L. Lloys Frates

Year you became part of the HSH community: 2017

Current occupation: Agriculture

Areas of expertise: Strategy, Governance, Impact, FInance

Why is service on a Board important to you?

It allows me to expand my connections and involvement with the HSH community.

What drew you to HSH?

Many things. To name a few, it would be the location, size, vibe, and focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and ability!

Lloys Frates is passionate about improving how we grow food and our food systems — for the health of people, the planet, and the communities that sustain both. As President of Frutura, she leads a global fresh fruit company dedicated to being “a force for good,” blending profit with purpose.

Lloys’s career has taken her from impact investing in agriculture and renewable energy to development work in Southern Africa to academia and union organizing: all driven by a belief that thoughtful systems can create lasting change. She loves big ideas, good strategy, and building organizations where people, purpose, and the environment thrive together.

When Lloys is not working, you’ll likely find her tending her backyard beehives, a hobby that allows her to practice patience, observation, and teamwork, one buzzing colony at a time.