Clayton Beckstead is a third-generation Utah rancher and successful businessman who has been tapped as the first Executive Director of the Miracle of Agriculture Foundation. Most recently, he served as the Northeastern Regional Manager for the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, working with Farm Bureau members in Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Salt Lake, Summit, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch counties. In this role, Clayton focused on leadership development, member acquisition strategies, policy development, legislative and Farm Bureau policy implementation, County Farm Bureau support, and serving as a liaison for farmers and ranchers with public agencies. He and his family own a 100-acre ranch in Utah County, and Clayton studied business at Brigham Young University.