Kevin Still

From growing up on a farm in west-central Illinois, to an early career employee at a farmer-owned co-op, to the President and CEO of Keystone Cooperative, Inc., Kevin Still has charted a journey guided by vision, grounded in integrity, and powered by Midwestern grit.

Still’s foresight led to the integration of nine cooperatives into Keystone, which is now: the seventh largest agricultural retailer in the U.S., CountryMark’s largest fuel retailer, the largest Indiana swine management company, and the 13th largest propane provider in the nation. Today, Keystone provides a wide variety of essential services to over 20,000 farmer-members in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, including agronomic services and inputs, refined fuels and propane, swine and animal nutrition, and grain marketing. From an initial location of thirty-five employees to 2,000 full-time employees, Keystone’s growth can be attributed to his ability to tell the powerful co-op story in a way that makes people and other companies want to be a part of the team. 

Additionally, Kevin’s commitment to teamwork is evident in his twenty-three years of board service at CoBank where he has served as chair since 2020, helping to lead the $210 billion institution serving the rural agricultural economy through a cooperative banking model.

Focused on finding solutions for Keystone’s farmer members and throughout the agricultural cooperative system, Still led strategic mergers and promoted innovative governance models to strengthen influence in the marketplace. He scaled the cooperative enterprise while preserving core values and financial health, investing in rural communities and agricultural innovation.

Key to the success of these efforts was Still’s development of diverse employee talent.  His belief in the importance of the cooperative’s work assisting farmer’s success has created a workplace culture that is linked less to traditional trajectories and more to finding your way–and proving your passion–through trust.  He trusts in his employees to learn through decision-making, guided by active mentorship. His leadership style, rooted in integrity and strategy, has galvanized teams and communities and delivered strong financial results to the member-owners of Keystone. 

Still’s influence also spans academia, civic leadership, and agricultural advocacy: he served with the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC), the National Foundation of Agribusiness Management Education, and many other local organizations. In 2022, Purdue University Agriculture Alumni Association honored him with the Certificate of Distinction for his decades of work influencing policy, business models, and cooperative education across the country, even though he is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

In addition to his professional achievements and recognition, Kevin is deeply committed to giving back to the community. Under Kevin’s leadership, Keystone contributed a total of $1.4 million in 2025 to support agricultural education, food security and farm and energy safety initiatives within rural communities. 

A true ambassador for the cooperative movement, Kevin Still is not merely a builder of businesses but also a builder of people and communities, and an advocate for farmers. With 46 years of experience in the co-op system, his leadership inspires others to embrace its mission, reinforcing the agricultural foundation of rural America through cooperative principles and practices.