About
Michael O. Johanns is retired from the United States Senate, where he served as a Senator from Nebraska from 2009 until 2015. In the 111th-113th Congresses, his committee assignments included Agriculture, Appropriations, Banking, Commerce, Veterans Affairs, Indian Affairs, and Environment & Public Works.
Prior to his term in the United States Senate, Johanns was the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2005 until 2007. He was twice elected Governor of Nebraska (1999-2005), served two terms as Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1991-1998) and, after serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Hale McCown from 1974 to 1975, he practiced law with private firms in Nebraska until 1991.
In addition to serving on the Deere & Company board, Johanns is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, Corteva.
Johanns earned his B.A. from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. In February 2016, his Presidential nomination as a new board member of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a bilateral United States foreign aid agency, was confirmed by the United States Senate.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
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 | Other (specify) | Member |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
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| John Deere | Board | Member | 01/01/2015 | |
| John Deere | Remuneration | Member | 01/01/2015 | |
| John Deere | Nominations & Governance | Member | 01/01/2015 |