Mr. John J. 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. He relocated to Tokyo from 1989 to 1991 to help start the M&A practice before returning to New York. In 1997, Mr. Vaske became head of the Chemicals Group, which later merged into Energy & Power to form the Natural Resources Group in IBD. He relocated to London in 2005 to lead the European Natural Resources Group. In March 2010, Mr. Vaske returned to New York as Co-Head of the Natural Resources Group ultimately becoming Co-Chairman. Mr. Vaske moved into his last role as Co-Chairman of Global M&A in 2015. Mr. Vaske is currently Chairman of the Board of PeacePlayers International, a member of the Board of Bottom Line New York and member of the Athletic Leadership Committee of Columbia University. Mr. Vaske graduated from Columbia University in1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.