J. Alan Weber

Mr. Alan Weber is a founding partner of MARC-IV, a consulting company that specializes in the development of industrial products from agricultural resources. Some of Mr. Weber’s current client responsibilities include positioning biodiesel in the US alternative fuels marketplace and advising the National Biodiesel Board on economic & technical activities. He was active in the formation of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Crop Diversification, a nonprofit organization created to examine and commercialize nontraditional crops, which offer excellent potential for the development of specialized industrial products.

Weber is a recipient of the National Biodiesel Board’s Industry Outstanding Commitment Award and the Columbia, MO Business Times “Forty Under Forty” Class of 2005 Award. Weber has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow Foundation and currently serves on the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Ag Alumni Association Board. Weber completed his undergraduate training in agricultural economics at the University of Missouri, graduating with honors, Summa Cum Laude. He completed his Masters in Agricultural Economics in the same department.