Club Meeting: Local Food

Preserving our food independence is a matter of national security. Learn more about the local food supply chain being built out in the Upper Midwest and sold at Village Farmstand.

Susan L. Stenander started her career at Arthur Andersen and later joined the Crown family office in 2003 as one of their first Analysts. She spent 13 years in their corporate development group, and Crown remains one of the nation’s largest single-family offices.

Her tenure at Henry Crown & Company included oversight of various portfolio companies including Red Crown Productions. Today, Susan is independently producing a second food system documentary set to be released in 2023. Her foray into documentaries started with Last Man Fishing, which focused on the US seafood industry and followed her early investment in Sitka Salmon Shares.

Susan advises family offices and various agricultural initiatives as a consultant. In addition, she is a Co-owner of Village Farmstand, a specialty grocery store located at 810 Dempster Street in Evanston.