H.J. Markley T'74
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Executive Vice President
Deere & Company
Moline, IL
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Of all the classes he took at Tuck, H.J. Markley says Professor Vic McGee's first-year statistics course stands out because it gave him "a framework for knowing which end of the risk curve I'm on when I make decisions."
One of the less risky decisions Deere & Company has made over the years involved starting a relationship with Tuck that is now more than three decades old. That relationship encompasses a variety of projects that benefit the school and the company, including a Tuck Global Consultancy project, in which a team of Tuck students served as consultants for Deere's work in India and China. Markley, who has been president of a division responsible for work on three continents, was instrumental in developing and sustaining this relationship.
"At John Deere, we like what we see with Tuck students," he says. "We work in many different countries and cultures, doing work that involves different skill sets. That doesn't lend itself to one person coming in and barking out orders that everyone executes. It involves people who are comfortable in a complex, unstructured situation, who work well together and execute effectively. Tuck students know how to come to the table and contribute."
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