Gregory R. Page was born in 1952 in Bottineau, North Dakota.

[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Dakota,[2] where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

He joined Cargill in 1974,[1] and began his career as a trainee assigned to the Feed Division.

Since 2000, Page has served as the president and chief operating officer of Cargill Inc.[3][4] On June 1, 2007, Page was named chief executive officer of Cargill, succeeding Warren Staley.

Page served as executive chairman of the board of Cargill, Inc. from December 2013 to September 2015, when he announced his retirement.