Farm Credit of the Virginias Announces CEO Search

Brad Cornelius, CEO of Farm Credit of the Virginias, has announced his decision to retire in the fourth quarter of 2025 after 5 years in the role and 33 years of service with the Farm Credit System.

“Under Brad’s leadership, he has created a culture of excellence and accountability as he focused on growing the association, serving our customer-owners and communities, and expanding our cooperative’s investments in talent, educational resources, and technology and process improvements,” said Farm Credit of the Virginias Board Chair Kevin Craun. The financial services cooperative has grown to over $2.3 billion in total assets under Cornelius’ leadership and now serves more than 12,500 customer-owners. 

“It has been an honor to lead our team members in our work to fulfill our mission and serve our customer-owners. Serving those who work in agriculture has been the focus of my career, and it is gratifying to know that I am leaving the cooperative in a solid position. I’m looking forward to seeing what they can accomplish in the future,” Cornelius said. “The dedication of our team members to our mission, and the commitment of our customer-owners to supporting their cooperative is a powerful combination to continue to build upon.”

Farm Credit of the Virginias’ board of directors is actively searching for a successor for Cornelius and is working with Farm Credit Consulting Services to manage the CEO selection process. Regarding the search, Craun shared, “We remain committed to selecting a leader who will exemplify our values and work cooperatively to support the success of agriculture and our rural communities.”

The CEO application can be found HERE. The final date for application is June 27, 2025.