Van Yeutter joined Cargill’s Washington D.C. office in 1999 as International Business Development Director and was also named head of Cargill’s Washington Operations in 2002. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Yeutter worked in Cargill’s Strategy and Business Development Group in business/corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions capacities. Based in Melbourne, Australia from 1995 through 1999, Mr.Yeutter initially served as commercial manager and then became executive director of Cargill Australia and managing director of Cargill’s Oilseed Processing Division.

Van Yeutter graduated Magna Cum Laude in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and earned a master’s degree in business and international relations from the University of Chicago in 1990. Mr. Yeutter is married with three children and resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland.