Alan C. Heuberger — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Deere & Company Board Tenure: 2016 – present Committee Memberships: Audit Review Committee; Finance Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Alan C. Heuberger holds a documented governance role at Deere & Company (John Deere). Deere & Company (John Deere) is a major agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer that made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Deere is significantly affected by federal agricultural policy, trade agreements, and farm income support programs. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.
Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.
What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Alan C. Heuberger’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.
Biographical Overview
Alan C. Heuberger is a Senior Investment Manager at Cascade Asset Management Company, the private investment office affiliated with Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Cascade manages diversified investment portfolios including public equities, private equity, and real assets. Heuberger has more than 25 years of experience in investment management. He joined the Deere & Company Board of Directors in 2016 and serves on the Audit Review Committee and the Finance Committee. His investment management background provides relevant expertise for Deere’s financial oversight functions, including capital allocation decisions, Deere Financial’s agricultural lending portfolio, and the company’s overall balance sheet management.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)
- Board tenure: 2016 – present
- Committee assignments: Audit Review Committee; Finance Committee
- Primary employer: Cascade Asset Management Company — Senior Investment Manager
- Sector expertise: Investment management, portfolio management, capital markets
Parent Corporate Donor Profile
This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the John Deere corporate donor profile.
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
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| Channel | Starting points |
|---|---|
| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- Deere & Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR