Board of Advisors
The Board of Advisors works closely with the Carlson School’s leadership to ensure a highly engaged relationship with local and national businesses and provides valued assistance in seeking both monetary and non-monetary support from individuals and the corporate community.
* Indicates Carlson School Alumni
+Other U of M degree
# Executive Committee Member
Current as of April 2022

Catherine Mathis*# | Board Chair
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
McGraw Hill

Whit Alexander*
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Best Buy Co., Inc.

Patrick Andersen
President and Chief Executive Officer
CWT

Mary Pat Blake*#
Founder & President
Blake Strategic Consulting

Thia Breen*
Former Group President, North America
Estee Lauder Companies

Angela Busch+
Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development
Ecolab

Jon R. Campbell*
Former Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Smriti Canakapalli
Head of Strategy and Transformation
Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health

Heidi Capozzi
Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer
McDonalds

Tod E. Carpenter*
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Donaldson Company, Inc

Andrew Cecere*
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Bancorp

David Clark*
Senior Vice President
SVP, General Mills | CEO, Cereal Partners Worldwide

Robert L. Duffy*#
Partner Emeritus
A. T. Kearney, Inc.

Siddharth "Sid" Gandhi*
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Solutions
Securian Financial Group

Chip Glaser*
President
K. Charles Development Corporation

Sarah Grauze*
Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance
3M

Nicole Graves*
Global People Leader, Office of the CFO
Apple

Mike Happe*
President & CEO
Winnebago Industries

David Holtze*
Former Global Vice Chair, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Ernst & Young

Peter Janzen
Former Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Eric Jing*
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
ANT Group

Michael Johnson+
CEO and Co-Owner
Johnson Brothers

Chris Koch*
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Carlisle Companies Inc.

Suresh Krishna
Chief Executive Officer and President
Northern Tool + Equipment Company

Tim LaLonde*
COO and Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking
Evercore

Beth Kieffer Leonard*
CPA, Managing Partner
Lurie, LLP

Kathryn Marinello
President & CEO
PODS

Charles (Charlie) Montreuil
SVP, Human Resources - Rewards
Best Buy Company, Inc.

Bennett Morgan*
Former President & Chief Operating Officer
Polaris Industries Inc.

Wendy Nelson
Chair
Carlson Family Foundation

Laura M. Newinski*
Deputy Chair and Chief Operating Officer
KPMG in the U.S.

Judd Nystrom*
Chief Financial Officer
Caliber Collision

Rick Olson*
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
The Toro Company

Jim Owens
President & Chief Executive Officer
H.B. Fuller

Marcia Page*
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Värde Partners, Inc.

Trevor Putrah*
President
KGPCo

Nii Quaye*#
Principal
Vermilion Group

Peter Rainey*
Senior Vice President and Controller
UnitedHealth Group

Michael Ramlet
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Morning Consult

Peter Rottier*
Managing Director
Summit Partners

Mark Schindele*
Executive Vice President & Chief Stores Officer
Target

Craig Schmidt*
Ex-Officio Member Alumni Board President CPA, Head of Regulatory and Basel Reporting Controllers Group
Wells Fargo

Christy Sovereign*
Senior Managing Director
Accenture

Thomas O. Staggs*
Former Chief Operating Officer
The Walt Disney Company

Mike Zechmeister*#
Chief Financial Officer
C.H. Robinson