Michael J. Costello

With more than thirty years of living and working overseas, Michael Costello has a unique perspective and understanding of world affairs. He serves on the Board of Directors of Schaeffer Manufacturing and for the Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics. He has served as Executive Trainer for Accenture and Commercial Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, was the founding member of Agreeco, llc., a consulting company composed of former Agribrands officers focused on assisting companies expanding abroad. He was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Agribrands Intl, Inc., a Fortune 500 spin-off, NYSE listed company, who manufactured, marketed and sold Purina agri-animal feed products globally. He was also the International Counsel for Ralston Purina Company, responsible for the legal affairs of animal and human foods businesses (Purina feed and pet food, Beechnut baby food, Continental Baking (products such Wonder Bread  Twinkies), private label cereals, cookies and crackers) with manufacturing, sales, and distribution in sixteen countries on four continents. He was the International Counsel Asia Pacific and Canada for Monsanto, a manufacturer and marketer of products, such as Round-up Herbicides and Dekalb Seeds. Michael Costello was also a practicing attorney with Nordic Law Consultants in Brussels, Belgium, and a practicing attorney for Thompson Coburn (then Mitchell) St. Louis. Professor Costello has a Masters in international comparative law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, a Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri - Columbia.