Jon Veldhouse is the CEO of Qore, a joint venture of Cargill and HELM-AG that supports material producers and brand owners in making more sustainable products through the use of QIRA™ a renewable, drop-in chemical intermediate.
Over the past 20+ years Jon has developed unique technical and commercial expertise across start-up and large multi-national corporations. He most recently held leadership roles in Cargill’s Bioindustrial business and Biotechnology R&D function.

Jon serves on the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute and holds a degree in Biotechnology from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota.