Fran Boyd

Fran Boyd joins the firm from the merge with Meyers & Associates, LLC where he served as Sr. Vice President. Fran has spent over 30 years in Washington, DC with experience in both the executive branch of government and the private sector. He has represented a variety of clients which include national agriculture trade associations, agribusiness companies, cooperatives, state governments, and land-grant universities. Fran served as Director of Congressional and Public Affairs for the Farm Credit Administration, an independent federal financial agency. Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Reagan Administration. In that role, he was as the primary liaison between USDA, Capitol Hill, and the White House. Fran brings a wide array of experience in both legislative and regulatory areas primarily in agricultural and natural resources policy, food safety, trade, immigration policy, water irrigation policy and tax/financial services. Fran earned his Masters of Science in Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness from Arizona State University where he also received his undergraduate degree. Fran completed the Senior Managers in Government Program from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He resides with his family in Alexandria, Virginia and works out of the firm’s DC office where he provides his expertise to an array of clients.