Mary K. W. Jones is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Worldwide Public Affairs for Deere & Company.
Jones is the company’s Chief Legal Officer and has executive management responsibility for the global law and patent departments and the company’s business conduct and public affairs functions.
Jones joined Deere & Company in 1997 as an attorney. In March 2008 she was appointed Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel. In October 2008, Jones joined the Corporate Human Resources organization as Director, Regional Human Resources and Shared Services. She was named Vice President, Global Human Resources in March 2010. Prior to her current position, she was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel in January 2013.
Jones is a member of the Illinois and Iowa State Bar associations. She is a member and past Chair of the Corporate Law Departments Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and a member of the American Law Institute and Association of General Counsel. Jones also serves on the board of directors of HNI Corporation.
Jones received her Bachelor’s degree from Truman State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
