Matt O’Hayer has been an entrepreneur all his life, starting over 50 companies since his teens. In 2007, Matt started Vital Farms setting out to prove that it was possible to produce the highest quality food in an environmentally responsible manner from humanely treated animals on a commercial scale. Vital Farms now has over 320 family farms in nine states producing pasture raised eggs from happy hens. Vital Farms did an IPO in 2020 and trades under the ticker symbol VITL on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Matt has been a licensed instrument pilot since his early 20’s and a U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Master-Captain as well as a PADI Rescue Diver for over 20 years. A lifelong vegetarian, in his spare time Matt strives to be an accomplished chef and organic gardener. In 2021 Matt received a type rating from the FAA to fly jets. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) since 1991. In his spare time, Matt authors economic white paper such as SeaChange (www.usseachange.org).
Matt is and his companies are adherents to the concept of Conscious Capitalism which focuses on building businesses with purpose beyond wealth, serving the needs of all stakeholders.