Cortlandt and Jackson met in 2020 the midst of the COVID pandemic, both studying entrepreneurship at NYU. Sharing the hunger to build something, Cortlandt and Jackson eventually ran a beef jerky company together, elevated Jackson’s high school jerky brand to STEER, winning NYU’s Stern Venture Fellowship. They put that company on pause after extensive conversations in the regenerative agriculture community. They hosted their conference, RegenerativeNYC, on Earth Day 2024. they hosted the first culmination of their community building efforts. And now, they bring you the State of Regenerative Agriculture (SORA) this September during NYC Climate Week.
Organization Website: https://whyregenerative.com/
Contact Name: Cortlandt Meyerson
Contact Email: cortlandt@whyregenerative.com
*Regenerative Futures Fellow
*State of Regenerative Agriculture Report*
Format: Mostly virtual with optional in-person opportunities at our events
Timeline: July through September/October 2025
Join a small team of 2–3 fellows to spearhead the development of a widely distributed report capturing the current landscape and emerging trends in regenerative agriculture. You will engage directly with over 100 organizations across agriculture, business, investment, environment, research, and policy.
Key Responsibilities:
– Conduct stakeholder interviews
– Document and organize insights
– Analyze and synthesize key themes
– Draft and refine content for the final report
– Support dissemination to a network of 15,000+ people
– Opportunities and Recognition:
– Listed as an author on the published report
– May present findings to an audience of ~125 executives
Key Skills:
● Organization and attention to detail
● Clear writing and note-taking
● Analytical thinking
● Professionalism in meetings
Preferred Software Familiarity: Google Suite, Notion, Slack, ChatGPT, Zoom
Example organizations that may be Interviewed:
Edacious; Mad Ag; SIMPLi; Amazon; Wild Orchard; Force of Nature; Regen Brands; Deloitte; USDA; Zero Foodprint; SLM Partners; Regen Brands; APG Asset Management; PepsiCo; Rockefeller Foundation; Rodale Institute; SVG Ventures; World Resources Institute; L Catterton; Kiss the Ground; Lakeview Organic Grain; Krogers; Goldman Sachs; Whole Foods
FAI Farms; ROA; Roch’s Fresh Foods; Cornell University; Patagonia; Eileen Fisher; Agroforestry Partners; Breadtree Farms; Soil Capital
