Noble Research Institute
Steven Rhines has been with Noble Research Institute since March 2001, currently serving as President & CEO. Prior to this, Steven held various positions within the organization including Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs, Director of Legal Affairs, and Intellectual Property Counsel. Steven is also a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level executives of successful nonprofit organizations. Before joining Noble Research Institute, Steven worked as an associate at Sidley Austin. Steven holds a JD from SMU Dedman School of Law and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Noble Research Institute
At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole. Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.