Kyle Hensley joined the UTIA Advancement Team in July 2023, bringing a lifetime of experience in the Tennessee Agriculture Industry and a passion for the University of Tennessee. A native of East Tennessee, Kyle grew up heavily involved in Tennessee 4-H. He holds a bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tennessee’s Herbert College of Agriculture and a Masters in Business Administration from UT’s Haslam College of Business.

He began his career as the Recruitment Coordinator for the Herbert College of Agriculture before spending 4.5 years with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Business Development Division focusing on building value chain opportunities for producers and small businesses in the food and farm space. Most recently, he worked with the Tennessee Craft Brewers Guild to create and launch the state’s successful Farm-To-Tap program to connect local producers with breweries. He also spent time at AgLaunch, a non-profit Ag-Tech accelerator program focused on supporting entrepreneurship in the food supply chain.

He and his wife live in Lenoir City with their two daughters, Mary Beth and Emily. In his spare time he is an avid sports fan and a die-hard Tennessee Volunteer.