Jack Pettus began his career on the legislative staff of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture before staffing a federal commission to improve the risk management tools available to farmers. Jack has been an advocate and consultant for a number of commodity groups and commodity trading companies, has represented the Louisiana sugarcane industry since 2001, and has served as Vice President for Government Relations for the American Sugar Cane League and as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Sugar Alliance since 2006.

Jack resides in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, Laura, and their k9id, Dexter.