Interview with Exec in Residence Dick Mahoney

Richard J. Mahoney is featured in the current issue of Leaders, a quarterly that “represents a forum of ideas and opinions on the major issues of change, and that distinguishes the special provinces of the world’s leaders.” Mahoney has shared his leadership expertise with the Olin community as the Distinguished Executive in Residence since 2004.  He is also the Distinguished Executive in Residence at Washington University’s Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy.

During his 33-year career at Monsanto Co., including 13 as CEO, Mahoney transformed the enterprise from a largely commodity chemical and agricultural specialties company into a broad-based life sciences and specialty chemical company with major programs in pharmaceuticals, food, and nutritional ingredients, ag biotechnology and related activities.