Dr. Bob Trogele

Chief Executive Officer, ProAgInvest

In addition to being the Chief Executive Officer for ProAgInvest, Trogele is also an independent board director, investor, and entrepreneur in global agribusiness.  Having enjoyed a 35-plus-year career in agribusiness working for AMVAC, Hoechst, Aventis, and Bayer, as well as Schering and FMC.

He has a comprehensive working experience and a deep knowledge in Europe, Asia and the Americas at all levels of the Agribusiness (chemical, nutrient, seed, biorationals and precision agriculture). In addition, he has performed at the country, regional and corporate general management level. Further, Dr. Trogele has been an Adjunct Professor at the Berlin School of Economics & Law for 23 years, educating MBA’s as future leaders in global business and society.

Trogele participates as an advisory board role in the Agribusiness Global Trade Summit. In the past, he was an executive board member of CLA, RISE, ARA and industry associations, in Germany, Denmark and Ireland. Aside from being an accomplished executive, Trogele is also a two-time Olympian in basketball and played 126 international matches for Germany.