Craig
Buckhout is a principal at RJR Associates, an SEC registered investment
advisory firm that manages financial assets for a wide range of clients
including institutions, individuals and retirement plans. During the ‘90's,
he spent seven years as president of the insurance and financial services
subsidiaries of Dairylea Cooperative where he led an initiative to establish
a captive insurance company and a self-insured group trust that allowed
farm members to self-insure their workers’ compensation risks at
substantially reduced rates. Prior experiences include eleven years in
numerous management roles with Agway Inc. He earned an MBA from the Johnson
Graduate School of Management at Cornell University in 1980 where he also
earned his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics. Additionally,
he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).