Stewart E. Erickson

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Erickson is a leading expert on the beneficial effects of CO2 on plant growth as well as the design of systems that can profitably distribute CO2 in open-field environments. He was previously the President and Chairman of SEEC, a technology company focused on waste recovery in the mining industry. Mr. Erickson graduated from the University of Montana’s School of Forestry. He is an avid outdoorsman and beekeeper.

William A. Urseth

Board of Directors
Mr. Urseth is an experienced entrepreneur, engaged environmentalist and active outdoorsman. He founded, owns and operates the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club; founded the North American Tournament Hunting Association; and owns Horse and Hunt Adventures, an adventure travel operation.  Mr. Urseth served seven years on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, four years as Chairman of the State of Minnesota Water Quality Board, and five years as the Chairman of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative. For several years, he co-hosted Quest for the One, a popular outdoor television show, and directed over 40 episodes of Women of the Wild Outdoors, the first major outdoor program featuring women.  Additionally, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of Menz Tournament Hunter magazine since 2002 and authored The Line, a book about his experiences as a dog breeder.  Mr. Urseth is a former United States Marine.

GregORY J. Erickson

Board of Directors
Mr. Erickson is a seasoned executive, committed environmentalist and community leader. While he co-owned and operated a chain of supermarkets and pharmacies in Hudson, Wisconsin, Mr. Erickson spearheaded construction of the company’s sustainable headquarters, which received the Wisconsin Governor’s Award for Sustainable Design.  Greg holds bachelor degrees in finance and marketing from Utah State University, as well as both a Master’s in Investment Analysis and a JD degree from the University of Wisconsin.   Greg served on the Minnesota Environmental Initiative’s Board of Directors for six years and on the YMCA’s Camp St. Croix Board of Management for seven years. He is also a co-founder of the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust in River Falls, Wisconsin.  In addition to sitting on the AG Gas Board, Greg currently manages a portfolio of real estate investments and participates in angel investment opportunities.

James H. Freund

Board of Directors
Mr. Freund is a former Fortune 500 financial executive and is an active community leader. Mr. Freund spent 35 years at the 3M Company, retiring as Finance Director of the Consumer & Office Business, one of the six business units of 3M.  He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a BBA degree in Accounting and attained his Certificate in Management Accounting from the Institute of Management Accounting. Mr. Freund is a Board member and Treasurer of the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, is actively involved with the YMCA’s Camp St. Croix in Hudson, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Town of Troy Park Board.  He is a member of the University of Wisconsin’s Bascom Hill Society and in 2013 received a 3M Award for his work with the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center.

Barry nadler

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRESIDENT
​Mr. Nadler is President of AG Gas, focusing on company sales and operations. He was previously President of Harvest Innovations, a food sciences company that he purchased and built into the U.S. leader in naturally-produced cereal, grain and legume products before selling the company to Archer Daniels Midland and overseeing the transition for two years. Prior to that Mr. Nadler served as CEO of Caremoli, USA, which produced pasta and other food ingredients for national and international food companies. He has owned and operated a number of other businesses over the past three decades. After earning his law degree from the University of Iowa, Mr. Nadler started his career in law as a trial attorney before serving as legal counsel to clients in various personal and business litigation matters, securities transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Mary berglund

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
​Dr. Berglund is the Executive Vice President of the J. Berglund Company, Inc., a private asset and portfolio management company, as well as treasurer and a trustee of both the Charles Lee Powell Foundation and the ResMed Foundation. She is also a trustee, past treasurer and president of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Dr. Berglund is a past commissioner and chair of the California Transportation Commission, which oversees all capital outlay projects for highway and some rail transportation projects in California. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Nebraska and was an academic economist at the University of San Diego, the University of California-San Diego and the University of California-Irvine, specializing in government regulatory policy and the economics of transportation. Dr. Berglund is a member and supporter of a number of other civic, arts and non-profit organizations in the San Diego area.

Vikas Desai

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
​Mr. Desai is a founder and partner at WelCan Capital, a venture capital firm focused in the cannabis industry. WelCan invests in high-impact, foundational companies across early-stage plant touching and ancillary businesses. Prior to WelCan, Mr. Desai was a private equity investor at Oaktree Capital Management, a $100+ billion alternative asset manager, where he focused on opportunistic real estate investments and completed over $2+ billion in transactions. Prior to Oaktree, he began his career at Morgan Stanley in investment banking, focusing on real estate M&A and capital markets. Mr. Desai has also personally invested in multiple technology companies and real estate projects in New York City. He holds a B.S. in Finance and Environmental Studies from the Stern School of Business at New York University.