DMI Management Team

DMI’s Management Team oversees the work of several hundred staff at its Rosemont, IL, headquarters and in remote offices across the country.

DMI Leadership

Thomas P. Gallagher

In 20-plus years with Dairy Management Inc., Tom Gallagher has represented the interests of America’s dairy farmers. With a focus on strong collaboration across the dairy value chain, Gallagh...

Chief Executive Officer Dairy Management Inc.

Chief Executive Officer National Dairy Council

Chief Executive Officer Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Barbara O'Brien

Barbara O’Brien is president of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the domestic dairy checkoff program that drives trust and sales of dairy products on behalf of America’s 34,000 dairy farmer...

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. He took the position in February 2017 after serving eight years as the nation’s 30th Secre...

President and CEO U.S. Dairy Export Council

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Beth Engelmann serves as executive vice president, chief marketing officer and strategic lead of business transformation for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff o...

Krysta Harden serves as executive vice president of global environmental strategy for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff on behalf of nearly 34,000 U.S. dairy fa...

Lucas Lentsch serves as executive vice president, United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff on behalf of U.S. dairy farmers...

Executive Vice President, United Dairy Industry Association Dairy Management Inc.