Trey has served on the Vegan Action Board of Directors since 2017. His professional career includes seven years in a risk and management consulting firm, doing finance, accounting, and strategy work for large companies. He quit his consulting job to earn a PhD and then spent 11 years as a management professor at the University of Richmond. He left academia in 2026 and became the Director of Conversion Plants, a program he co-founded and has been actively involved in since 2018. Trey enjoys surfing, kayaking, and growing some of his food.