Lutz Goedde T’97

Deputy Director of Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Lutz Goedde is the Deputy Director of the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, responsible for market access approaches in agricultural development.

Dr. Goedde previously worked as a senior executive in the agricultural inputs sector. As CEO and President, he led the turnaround of Alta Genetics, the world’s largest privately owned cattle genetics improvement and artificial insemination company. Prior to his leadership of Alta Genetics, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, in their Toronto and Chicago offices. He focused his consulting work on agriculture, food and healthcare, becoming co-lead of the firm’s Agriculture & Food Chains industry practice. He was also part of the leadership team for the Innovation & Technology Management functional practice. He has also worked as a marketing manager for Bayer’s crop protection business in Central America. He is fluent in English, German and Spanish and has extensive work experience in North America, Latin America, Europe, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Goedde holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Bonn, Germany and an MBA with Honors from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

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