Jeffrey Stroburg

Biography

Mr. Jeffrey Stroburg is Chairman of the Board of Renewable Energy Group Inc. Mr. Stroburg has served as a director since June 2006. Mr. Stroburg has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Southern States Cooperative since May 2015. Mr. Stroburg served as our Chief Executive Officer from June 2006 to September 2011. Mr. Stroburg concurrently served as Chief Executive Officer of West Central Cooperative ("West Central") from October 1999 until January 2015. He has also held the position of President of West Central from July 2003 until January 2015. Prior to joining West Central, Mr. Stroburg was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Eastern Ag Region of Land O’ Lakes, an agricultural cooperative, from 1998 to 1999. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Stroburg was President and Chief Executive Officer of Countrymark Cooperative, a refiner and distributor of diesel, gasoline and other petroleum products. From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Stroburg was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Farm Bureau Cooperative and held positions within the Missouri Farmers Association. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Stroburg also served as a director for A.C. Toepfer International, a Hamburg, Germany trading company for agricultural products, and as a director for CF Industries, a fertilizer manufacturing company. Mr. Stroburg served on the board of directors for the Associated Benefits Corporation and the Cooperative Business International. Currently, Mr. Stroburg serves on the board of directors for the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, the Biosciences Alliance of Iowa and the Iowa State University’s Center for Crops Utilization Research Industry/Stakeholder Advisory Board. Mr. Stroburg holds a B.S. from Iowa State University.  

Research Interest

Green Biofuels and Energy Green Innovative Trends Environmental Engineering Biobased Chemicals Green synthesis and Designing Waste Management