Ryder Lee

Ryder leads the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) operations as General Manager. Working closely with Dennis Laycraft and CCA’s elected leaders, Ryder engages with divisional leads on most key files to keep activity, policy and strategy aligned. Ryder’s background with the Domestic Agriculture Committee and Animal Health and Care committee work over the years make those areas more often a focus of Ryder’s direct involvement.

Ryder worked for the CCA in Ottawa from 2005 to 2015, where he was responsible for advancing federal and provincial files as the Domestic Agriculture committee’s staff lead. He also worked on animal care issues leading him to become chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council from 2014 to 2022. From 2015 to 2022, Ryder was the CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, where he worked on many similar files to CCA with a provincial focus. Prior to CCA, Ryder worked for Dow AgroSciences. Ryder’s brother runs the ranch in southern Saskatchewan where he spent his early years. His career has seen him working and living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. He brings the experience he gained during his time at CCA, along with the wider exposure he received to agriculture in previous roles, to his everyday work for beef cattle producers.