Rick Peyser

Rick Peyser served as Director of Social Advocacy and Coffee Community Outreach for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, where he worked for 27 years. He is a past president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. He served as a member of the Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) Board of Directors for 6 years, and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Food4Farmers (a non-profit organization he co-founded), Root Capital, The Coffee Trust, and Project Alianza. Rick co...See more

Rick Peyser served as Director of Social Advocacy and Coffee Community Outreach for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, where he worked for 27 years. He is a past president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. He served as a member of the Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) Board of Directors for 6 years, and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Food4Farmers (a non-profit organization he co-founded), Root Capital, The Coffee Trust, and Project Alianza. Rick co-authored Brewing Change: Behind the Bean at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (2012), was instrumental in producing the video After the Harvest, and in convening The Coalition for Coffee Communities - comprised of coffee companies working pre-competitively to improve the quality of life for coffee farming families. When not traveling, Rick can be found running marathons, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, or playing in R&B bands. See less