W. Grant Gregory
Strengths: Futuristic, Individualization, Achiever, Responsibility, Maximizer
Professional Roles
- President, Index Genetics
- Chairman, Gregory & Hoenemeyer, Inc.
- Chairman (Retired), Deloitte and Touche
Beef Industry Leadership
- Senior Partner for Iowa Beef Packers public offering and multiple engagements
- Profitability workflow studies: distribution, branding, boxed beef
- Risk management and cattle procurement programs
- Multiple branded-beef initiatives
Gregory Research Feedlots
- Carcass research with C-Lock, ultrasound, temperature monitoring, data management
- Feedlot efficiency and best practices for retained ownership ROI, sustainable cow herd profitability and performance
- Author: Gregory Performance Management Program
Branding & Advertising
- Deloitte & Touche Global Chairman of Agriculture Industry practice
- Bozell Jacobs Kenyon & Eckhardt Agency – Global Advertising/Brand Agency
- Milk industry “Got Milk” program and branding
- Pork Branding Program “The Other White Meat”
- Speaker on Agriculture Legislation and Programs
Corporate Governance & Leadership
- Corporate director of NYSE member companies (Chrysler Corporation, MCI, Renaissance Hotels Inc., etc.)
- Chairman of audit, governance, and compensation committees
- Chairman of Special Independent Directors Committees
- Advisor on complex securities and tax litigation matters
- Supervised special fraud and securities investigations
- Advised on risk management and director & officer liability issues
Entrepreneurship & Advisory
- Founder, Gregory & Hoenemeyer, Inc. (1987)
- President, GOSAFE Technology, Inc.
- Expert in firearms and firearms safety
- Founder, DoubleClick, Inc.
- Retired Chairman, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (24 years)
- Led global client teams for Berkshire Hathaway, Boeing, China, and more
- Expertise in state, federal, and international tax policy
Public Service & Philanthropy
- Executive Co-Chairman, United States Privatization Council
- U.S. Trade Representative’s Advisory Committee on International Trade in Services
- Chairman Emeritus, National Forest Foundation
- Director Emeritus, Wyoming Wildlife Foundation
- Director Emeritus, National Board of Directors of Junior Achievement
- Director, LPGA
- Businessman of the Year, Big Brothers of America
- Supporter, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research
- Director, Home Instead Senior Care
- Director, Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making, USC
- Supporter, University of Nebraska Medical Center – Buffet Pancreatic Cancer Research Initiatives
- Supporter, Semper Fi Foundation
Education
- Graduated with distinction, University of Nebraska (1964)
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of Nebraska
- The Builder Award, University of Nebraska
- Advanced management courses at Harvard, NYU, Air Force War College
- Research Assistant to Dr. Donald Clifton, University of Nebraska
- Research on StrengthsFinder and early identification of exceptional leaders/builders
Personal & Family
- Resides in Greenwich, Connecticut and Buffalo, Wyoming
- Active outdoor family: Labradors, hunting, fly fishing, ranching
- Beef and human Genomic Research Programs