I-United States Potato Board (USPB), amazambane esizwe marketing inhlangano kanye nomkhakha omkhulu wokuhlela ekusebenziseni izinhlelo ezizokwandisa ukufuneka kwamazambane, oqokwe njengomakadebona kwezimboni zezokukhiqiza, uBlair Richardson, njengoMongameli / Isikhulu Esiphezulu, kusukela ngo-Agasti 1, 2013.
Eminyakeni emine edlule, uRichardson usebenze njenge-CEO yezinhlangano ezihlanganisiwe zeWesPak Sales, Inc., kanye ne-Enns Packing, Inc., iDinuba, CA, njengoba esiza abanikazi bebhizinisi elineminyaka engu-110 enguqulweni ethile igebe lesizukulwane. Ngaleyo nqubo, uRichardson uphinde wakhuthaza ukuhlanganiswa / ukutholwa kokusebenza kweqembu yiqembu, kufaka phakathi abanikazi beRivermaid Trading Company, ngonyaka we-2012.
Ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo / ihlobo lika-2013, uRichardson wabe esesiza ukuhlanganiswa kwesibili kokusebenza phakathi kweWesPak, Inc., nePrecision Produce.
Wazalelwa eTexas lapho umndeni wakhe ubulokhu ubandakanyeka kwezolimo nokufuya izizukulwane eziningi, kusukela esikhathini lapho lesi sifunda siseyingxenye yeMexico, uRichardson waya eTexas A & M University lapho athola khona iBachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics nge-secondary gxila ku-Business Administration and Finance.
Ngokuqondile aphume ekolishi ngo-1989, uRichardson waqashwa yiCalcot, Ltd., iBakersfield, CA, inkampani yezentengiso yezokotini ephethwe ngabakhiqizi bakakotini abakhethiwe eCalifornia, Arizona, New Mexico naseTexas, naphakathi kwabathengisi bakakotini abakhulu kunabo bonke ezweni kanye nabakhulu kunabo bonke ezweni umphakeli wamakhothoni aseFar Western ngokuqinile. URichardson uchithe iminyaka eyi-10 neCalcot, egcwalisa izindima eziningi, kufaka phakathi uMqondisi Wezemakethe Nocwaningo Lwezomnotho futhi kamuva njengoMqondisi Wezentengiso Zakwamanye Amazwe.
Obe yingxenye yoHlelo Lobuholi Bezolimo e-California kusukela ngo-1999 kuya ku-2000, uRichardson waba yiPhini likaMongameli, ukuThengiswa nokuThuthukiswa kweBhizinisi kwe-AgEx (isigaba se-Otis-McAlister, inkampani yamazwe omhlaba yokuhweba ngeziphuzo neziphuzo eSan Francisco) kusukela ngo-2000 kuya ku-2002.
URichardson wangena embonini yezokukhiqiza eminyakeni eyi-11 eyedlule ngenkathi eba ngumongameli weCalifornia Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA) ngo-2002. Ngemuva kweminyaka emihlanu e-CTFA, uRichardson wajoyina iFreshSense lapho ayephethe umsebenzi wokwakha kabusha uphawu lweRipe n Ready ™ nokwakha okusha I-eco-label yabalimi ababamba iqhaza ohlelweni olusha lokuqinisekisa ukulima. Umkhiqizo oholelekile weZeal ™ wethulwe ngempumelelo ngo-2008 futhi uhlala ungumkhiqizo ohamba phambili ezimakethe zezithelo zamatshe kanye nezithelo ezisawolintshi ezikhiqizwa ngaphansi kwemikhuba eqinile yokukhula eqinisekiswe yi-Protected Harvest.
Ilungu elisungula i-Coordinating Council for the Stewardship Index, elisebenza ukuthuthukisa ithuluzi labo bonke abalimi nezinkampani zezolimo abazisebenzisayo ukukala ukusimama, uRichardson usebenze kumabhodi ezimboni amaningi kubandakanya neProduce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) Financial IKomidi Elelulekayo, iKomidi eliPhethe le-PBH, iProduce Marketing Association's Foundation for Industry Talent, ibhodi yaseCalifornia Minor Crops Council, nabanye.
Ngo-2005, uRichardson wahlonishwa njengomholi embonini yezokukhiqiza ngenkathi ethola umklomelo weProduce Business “40 Under 40” womkhakha womabili nowasekhaya.
URichardson uhlala epulazini lepulazi / ihhashi nomkakhe, uMarti, nendodakazi yakhe, uBryce, etholakala empumalanga yeFresno, CA, eduze nomnyango weSequoia National Park.