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, Chicago, Illinois. The company operates more than 270 p ...

Early life

Luciano was born circa 1962 in Argentina. He grew up on a farm in San Nicolas, Buenos Aires. He graduated from the

Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (, ITBA) is a private university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its focus is primarily on Engineering, Information Technology and Business studies. ITBA maintains cooperation agreements with over 50 univers ...

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

Career

Luciano worked for

Dow Chemical The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company was among the three largest chemical producers in the world in 2021. It is the operating subsidiary of Dow Inc., ...

for 25 years. Luciano joined Archer Daniels Midland as executive VP and COO in 2011, became president in 2014, chief executive officer in 2015, and chairman in 2016. He is a member of the board of directors for

Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company, Trade name, doing business as Lilly, is an American multinational Medication, pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 count ...

, 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 amongs ...

, 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 legal people, whe ...

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

Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded in 1877 with a mission to promote the social and economic vitality of the metropolitan area of Chicago. History The Commercial Club was founded in 187 ...

, 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 U.S. companies. Unlike the United States Chamber of Commerce, whose members are entire businesses, ...

, the

US-China Business Council The US-China Business Council (USCBC) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization whose stated goal is promoting trade between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC). As of 2024, it comprises over 270 American companies that trade a ...

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

Kellogg School of Management The Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (branded as Northwestern Kellogg) is the graduate business school of Northwestern University, a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois. History Early ...

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, has i ...

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