Jay Vroom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned between 1970 and 1974. Vroom currently serves as the Grand President of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, a position held since August 2024. In addition, Vroom has been the Chief Investment Officer at Vroom•Leigh•Agriculture, LLC since September 2018 and has also held the role of Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the “Trust in Food” and America’s Conservation Agriculture Movement programs at Farm Journal since May 2019. Prior to these roles, Vroom was the President and CEO of CropLife America from November 1988 until August 2018.