Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Deere & Company Board Tenure: 2013 – present Committee Memberships: Finance Committee (Chair); Audit Review Committee; Executive Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Gregory R. Page 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: Gregory R. Page’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Gregory R. Page served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cargill, Inc. — the world’s largest private corporation and a dominant force in global agricultural commodities, food processing, and industrial products. As Cargill Chairman and CEO, Page oversaw a multi-hundred-billion-dollar global enterprise encompassing grain trading, oilseed processing, meat production, financial trading, and industrial products serving customers in more than 125 countries. After retiring from Cargill, Page became Chairman of Corteva Agriscience, a leading agricultural inputs company. He joined the Deere & Company Board of Directors in 2013 and is among its longest-serving independent directors. He chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Audit Review Committee and Executive Committee. Page brings unmatched depth in global agricultural markets, commodities trade, and the financial dynamics of farming-dependent businesses — directly relevant to Deere’s core markets.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)
• Board tenure: 2013 – present
• Committee assignments: Finance Committee (Chair); Audit Review Committee; Executive Committee
• Prior employer: Cargill, Inc. — Chairman & CEO (retired)
• Other board roles: Chairman, Corteva Agriscience
• Sector expertise: Global agricultural commodities, food and industrial processing, international trade

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the John Deere corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Deere & Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR