Full Name
Joelle Faulkner
Job Title
CEO
Company
Area One Farms
Speaker Bio
Joelle Faulkner is CEO of Area One Farms, an alternative asset management firm that she founded in 2012. At Area One Farms, she created a farmer-centric equity model to help scale Canadian family farms and deliver premium investor returns. Ms. Faulkner has raised four funds and invested $600 million in the acquisition and improvement of over 180,000 acres across Canada.
Prior to establishing Area One Farms, Ms. Faulkner worked at Bain & Co., Morgan Stanley, Onex and Stanford University. Ms. Faulkner holds degrees in Engineering and Business from Western; Law from Oxford; and a Master of Laws and Certificate in Biodesign from Stanford University. She is a Rhodes Scholar, Fulbright Scholar, a member of the New York Bar Association, one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, and the winner of the AusCan award for 2023. She is on the Board of Deveron Inc., and a member of the Business Council of Canada.
Prior to establishing Area One Farms, Ms. Faulkner worked at Bain & Co., Morgan Stanley, Onex and Stanford University. Ms. Faulkner holds degrees in Engineering and Business from Western; Law from Oxford; and a Master of Laws and Certificate in Biodesign from Stanford University. She is a Rhodes Scholar, Fulbright Scholar, a member of the New York Bar Association, one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, and the winner of the AusCan award for 2023. She is on the Board of Deveron Inc., and a member of the Business Council of Canada.
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