Seattle University’s Family Business Exchange is excited to present Inside a Multigenerational Family Business with Donnie Wilcox of Wilcox Farms.

Wilcox Family Farms is a family owned and operated business led by the fourth generation of family leadership. Since their founding over 110 years ago, the business has proudly provided quality egg products to the Pacific Northwest region.

Join us for a fireside chat with Donnie to learn about the management structure behind a multigenerational business.

About Donnie Wilcox

Donnie Wilcox is a Financial Controller and Sustainability Lead at Wilcox Farms and a fifth-generation member of the Wilcox Family Farms legacy. In February 2019, Donnie became the latest in a long line leading back to Judson and Elizabeth Wilcox, who started the farm in 1909. 

After graduating from the University of Washington in 2014, Donnie spent five years at Amazon.com in multiple departments including marketing for electronics and product development for dairy products. It was the only job he’s ever had outside of the family business — and it’s likely to stay that way. Since joining the business in 2019, Donnie has led Wilcox Farms' sustainability initiatives, starting with their 2021 Regenerative Agriculture certification from the Savory Institute. His current projects include ROC (Regenerative Organic Certification), and quantifying and reducing the business' carbon emissions.

About the Family Business Exchange

Seattle University’s Family Business Exchange (FBX) is a community of Pacific Northwest family business owners who gather to engage in education, networking, and professional development tailored specifically to their needs.

FBX provides opportunities for families to address their unique challenges through relevant programming. It serves as a forum for information exchange with the goal of helping each member thrive through future generations. Areas of best practice that we cover include family business succession planning, governance, leadership development and growth, among others