Board of Directors

Judd O’Connor

Chairman

President of U.S. Commercial Business

Corteva Agriscience

Cory Reed

Vice Chair

President, Worldwide

Agriculture & Turf Division

Deere and Company

Dr. Wendy Wintersteen

Secretary

President

Iowa State University

Gage Kent

Past Chairman

Chairman & CEO

Kent Corporation

Kathryn Kunert

VP, Economic Connections and Integration

MidAmerican Energy Company

Charles Sukup

Past Chairman

Chairman & President

Sukup Manufacturing

Jay Byers

Chief Executive Officer

Greater Des Moines Partnership

Jerry Maier

Director

Iowa Corn Promotion Board

Dan Culhane

President & CEO

Ames Chamber/AEDC

Nate Green

Director, Corporate Business Development & Senior Corporate Counsel

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

Craig Hill

President

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Chris Nelson

President & CEO

Kemin Industries

Chad Surprenant

President & CEO

ISG

Rich Dwyer

President

Kent Nutrition Group Feed Division

David Maahs

EVP, Economic Development

Greater Des Moines Partnership