Juan R. Luciano (born c. 1962) is a US-based Argentine businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of

Archer Daniels Midland The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, commonly known as ADM, is an American multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation founded in 1902 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company operates more than 270 plants and 42 ...

Early life

Luciano was born circa 1962 in Argentina. He grew up on a farm in

Ramallo, Buenos Aires Ramallo is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Ramallo Partido. It is located on the Río Paraná. Economy The city has an important port on the Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, l ...

. He graduated from the

Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires Institute of Technology, ''(Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires - ITBA)'' is an Argentine private university located in the city of Buenos Aires. Its focus is primarily on Information Technology, Business and Enginee ...

, where he earned a bachelor's in industrial engineering.

Career

Luciano worked for

Dow Chemical The Dow Chemical Company, officially Dow Inc., is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world. Dow manufactures plastics ...

for 25 years. Luciano currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland, after joining as executive VP and COO in 2011 and being named president in 2014. He is a member of the board of directors for

Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 countries. The company was founded in 1876 by, and named after, Colonel ...

, and served as a non-executive director from 2012-2018 at

Wilmar International Wilmar International Limited (); is a Singaporean food processing and investment holding company with more than 300 subsidiary companies. Founded in 1991, it is one of Asia's leading agribusiness groups alongside the COFCO Group. It ranks amongst ...

, subsequently becoming an

alternate director An alternate director is an individual who is appointed to attend a board meeting on behalf of the director of a company A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natur ...

. Luciano is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the

Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit 501(c)_organization#501(c)(4), 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded in 1877 with a mission to promote the social and economic vitality of the Chicago metropolitan are ...

, the

Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable (BRT) is a nonprofit lobbyist association based in Washington, D.C. whose members are chief executive officers of major United States companies. Unlike the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whose members are entire businesses, BRT ...

, the

US-China Business Council The US-China Business Council (USCBC) is a nonprofit organization whose stated goal is promoting trade between the United States and China. It comprises around 200 American companies that trade and do business with China. History The council was f ...

, the nonprofit Intersect Illinois, and he serves on the global advisory board of the

Kellogg School of Management The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (also known as Kellogg) is the business school of Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1908, Kellogg is one of the oldest and most p ...

and is a trustee of the

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, ...

References

Living people 1960s births Argentine chairpersons of corporations Argentine chief executives Argentine expatriates in the United States Argentine corporate directors Archer Daniels Midland people {{Argentina-bio-stub