MISSION
Building foundational systems for the next era of food security.
SOLVING EXISTENTIAL PROBLEMS
Agriculture is designated as critical infrastructure, but it operates without the strategic redundancies or long-term planning required of other critical sectors. The result is fragile supply chains, slow recovery from disruption, and limited capacity for innovation at scale.
FORFITFYING NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
F3i was founded to close this gap through new investment models, workforce pathways, and operational support programs — ensuring foundational technologies benefit rural economies and protect our nation’s most vital assets.
REBUILDING RURAL INDUSTRIES
Headquartered in California’s Central Valley, the country’s largest food producing region and a global proving ground for large-scale agricultural innovation.
We work across institutions and infrastructure to apply technology where it rebuilds rural industry, drives economic growth, and strengthens national resilience
Board of Directors
Ashley Swearengin | Chair
CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation
Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval | Vice Chair
President, California State University Fresno
Dr. Juan Muñoz | Treasurer
Chancellor, University of California Merced
Dr. Glenda Humiston | Secretary
Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
Vice President, HMC Farms
CEO, Dave Wilson Nursery
Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Program Director, Self-Help Enterprises
COO and CFO, BEAM Circular
Associate Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Founder, Madera’s Queen Honey
