Julian C. Clymer, United States
Full-Time MBA Class of 2023
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Professional Roles, Achievements and Activities
- ESADE Social Impact Scholar
- California Farm Bureau collaboration with Mission Farm and Community Action Napa Valley Food Bank
- Active musician and sportsman
What is invisible but essential about YOU? or ESADE? or Barcelona?
Our future leaders need to be globally minded in commodities exchange and the future of agriculture depends on solutions created utilizing international relations. I have been actively involved in California Farm Bureau Federation for five years allowing me to understand food systems domestically and how they affect global trade. I had the opportunity to lead and collaborate with multi-generational ranching families, motivated agriculturists and wine-growers from across the globe. I know the environment at ESADE will be one of diversity, leadership, and networking that will elevate the continued success of our student class and the institution.
What is invisible but essential to myself is my time as former chair of Napa California Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers. From 2019-2021 our organization fundraised over $30,000 for agriculture education scholarships and enrichment programs. I was extremely proud of our organization to pivot during the pandemic and utilize resources in new and creative ways. ‘Harvest For All’ is a nationwide US gleaning effort to coordinate food donations produced at local farms and ranches. Our organization bridged new connections with local organizations to donate 20,000 pounds of produce and contribute over 300 volunteer hours. I was able to exercise my creativity and perseverance in order to understand the needs of others and where we could offer help. Our participants were galvanized by stewardship of the land and the will to give.
As an ESADE Social Impact Scholar I look forward to study of logistics involved in feeding rural, urban, and diverse communities that each present their own challenges. As our global population continues to grow, leaders in agriculture business need to be innovative, aware, and dynamic in order to deliver commodities efficiently while maintaining economic viability. Continued pressure on food systems reveal shortcomings that are not sustainable and require revision or policy change. Understanding the science of these cropping systems helps bolster solutions, but implementation requires a collaborative understanding of many different disciplines.
My early career in the wine industry has placed me within operations all over the globe including the laboratory, the boardroom, and the vineyard. During my recent years studying at Oregon State University, I have acquired introductory knowledge of agricultural commodities trading and how crops are grown. I would like to become an innovative leader in food systems, vertical farming, or adjacent agricultural products that can shape the emerging market of food securities internationally. A professional experience at ESADE is the holistic learning environment offering career transformation in order to achieve my goals.
Invisible but Essential 