Gary Hirshberg

Gary Hirshberg (born 1952) is chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, an organic yogurt producer, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He has been with the company since 1983.

He was mentioned at the time as a possible 2008 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate against New Hampshire's junior U.S. Senator John E. Sununu.

Gary Hirshberg was one of the first graduates of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was also one of the first graduates of The Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire.

In the early 1980s Hirshberg joined the Board of The Rural Education Center (TREC), the small organic farming school from which Stonyfield was spawned. Previously, in addition to serving as a trustee of the farming school, he had served as executive director of the New Alchemy Institute, a research and education center dedicated to organic farming, aquaculture and renewable energy.

In 2005, Hirshberg was named managing director of Stonyfield Europe, a joint venture between Groupe Danone and Stonyfield Farm, with brands in Ireland, the UK and France.

A New Hampshire native, Hirshberg has received six honorary doctorates and won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership. He serves on several corporate and non-profit boards including Honest Tea, Sambazon, Peak Organic Brewing Company, Solera Capital, RAMP Sports, and Climate Counts. He is also the chairman and co-founder of O’Naturals, a chain of natural fast food restaurants.

On January 12, 2012, Hirshberg stepped down from his position as CEO of Stonyfield Farm, naming former Ben & Jerry's CEO Walt Freese as his successor. Hirshberg remains Chairman of the board of directors at Stonyfield.

On October 31, 2016, Hirshberg joined the Board of Directors for Blue Apron.

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