PR Newswire·Aug 13, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Farmer Mac Names Nader Pasdar as Executive Vice President - Chief Business Officer

Farmer Mac appointed Nader Pasdar as Executive Vice President – Chief Business Officer effective August 17, 2026.
Pasdar will report directly to Zachary N. Carpenter, who serves as President and CEO after previously holding the EVP role.
Pasdar brings over 25 years of experience in agricultural finance, lending, capital markets, and business leadership.
Prior to this appointment, Pasdar served as CEO of Rabo Securities and Managing Director, Head of Markets North America for Rabobank.
During his tenure at Rabobank, he held senior leadership positions in relationship management, debt capital markets, syndications, and wholesale banking.
Pasdar is a founding member of Rabobank's loan syndication team and helped execute hundreds of lead-arranged financings.
He holds an M.B.A. in finance from Boston University's Questrom School of Business and a B.S. in economics from Temple University.
Farmer Mac's mission focuses on increasing financing accessibility to provide liquidity for American agriculture, rural infrastructure, broadband, power, utilities, and renewable energy.