Jeffrey has worked in the chocolate and confectionery industry for the past 30 years, holding a variety of roles at Mars, Nestle, and Blommer Chocolate. In addition to cocoa and chocolate, he has been involved with and managed many other commodity categories, including sugar, corn-derived sweeteners, dairy, tropical oils, tree nuts, polyols, eggs, stabilizers, and vanilla. Jeffrey has been involved in trade and agriculture policy discussions and lobbying in Washington DC; has been a contributor to industry publications such as Dow Jones Newswire, CNBC Reuters Business and Financial News, and the Wall Street Journal; and has been a regular speaker at number of industry events and conferences. More recently, he has been a contributor to McKeany-Flavell covering a broad range of topics and lending his insight on commodities for our customers and helping them navigate their spend and exposure.