J. “Less” Guthrie owns and operates a cow/calf and stocker cattle ranch and a diversified farming operation. Mr. Guthrie lives in Porterville, California, and serves on the board of directors of Guthrie Investment Co., Inc. and F&T Financial Services. He also is chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, vice chairman of the Farm Credit System Coordinating Committee, and serves on the board of directors of the California Cattlemen’s Association.

Mr. Guthrie has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of California-Davis. He previously had served on the U.S. AgBank board. He now sits on CoBank’s Executive and Compensation committees.