Tue, May 2, 2017
Conference Speaker Title(s)
Chairman of the Board, Bush Brothers & Company
Drew Everett is a fourth generation member of the Bush family.  A native of Dandridge, Tennessee, he received degrees in Finance and Production & Operations Management from Virginia Tech.
In the fall of 1993, Drew came to work for the family business.  Drew has worn many different hats at Bush Brothers & Company from Information Services (1993- 2002) to Supply Chain Optimizer (2003-2005).  As Production Manager (2005-2008), he successfully led the manufacturing population’s transition to Condon’s Plant – a new production facility at Chestnut Hill which is arguably one of America’s finest food processing plants.  In 2008 he was promoted to Director of Human Resources and in 2013 he added Director of Shareholder Relations and was promoted to Vice President.  Drew was elected Chairman of the Board in June 2015.  He is a member of the Board of Directors, a founding member of the Bush Family Senate, and the Shoebox Private Trust Company where he is also the Chair of the Investment Committee.  
Drew lives in Knoxville with his wife, Melissa, and their two sons, Bennett and Cooper.