Heinrich Toepfer is the founder of Toepfer Transport GMBH, an independent ship broking firm, and founder of Agriworld AG, a global farm consulting and management company with offices in the U.S., Europe, South America and Australia. He is a member of the International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade, and Advisory Board Member of the World Agriculture Forum. He worked for many years in the global grain trading house "Alfred C. Toepfer" before retiring. He is Board member of the Toepfer Foundation in Europe and the U.S. and a happy farmer in Arkansas.