Tamra A. Erwin — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Deere & Company Board Tenure: 2020 – present Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance Committee (Chair); Compensation Committee; Executive Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Tamra A. Erwin 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: Tamra A. Erwin’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.
Biographical Overview
Tamra A. Erwin is a retired Senior Advisor to Verizon Communications and the former Executive Vice President and Group CEO of Verizon Business Group, one of Verizon’s major enterprise-facing divisions serving corporate and government customers. Over her career at Verizon, she held multiple senior leadership roles across technology services, enterprise operations, and business development. Erwin joined the Deere & Company Board of Directors in 2020 and chairs the Corporate Governance Committee, which oversees board composition, director succession, and corporate governance standards. She also serves on the Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee. Her background in enterprise technology services and large-scale business unit leadership informs Deere’s governance in areas including digital transformation, enterprise customer strategy, and executive talent management.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)
- Board tenure: 2020 – present
- Committee assignments: Corporate Governance Committee (Chair); Compensation Committee; Executive Committee
- Prior employer: Verizon Communications — Senior Advisor (retired); EVP & Group CEO, Verizon Business Group
- Sector expertise: Enterprise technology services, telecommunications, business unit leadership
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