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Anne Faircloth is a farmer from Clinton, NC. She cares deeply about Eastern NC where she has spent most of her life and is eager to make connections between business, philanthropy and government to improve the lives and livelihoods of folks living in this important part of the state. As President of Buffalo Investments and Lafayette Farms, Anne owns and manages multiple agricultural and real estate businesses in Sampson County, NC. In her non-profit work, Anne serves as a trustee of the Anonymous Trust.
She is currently a member of the boards of the NC Rural Center, the NC Museum of Art, UNC Health, the Madeira School, and the Sampson Community College Foundation in addition to serving on the NC Board of Agriculture.
Anne graduated from Duke University, cum laude, in 1991. As an alumna she has served as a reunion class chair as well as on the Annual Fund Advisory Board and the Climate Commitment Task Force. She received an MA in English and Creative Writing from Hollins University in 2000. In 2021, she was named a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
Anne is married to Frederick Beaujeu-Dufour, a member of the Nicholas School of the Environment’s Board of Visitors. They have two children: Nancy, a Duke alumna (T’23) and Julian, an undergraduate student at Washington and Lee University.
Elected to the Duke University Board of Trustees in 2025, Anne serves on the External Engagement Committee.
July 2025