Full Name
Kevin Roepke
Job Title
Executive Director—MENASA
Company
USSEC
Speaker Bio
Kevin Roepke serves as the Executive Director of the Middle East, North Africa / South & Central Asia (MENASCA) for the US Soybean Export Council—the international marketing arm of US Soy.
Currently based in Dubai, UAE, Roepke leads a regional team to develop, execute and deliver the vision for differentiating, elevating preference, and enabling market access to U.S. Soy for human consumption, aquaculture, and livestock feed throughout South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Prior to this role, Roepke held similar positions, both with USSEC and the US Grains Council, covering markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Oceana and the PRC—having been located inMexico, Malaysia and China.
Before his work in membership organizations, Roepke was with Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) oilseed processing division where he was responsible for the Western Divisional soymeal export position.
He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture, having been honored as the 2024 Young Alumni of the Year and a 2018 recipient of the STATEment Maker award. He is also the co-founder of an app that won the American Farm Bureau 2018 AgTech Startup of the Year. He received an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.
As a native Iowan, Roepke grew up actively involved in breeding, showing and judging livestockwhile in 4-H and FFA.
Prior to this role, Roepke held similar positions, both with USSEC and the US Grains Council, covering markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Oceana and the PRC—having been located in Mexico, Malaysia and China.
Before his work in membership driven organizations, Roepke was with Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) oilseed processing division where he was responsible for the Western Divisional soymeal export position. He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture, having been honored as the 2024 Young Alumni of the Year and a 2018 recipient of the STATEment Maker award. He is also the co-founder of an app that won the American Farm Bureau 2018 AgTech Startup of the Year. He received an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. As a native Iowan, Roepke grew up actively involved in breeding, showing and judging livestock while in 4-H and FFA.
Currently based in Dubai, UAE, Roepke leads a regional team to develop, execute and deliver the vision for differentiating, elevating preference, and enabling market access to U.S. Soy for human consumption, aquaculture, and livestock feed throughout South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Prior to this role, Roepke held similar positions, both with USSEC and the US Grains Council, covering markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Oceana and the PRC—having been located inMexico, Malaysia and China.
Before his work in membership organizations, Roepke was with Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) oilseed processing division where he was responsible for the Western Divisional soymeal export position.
He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture, having been honored as the 2024 Young Alumni of the Year and a 2018 recipient of the STATEment Maker award. He is also the co-founder of an app that won the American Farm Bureau 2018 AgTech Startup of the Year. He received an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.
As a native Iowan, Roepke grew up actively involved in breeding, showing and judging livestockwhile in 4-H and FFA.
Prior to this role, Roepke held similar positions, both with USSEC and the US Grains Council, covering markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Oceana and the PRC—having been located in Mexico, Malaysia and China.
Before his work in membership driven organizations, Roepke was with Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) oilseed processing division where he was responsible for the Western Divisional soymeal export position. He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture, having been honored as the 2024 Young Alumni of the Year and a 2018 recipient of the STATEment Maker award. He is also the co-founder of an app that won the American Farm Bureau 2018 AgTech Startup of the Year. He received an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. As a native Iowan, Roepke grew up actively involved in breeding, showing and judging livestock while in 4-H and FFA.
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