Chief Economist, Deere & Company World Headquarters

-Born in Moline, IL – a QC native and 3^rd generation John Deere employee

-Late grandfather Robert Carlson was a rotary member in Moline, IL – I attended a few meetings with him as a young boy

-I graduated from the Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2009 with a degree in political science and philosophy

-Graduated from Univ of Iowa in 2015 with an MBA

-Worked at John Deere for 6 ½ years, been in the economics function for 3 ½ years. Current job title: Economist, focused on analyzing the agricultural economies of Central & South America and forecasting equipment demand.

-Now live in Bettendorf, IA with my wife and 2 children