Speaking on Leadership, Governance, and Long-Horizon Stewardship
Brenna Davis speaks to CEOs, boards, and institutions on regenerative leadership, stewardship ownership, and leading through sustained complexity. Her work is grounded in real operating responsibility as a CEO and board leader, where decisions carry financial, human, and generational consequences.
She currently serves as CEO of Organically Grown Company, one of the largest steward-owned food distribution companies in the United States. In this role, she holds full P&L responsibility and leads nearly 300 employees within a Perpetual Purpose Trust structure. Her speaking draws directly from lived experience operating inside complex systems where governance, strategy, culture, and accountability must align over the long term.
Brenna is trusted to speak in settings where leaders are navigating uncertainty, tradeoffs, and long-horizon risk. Rather than offering abstraction or inspiration alone, her talks focus on how leadership is practiced in real conditions, including how decisions are made under pressure, how governance shapes behavior, and how organizations maintain coherence while adapting to change.
Her speaking engagements often explore:
Brenna speaks at executive convenings, board forums, and mission-driven institutions where depth, judgment, and long-term responsibility matter. Her approach reflects a belief that leadership is not performance, but practice, carried over time.
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She currently serves as CEO of Organically Grown Company, one of the largest steward-owned food distribution companies in the United States. In this role, she holds full P&L responsibility and leads nearly 300 employees within a Perpetual Purpose Trust structure. Her speaking draws directly from lived experience operating inside complex systems where governance, strategy, culture, and accountability must align over the long term.
Brenna is trusted to speak in settings where leaders are navigating uncertainty, tradeoffs, and long-horizon risk. Rather than offering abstraction or inspiration alone, her talks focus on how leadership is practiced in real conditions, including how decisions are made under pressure, how governance shapes behavior, and how organizations maintain coherence while adapting to change.
Her speaking engagements often explore:
- Leading through sustained complexity without losing clarity or humanity
- Governance and ownership structures that support long-term stewardship
- Decision-making discipline under constraint and uncertainty
- Integrating purpose into strategy, operations, and culture
- Building organizational resilience that holds through disruption
Brenna speaks at executive convenings, board forums, and mission-driven institutions where depth, judgment, and long-term responsibility matter. Her approach reflects a belief that leadership is not performance, but practice, carried over time.
→ Inquire about speaking
→ Learn more about Brenna's leadership and governance work on the About page
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Leadership Topics Addressed
Leading Through Fire
Resilient Leadership for People, Planet, and the Future
A practical examination of how leaders maintain judgment, integrity, and coherence under sustained pressure. Drawing on real executive experience, this talk focuses on decision-making discipline, personal resilience, and leading without losing clarity when conditions are demanding.
Trust is the Future
How Perpetual Purpose Trusts Are Transforming the Future of Business
An exploration of how Perpetual Purpose Trusts and other steward-owned models reshape accountability, leadership behavior, and long-term value creation. This talk examines governance not as structure alone, but as a daily leadership responsibility carried over time.
The Regenerative CEO
How to Lead in a Time That Demands More Than Growth
How CEOs and executive teams integrate regeneration into strategy, operations, and culture while maintaining performance and accountability. This talk addresses what regenerative leadership requires in practice when leaders are responsible for real outcomes, not ideals.
Resilient Leadership for People, Planet, and the Future
A practical examination of how leaders maintain judgment, integrity, and coherence under sustained pressure. Drawing on real executive experience, this talk focuses on decision-making discipline, personal resilience, and leading without losing clarity when conditions are demanding.
Trust is the Future
How Perpetual Purpose Trusts Are Transforming the Future of Business
An exploration of how Perpetual Purpose Trusts and other steward-owned models reshape accountability, leadership behavior, and long-term value creation. This talk examines governance not as structure alone, but as a daily leadership responsibility carried over time.
The Regenerative CEO
How to Lead in a Time That Demands More Than Growth
How CEOs and executive teams integrate regeneration into strategy, operations, and culture while maintaining performance and accountability. This talk addresses what regenerative leadership requires in practice when leaders are responsible for real outcomes, not ideals.
Select Speaking Engagements
Executive and Board Forums
Industry and Systems Leadership
Policy, Climate, and Institutional Leadership
Academic and Public Institutions
(A full list of engagements is available here.)
- SOCAP 2025 — How to Finance Mission-First Companies
- SO:25 Steward Ownership Conference (Berlin) — Growing Together with Steward Ownership
- Provender Alliance Conference — CEO Roundtable on Leadership for a Thriving Future
Industry and Systems Leadership
- Organicology — The Future of Organic (Keynote)
- Organic Week — Fostering Trust in Organic (Panel)
- ExpoWest — Options for Steward Ownership for Natural Foods Companies
Policy, Climate, and Institutional Leadership
- Climate Reality Project — Climate Leadership Panel (facilitated by Vice President Al Gore)
- The White House — Health & Climate Change Summit and Resiliency Roundtable
- World Affairs Council — Business and Climate Change
Academic and Public Institutions
- University of Washington Foster School of Business
- Western Washington University — Keynote Graduation Address
(A full list of engagements is available here.)