J. Philip Lobo Biographical Sketch

Philip Lobo has worked in agriculture since 1993. He joined the Animal Agriculture Alliance, located in Arlington, VA, as Communications Director in January 2004. Prior to joining the Alliance, Lobo was Editor of Feed Management magazine, Editor of Feed E-news electronic newsletter and North American Editor of Feed International Magazine. Lobo manages all aspects of the Alliance’s communications and public affairs activities. In collaboration with other staff, he produces and edits all the Alliance’s publications. He develops relationships with key agriculture and consumer media representatives and cultivates a network of scientific and policy experts whom the media can call upon to develop stories.

Raised in northeast Ohio, Lobo holds a B.A. in Economics with a Latin minor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a certificate of Achievement in Chinese language from Beijing University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Thunderbird in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a partner in his family farm in Princeton, Illinois. Recently, Lobo has served on the Marketing and Professional Development Committee and the Aquaculture Committee of the American Feed Industry Association. Lobo previously served as International Program Manager for Diamond V Mills, a leading feed ingredients supplier, and Export Manager for Highway Equipment Company, a leading manufacturer of fertilizer and lime spreaders.

He lives in Arlington, VA.