ROBERT B. SHAPIRO

Corporate Board Profile

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DYADIC INTERNATIONAL INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2005-05-02	During the past five years Mr. Shapiro has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange (on which he still serves), Citigroup, Inc. and Rockwell International, as Chairman of Pharmacia Corporation's Board of Directors and, prior to its merger with Phamacia & Upjohn, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Company (1995 through 2001). Prior to becoming the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto, Mr. Shapiro served in various executive capacities with Monsanto from 1985, and with G.D. Searle & Company, a diversified electronics company, first as its general counsel (1972 through 1982), and then as President of its newly formed NutraSweet Group (1982 to 1985). Mr. Shapiro is a 1959 graduate of Harvard College and a 1962 graduate of Columbia University School of Law.
2006-04-28	Mr. Shapiro is a 1959 graduate of Harvard College and a 1962 graduate of Columbia University School of Law.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2005-05-02

During the past five years Mr. Shapiro has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange (on which he still serves), Citigroup, Inc. and Rockwell International, as Chairman of Pharmacia Corporation's Board of Directors and, prior to its merger with Phamacia & Upjohn, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Company (1995 through 2001). Prior to becoming the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto, Mr. Shapiro served in various executive capacities with Monsanto from 1985, and with G.D. Searle & Company, a diversified electronics company, first as its general counsel (1972 through 1982), and then as President of its newly formed NutraSweet Group (1982 to 1985). Mr. Shapiro is a 1959 graduate of Harvard College and a 1962 graduate of Columbia University School of Law.

2006-04-28

Mr. Shapiro is a 1959 graduate of Harvard College and a 1962 graduate of Columbia University School of Law.

PRECIGEN, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-04-29	Mr. Shapiro is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sandbox Industries, a development firm that creates, launches and manages new business concepts. He was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto from 1995 to 2000. Prior to this, he practiced law in New York City; served in government as Special Assistant to the General Counsel and later to the Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation; and served as a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston and the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
2015-04-30	Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Shapiro possesses particular knowledge and experience in: strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations; accounting, finance and capital structure; legal, regulatory and government affairs; people management; and board practices of other entities, which strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience.
2016-04-29	Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Shapiro possesses particular knowledge and experience in: strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations; accounting, finance and capital structure; legal, regulatory and government affairs; people management; and board practices of other entities, which strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience.
2017-05-01	Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. As a result of these and other professional experiences, we believe Mr. Shapiro possesses particular knowledge and experience in: strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations; accounting, finance and capital structure; legal, regulatory and government affairs; people management; and board practices of other entities.
2018-04-27	Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22