Blake Evans is the CEO of Peterson Farms, a poultry breeding business created by his grandfather in 1939. He joined Peterson Farms in 2004 after earning a degree from the Sam M. Walton College of Business Administration. Blake has served on national poultry organization boards and is a current member of the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation Advisory Group. He was an Arkansas Business “40 Under 40” honoree in 2007, as well as being listed on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal “Power List” the same year, and their “40 Under 40” list in 2006. While a student at the University of Arkansas Blake was an active member and officer in Kappa Sigma. He and his wife, Kim, recently welcomed their first child, Amelia.