Outstanding Alumni Award 2025: Paul Sellew ’80

Bio

Paul Sellew is the founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms, North America’s largest greenhouse producer of hydroponically grown leafy greens. The products are grown and packaged at its network of greenhouse campuses throughout the eastern US and sold under the Little Leaf Farms brand name in more than 8,000 grocery stores and fine dining establishments. He is also the founder of several other companies in the organics recycling, renewable energy and greenhouse farming areas. He started his career as a professional basketball player, playing in South America and Europe. He is married to Bonnie Ing Sellew CALS ’85 and the father of Chris Sellew CALS ’17, Eric Sellew and father-in-law of Liz Kane ’17.  Paul is a 1980 graduate of Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.