Shelby Neal

Vice President – Renewables & Energy Policy

Darling Ingredients

Shelby Neal leads North American government affairs for Darling Ingredients, where he focuses on renewable fuels, tax, trade, and sustainability issues.

Shelby has spent his career at the intersection of agriculture, biofuels and public policy. At Darling, he works with federal, state and provincial officials on policies affecting biomass-based diesel and the feedstocks that support those fuels. His experience includes work on the RFS, the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, trade, and low carbon fuel programs in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Before joining Darling, Shelby spent nearly 12 years at Clean Fuels Alliance America, leading the organization’s state government affairs efforts. Earlier in his career, he worked for the Missouri Soybean Association, three Members of Congress, and Missouri Governor Matt Blunt.