Teddy Bekele

Biography

Teddy Bekele is the Vice President of IT for the WinField United division of Land O’Lakes. In his role, Teddy serves as the Business CIO and provides full IT management and leadership responsibilities including strategy development, innovation enablement, project execution, system support, and financial planning. Prior to joining Land O’Lakes and WinField United, Teddy spent 13 years at Ingersoll Rand in numerous IT, engineering and supply chain roles including Director of Program Management, Director of Innovation & Engineering Technology and Custom Software Development Manager. Teddy holds an MBA from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Teddy has spent significant time internationally and speaks fluent Italian and Ethiopian.

Research Interest

 Agriculture