Commissioner John E. Tull, Jr.

Prior to joining the CFTC, Mr. Tull owned and operated a diversified farming operation in his hometown of Lonoke, Arkansas which produces rice, soybeans, corn, and wheat and raises cattle. In addition to farming, Commissioner Tull traded the rice contract as a licensed floor broker at the New Orleans Commodity Exchange and the Mid-America Commodity Exchange and he was later a member of the Chicago Board of Trade's Rice Working Group.

His active involvement in agriculture led to his association with numerous agricultural organizations. Mr. Tull has served as Member and Chairman of the Arkansas State Plant Board, Board Member of the U.S. Rice Foundation, President and Board Member of both the Arkansas and National Rice Councils, and Chairman and Board Member of the European Subcommittee of the National Rice Council.

He has held the positions of President of the Arkansas Seed Growers Association, President and Board Member of the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association, Vice President of the Arkansas Soybean Association and Chairman of the Governor's Rail Safety Committee. He also served on the Advisory Board for Agriculture to the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, Board Member of the Bayou Meto Irrigation District, and Member or the Advisory Board of the First Commercial Bank of Cabot, Arkansas. Commissioner Tull was recently inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame.

Mr. Tull received a B.S. in Commerce from the University of North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict and ended his military service with the rank of Lieutenant. Mr. Tull and his wife, Mary, have three children and eight grandchildren