1st Tuesday

April 2, 2019

Ben Fowke is chairman, president, and CEO of Xcel Energy, one of the largest public utilities in the country. The company is in the Fortune 500 and headquartered in Minneapolis.

Fowke serves as vice chair of the Edison Electric Institute and on the boards of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Energy Insurance Mutual, and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. He is also a frequent contributor to important policy topics in Washington, D.C.

Fowke is active on several industry and community boards and served as co-chair of the 2017 Greater Twin Cities United Way campaign with his wife, Kathleen. He was recently named president of the Minnesota Business Partnership and chosen as the 2018 Executive of the Year by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. He is also the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

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May 7, 2019

Doug Baker is chairman of the board and CEO of Ecolab, Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources.

Baker joined Ecolab in 1989, following seven years in brand management at Procter & Gamble. At Ecolab, he held a number of marketing and general management roles in the United States and Europe before becoming president and CEO in 2004. In 2006, he added chairman of the board to his duties.

In addition to his Ecolab responsibilities, Baker serves on the board of directors of Target Corporation. He is trustee emeritus of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and a member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy.

Baker received a bachelor’s degree in English from the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and serves on the college’s board of trustees.

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