Mr. John Joseph Vaske joined Temasek in January 2017 as a Senior Managing Director. He is currently Head, Americas and Head, Agribusiness. Previously, Mr. Vaske was Co-Chairman of Global M&A in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs where he spent his entire career prior to Temasek. Mr. Vaske joined Goldman Sachs in 1988 as an Analyst with the M&A team in New York. During his 28 years with Goldman Sachs Mr. Vaske spent considerable time outside of the US with roles in both Tokyo (1989-1991) and London (2005-2010). While in London, Mr. Vaske was named one of the original Co-Heads of the Global Natural Resources ("GNR") group within the Investment Banking Division. He was Chairman of GNR until his return to the M&A group as Co-Chair. During his career as an Investment Banker, he worked on several landmark transactions as a senior M&A advisor. Mr. Vaske is currently Chairman of the Board of PeacePlayers International, a member of the Board of Bottom Line New York and a member of the Athletic Leadership Committee of Columbia University. Mr. Vaske graduated from Columbia University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics).