Jeff Van Pevenage
President and CEO
Jeff joined Columbia Grain International in 1990 in Colfax, WA, while finishing his senior year at Washington State University. He transferred to Great Falls, MT in 1993 where he spent six years trading durum, oats, and barley. In 1999, Jeff moved to Pullman, WA where he managed the Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID seed and pulse businesses as well as Central Ferry, WA, Snake River barge operations. Jeff moved back to Great Falls, MT in 2005 to trade domestic spring wheat and started the Montana Pulse business for Columbia Grain. In 2006, he became Head of the Pulse Division for all of Columbia Grain. In 2008, he became a Vice President, Regional Manager overseeing all of the Montana operations and continuing to trade wheat and pulses. In 2013, Jeff became Senior Vice President of Columbia Grain. In April 2016, Jeff was promoted to President and CEO of Columbia Grain and now resides in Portland, OR.
