Information & Decision Sciences Department Advisory Boards
Working in collaboration with faculty, advisory board members bring industry perspectives to the Information & Decision Sciences Department. Three different boards advise department leaders on strategy, programs, and various initiatives.
IDSC Department Advisory Board
Focus: Overall Strategic Direction for Department Programs and Initiatives
- John Avenson, Chief Technology Officer, Minnesota Twins
- Deb Bauman, Chief Information Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Retired
- Teddy Bekele, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Land O'Lakes (board president)
- Matthew Beukelman, SVP Business Intelligence & Product Enablement, Optum
- Troy Cardinal, EVP & Chief Business Officer, YMCA of the North
- Rajeev Duggirala, Senior Vice President, Ameriprise Financial
- Erik Erickson, Chief Data Officer, Hennepin County
- Prashant Gandhi, Chief Business Officer, Melio
- Justin Kershaw, Chief Customer Officer, Nova Intelligence
- Jill Kuykendall, Chief AI Officer, Securian Financial
- Adam Mishler, Chief Information Security Officer, Best Buy
- Shruti Patel, EVP Business Banking, U.S. Bank
- Janette Smrcka, Vice President of IT, SoFi Stadium/Hollywood Park
- Jason Staloch, Vice President - Digital Core, General Mills
- Brad Thompson, SVP Technology, Target
- Marshall Tokheim, Vice President - Process Orchestration and AI, Ecolab
- Beth Tschida - Chief Executive Officer, Jamf
Executive Advisory Board on Curriculum
Focus: Curriculum, Especially Undergraduate Courses
- Rita Anderson, Consultant
- Deb Bauman, Chief Information Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, retired
- Tim Boos, Portfolio Director, Medtronic
- Jessica Bottensek, Director of Product Management, Target
- Martin Caride, Vice President of IT, Subway
- Jared Erdman, IT Audit Senior Associate, EisnerAmper
- Craig Espelien, President, 1201 Partners (board president)
- Todd Loncorich, Senior Manager - SAP Enterprise, General Mills
- Mike McFarlane, Global Service Lead / IDSc Lecturer, Cargill / Minnesota Carlson, retired
- Brent Murray, Sales Executive, IBM
- Tom Rams, Senior Director - Internal Audit and Data Governance, Tennant Company
- Katrina Rudisel, Senior Consultant, Deloitte
- Mary Texer, EVS Consulting
- Patrick Trussell, IT Director - Research & Development, 3M
- Tara Wyborny, Vice President - Talent, Genesis10
Business Analytics & AI Advisory Board
Focus: Business Analytics Graduate Programs
- Jonathan Banks, Founding Partner, NCXT
- Deb Bauman, Chief Information Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, retired
- Jennifer DeGennaro, Director of Data Science, Best Buy (board president)
- Albert Goldfain, Director of Data Science, Ecolab
- Patrick Hoban, Analytics and Insights Supervisor, MN Department of Human Services
- Christina Leeson, Director of Tech Strategy & Enablement, Clinician Nexus
- Chris Manrodt, Chief Technology & Innovation Office and Head of RWE, 3PH Alliance
- Dhivya Nagasubramanian, Vice President, AI Transformation & Innovation (Global Ops), U.S. Bank
- Colin Robertson, Manager of Sports Science, Minnesota Twins
- Samantha Schumacher, Senior Director of Data Sciences, Target
- Prasoon Sharma, Chief Data Officer, CBRE
- Nick Stuber, Director of Data Science, UnitedHealth Group
- Kate Thomas, Senior Manager of Business Intelligence & Reporting, Medica
- John Tong, Director of Data Science, Meta
- Veronika Torarp, Partner, PwC