John Tyson biography: 13 things about Harvard University alum from Springdale, Arkansas

John Randal Tyson is an American man from Springdale, Arkansas, United States. He is 2 years older than his sister Olivia Laine Tyson.

Who is John R. Tyson?

John is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Aside from Springdale, he has lived in other parts of Arkansas including Washington. He previously lived in New York City, New York, USA.
2. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA.
3. His great-grandfather John W. Tyson founded Tyson Foods in 1935 and died in Springdale on January 15, 1967 at the age of 61.
4. His grandfather Donald J. Tyson was Tyson Foods’ chief executive officer and chairman from 1967 to 1991, chairman from 1991 to 1995 and senior chairman from 1995 to 2001. On January 6, 2011, Donald died in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 80.
5. From 2000 to 2006, his father John H. Tyson was the Tyson Foods CEO.
6. From September 2019 to January 2020, he was a lecturer at the Sam M. Walton College of Business of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. From September 2019 to October 2021, he was the Tyson Foods chief sustainability officer.
7. On March 2021, he joined Winrock International as a board member.
8. In October 2021, he became the executive vice president of Tyson Foods.
9. On October 2, 2022, he became the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Tyson Foods. His annual base salary was $650,000.
10. On November 6, 2022, he was in Fayetteville and booked into the Washington County Jail in Fayetteville. He allegedly entered a home that was not his and found asleep on a bed by a woman who lived there. He was charged with public intoxication and criminal trespass and was released on bond on the same day.
11. In March 2024, he turned 34.
12. On June 13, 2024, he was arrested by the University of Arkansas police in Fayetteville, charged with careless driving and making an illegal turn and released on a $1,105 bond.
13. On July 15, 2024, he will appear in court.