was named president and chief operating officer of Scotts Miracle-Gro in April 2000 and chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer in January 2003. Prior to April 2000, he was in charge of the company's North American business.
Hagedorn is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and holds a degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is co-chairman of the National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., an associate trustee of the North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, New York and chairman of the board for the Farms for City Kids Foundation, Inc. in Reading, Vermont. Hagedorn also served in the United States Air Force for seven years as a captain and an F-16 fighter pilot.
Hagedorn served on the Embry-Riddle Board of Trustees from 2005-2013. Recently, Hagedorn was recognized by Embry-Riddle for all the support he has made to his alma mater in an announcement that the Aviation Complex, upon completion, would bare his name. He participated in its groundbreaking March 27, 2008. - Wikipedia