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 June 2023

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Catherine Mathis*# | Board Chair

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

McGraw Hill

Alexander Whit

Whit Alexander*

Consultant

McKinsey & Company

Heather Anfang

Heather Anfang

Senior Vice President - U.S. Dairy Foods

Land O'Lakes Inc.

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Mary Pat Blake*#

Founder & President

Blake Strategic Consulting

Angela Busch

Angela Busch+

Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development

Ecolab

Smriti Canakapalli, enterprise strategy and transformation leader, Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health

Smriti Canakapalli

Head of Strategy and Transformation

Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health

Heidi Capozzi, executive vice president and global chief people officer, McDonald's

Heidi Capozzi

Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer

McDonalds

Tod Carpenter

Tod E. Carpenter*

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

Donaldson Company, Inc

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Andrew Cecere*

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

U.S. Bancorp

David Clark

David Clark*

Former Senior Vice President

SVP, General Mills | CEO, Cereal Partners Worldwide

Bob Duffy

Robert L. Duffy*#

Partner Emeritus

A. T. Kearney, Inc.

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Siddharth "Sid" Gandhi*

Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Solutions

Securian Financial Group

Nicole Graves

Nicole Graves*

Global People Leader, Office of the CFO

Apple

Mike Happe

Mike Happe*

President & CEO

Winnebago Industries

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Eric Jing*

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

ANT Group

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson+

CEO and Co-Owner

Johnson Brothers

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Chris Koch*

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Carlisle Companies Inc.

Suresh Krishna

Suresh Krishna

Chief Executive Officer and President

Northern Tool + Equipment Company

Tim LaLonde

Tim LaLonde*

CFO and Senior Managing Director

Evercore

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Beth Kieffer Leonard*

CPA, Partner in Charge – Minnesota

EisnerAmper Advisory Group LLC

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Kathryn Marinello

President & CEO

PODS

Charlie Montreuil

Charles (Charlie) Montreuil

SVP, Human Resources - Rewards

Best Buy Company, Inc.

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Bennett Morgan*

Former President & Chief Operating Officer

Polaris Industries Inc.

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Wendy Nelson

Chair

Carlson Family Foundation

Laura Newinski

Laura M. Newinski*

Deputy Chair and Chief Operating Officer

KPMG in the U.S.

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Judd Nystrom*

Chief Financial Officer

Caliber Collision

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Rick Olson*

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

The Toro Company

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Linh Peters*

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Walgreens

Trevor Putrah

Trevor Putrah*

President

KGPCo

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Nii Quaye*#

Principal

Vermilion Group

Rainey P.

Peter Rainey*

Senior Vice President and Controller

UnitedHealth Group

Michael Ramlet

Michael Ramlet*

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Morning Consult

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Peter Rottier*

Managing Director

Summit Partners

Mark Schindele

Mark Schindele*

Executive Vice President & Chief Stores Officer

Target

Craig Schmidt

Craig Schmidt*

Ex-Officio Member Alumni Board President, Head of Global Regulatory Reporting

Citigroup

Christy Sovereign

Christy Sovereign*

Senior Managing Director

Accenture

Mike Zechmeister

Mike Zechmeister*#

Chief Financial Officer

C.H. Robinson