Exhibit 131 ยท Institutional statement
United Soybean Board announces Courtney Knupp as incoming CEO
Knupp will remain a federal employee until early September and has recused herself from soybean matters.
Named Courtney Knupp, director of global supply chain at the National Security Council, as chief executive effective 1 October 2026. She had earlier been senior policy adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and held chief-of-staff roles at USDA. She would remain a federal employee until early September and had recused herself from soybean matters. USB describes itself as the farmer-led soybean checkoff, overseen by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act.
- Source
- United Soybean Board
- Date
- 21 July 2026
- Quoted from
- United Soybean Board press release of 21 July 2026, paragraph 7
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.soycheckoff.org/news-and-stories/united-soybean-board-announces-courtney-knupp-as-incoming-ceo
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit