Reis grew up and continues to live on his family's fifth-generation family farm near Ste. Marie, Illinois. After working in Chicago as an executive recruiter, he returned to the farm after his father's death in 1990. He served on the board of directors of the Illinois Pork Producers Association from 1997 to 2004. He has a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture.DavidReis.org
