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 February 2023
Catherine Mathis*# | Board Chair
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
McGraw Hill
Whit Alexander*
Consultant
Patrick Andersen
President and Chief Executive Officer
CWT
Heather Anfang
Senior Vice President - U.S. Dairy Foods
Land O'Lakes Inc.
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
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
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, Partner in Charge – Minnesota
EisnerAmper Advisory Group LLC
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
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
H.B. Fuller
Marcia Page*
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Värde Partners, Inc.
Linh Peters
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Walgreens
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, Head of Global Regulatory Reporting
Citigroup
Christy Sovereign*
Senior Managing Director
Accenture
Thomas O. Staggs*
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Candle Media
Mike Zechmeister*#
Chief Financial Officer
C.H. Robinson