John R. Tyson (businessman)

John Randal Tyson (born March 9, 1990) is an American businessman who is the chief financial officer at Tyson Foods. He was previously its chief sustainability officer from 2019 to 2022. He is the fourth-generation in the Tyson Foods family dynasty.

Life
Tyson was born March 9, 1990. He is the son of businessman John H. Tyson. He completed a bachelor's degree in economics at Harvard College and a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Tyson worked for JPMorgan Chase and was also a private equity and venture capital investor. He was a lecturer at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

In 2019, Tyson became the chief sustainability officer of Tyson Foods, succeeding Justin Whitmore. Tyson was promoted to chief financial officer of Tyson Foods in September 2022, succeeding Stewart Glendinning.

On November 6, 2022, Tyson was found asleep in a Fayetteville home in the bed by the resident. Tyson was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing and public intoxication. Tyson pleaded guilty to criminal trespassing and public intoxication in January 2023.

On June 13, 2024, Tyson was suspended from his position as CFO of Tyson Foods after he was arrested early that morning by University of Arkansas police in Fayetteville, for drunk driving. This was his second alcohol-related arrest, after the November 2022 incident.