Joe Dickson is an accomplished leader with over 25 years of leadership in organic, regenerative, and sustainable agriculture. He is currently Board President and Interim Executive Director at PCO Certified Organic, a leading Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the integrity of organic products through certification, education, and support.

As the Founder and Principal of Lot 49 Advisors, Joe partners with retailers, NGOs, brands, and agricultural producers to create strategies that drive sustainability and meaningful certifications in food and farming. His broad experience includes two decades at Whole Foods Market, where he spearheaded the company's commitment to transparency, integrity and sustainability as the Global Director of Quality Standards.

Joe is also a Senior Associate at Wolf & Associates, a key consultancy in the organic sector, and is Co-Founder and former Head of Standards at Merryfield, a product education and consumer rewards platform for natural and organic brands. Joe currently serves on the boards of Carnation Farms and Pennsylvania Certified Organic, and has served as a board member of The Non-GMO Project, the USDA National Organic Standards Board, the Texas Department of Agriculture Organic Industry Advisory Board and The Organic Center. A graduate of Vassar College, Joe spent many years raising goats and chickens on a organic ranch in Texas before relocating to the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont.