Simon Meads
The endowment's timber manager, who joined in 2001, will retire from the $36bn management company later this year.
Nigeria has called on foreign investors to invest in its large agriculture sector, as it looks to reduce its reliance on imported foods and expand its exports beyond oil.
The US private equity firm has sold the California ranch, which supplies naturally-reared pork to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, after nearly doubling its business.