- **Before 2019** — Spent nearly a decade at CoBank, including Executive Director in Capital Markets and Managing Director and Sector Vice President in Corporate Agribusiness Banking.
- **2019-05** — Joined Farmer Mac as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer; appointment effective May 8.
- **2023** — Listed as a speaker at the Native CDFI Network policy and capacity building summit.
- **2025-05** — Published commentary on technology, analytics, and agricultural loan delivery.
- **2025-09** — Appointed President and Chief Operating Officer on September 25 and named CEO successor.
- **2026-07** — Became President and Chief Executive Officer on July 1, succeeding Bradford T. Nordholm.
- **2026-08** — Farmer Mac announced Nader Pasdar as Chief Business Officer, reporting to Carpenter, effective August 17.

## Achievements

- Helped expand Farmer Mac’s support for renewable energy, broadband infrastructure, and corporate agribusiness while supporting growth in Farm & Ranch and Power & Utilities.
- Selected as CEO successor following a year-long board search evaluating internal and external candidates.
- As CEO, announced the July 2026 launch of Farmer Mac Loan Exchange (FLX), the company’s new Farm & Ranch loan platform.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Nader Pasdar was named Chief Business Officer, reporting directly to Carpenter, with an August 17 start date.
- **2026-07** — Announced the launch of Farmer Mac Loan Exchange (FLX) with the second-quarter results on July 30.
- **2026-07** — Assumed the President and CEO role on July 1.

## Links

- Website: https://www.farmermac.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackcarpenter

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Last updated: 2026-10-22