Chief Economist, Deere & Company World Headquarters
Jan 14, 2019 12:00 PM
Brent VanDamme
Chief Economist, Deere & Company World Headquarters
-Born in Moline, IL – a QC native and 3rd 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