328: Blue River Founder on Deere Acquisition, Starlink Deal, and Deere’s Focus on Technology

Jorge Heraud is the vice president of automation and autonomy within the Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG) at John Deere. He leads the development of automation and autonomy products that make Deere customers more productive, profitable, and sustainable. Prior to his career with the company, Jorge was the CEO and co-founder of Blue River Technology (a John Deere company), which was acquired by Deere & Company in September 2017 and is now run as an independent subsidiary. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Universidad Catolica del Peru and three master’s degrees in electrical engineering, engineering management, and business from Stanford University.

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• Join us in SF at World Agri-Tech on March 19-20, 2024! Get an extra 10% off the early bird ticket prices with ACRE10.
• Jorge on Linkedin
• John Deere Website
• Igino Cafiero of Bear Flag on John Deere Acquisition

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