Principal, John Stewart & Associates Inc.
Kevin Clausen joined JSA in 2021 and opened the Anthon, Iowa corporate office. Kevin has been involved with agriculture his entire life, growing up on a grain and livestock farm in northwest Iowa where he still farms and feeds cattle today. He graduated from St. Olaf College with a bachelor’s degree in economics and management.
Kevin began his career as a commodity merchandiser with Cargill in Sidney, Ohio. During his 11-year career with Cargill’s Grain and Oilseed Processing division, he held various roles in Ohio, Iowa, North Dakota, and Missouri. In his last role with Cargill, he was the General Manager for Cargill’s Sioux City, Kansas City, and Wichita crush plants and was a board member for Cargill’s Kansas City biodiesel plant.
In 2013, Kevin joined Koch Industries as General Manager for origination and trading for their seven ethanol plants. In this position, he led the teams responsible for originating 300 million bushels of corn per year and risk management trading strategies.
Kevin Clausen is a registered Association Person of John Stewart and Associates and Principal in the company. He specializes in risk management and futures brokerage for commercial clients across the United States in all sectors of production agriculture.