Teddy Bekele

Teddy Bekele is the chief technology officer at Land O’Lakes, Inc. Prior to joining Land O’Lakes, Bekele held leadership roles at Ingersoll Rand, where he led teams in IT program management, developed technology strategies for engineering and innovation and custom software development.

Bekele holds an MBA from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. Most recently, he was appointed as chairman of the Minnesota Broadband Task Force as well as chairman of the FCC Task Force for Precision Agriculture Connectivity and Adoption.  A thought leader in emerging technology, Bekele has been featured in Fortune, ComputerWorld, MIT Sloan Management Review, BBC and 60 Minutes. In 2017, Bekele was selected as a Minnesotan to Meet by WCCO.

Committees: Human Resources, Technology & Operations (chair)