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 2025
Catherine Mathis*# | Board Chair
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
McGraw Hill
Whit Alexander*
Chief Customer Officer
Tailored Brands
Heather Anfang*
Senior Vice President - U.S. Dairy Foods
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Mary Pat Blake*#
Founder & President
Blake Strategic Consulting
Angela Busch+
Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development
Ecolab
Smriti Canakapalli
Head of Strategy and Transformation
Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health
Heidi Capozzi*
EVP & Chief People Officer
CVS
Andrew Cecere*
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Bancorp
Robert L. Duffy*#
Partner Emeritus
A. T. Kearney, Inc.
Nicole Graves*
Global People Leader, Office of the CFO
Apple
Jason Grosz*
Ex-Officio Alumni Board President; Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
Ecolab
Mike Happe*
President & CEO
Winnebago Industries
Ben Irby*
President, Snacks
General Mills
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
Former Chief Executive Officer and President
Northern Tool + Equipment Company
Tim LaLonde*
CFO and Senior Managing Director
Evercore
Beth Kieffer Leonard*#
CPA, Partner in Charge – Minnesota
EisnerAmper Advisory Group LLC
Celeste Mastin
President and Chief Executive Officer
H.B. Fuller
Kathryn Marinello
President & CEO
PODS
Charles (Charlie) Montreuil*
SVP, Human Resources - Rewards
Best Buy Company, Inc.
Taylor Moore
Partner
Carlson Capitol
Bennett Morgan*
Former President & Chief Operating Officer
Polaris Industries Inc.
Wendy Nelson
CEO & President
Nelson United, LLC
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
Linh Peters*
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Walgreens
Trevor Putrah*
CEO
KGPCo & Circet USA
Nii Quaye*#
Principal
Vermilion Group
Peter Rainey*
Chief Financial Officer
UnitedHealthcare
Peter Rottier*
Managing Director
Summit Partners
Mark Schindele*
Former EVP & Chief Stores Officer
Target
Craig Schmidt*
Head of Enterprise & Oversight
Wells Fargo
Dave Seidel*
Senior Vice President of Affinity Solutions – U.S.
Securian Financial
Christy Sovereign*
Senior Managing Director
Accenture
Jim Weber*
Former Chairman CEO
Brooks Running Company
Renae Welder*
Tax Principal
Deloitte
Mike Zechmeister*#
Former Chief Financial Officer
C.H. Robinson