The Dean’s Advisory Board is composed of current and retired executives from leading organizations who provide guidance in the strategic direction of the School of Business. More than a dozen other advisory boards share their expertise with specialized programs within the School of Business.

Dean's Advisory Board 2005-2006

Julie G. Richardson
(Board Chair)
BBA '85
Managing Director
Providence Equity Partners 		 Dale L. Gifford
BBA ‘72
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Hewitt Associates, Inc.		 Philip Matthews
MBA ‘73
Partner
Black Rock Financial Management		 Paul S. Shain
BBA ‘85, MBA ‘86
President & COO
Berbee Information Networks Corp.
Michael D. Arneson
BS ‘79, MS ‘81
Managing Principal
TOLD Development Company		 Linda J. Gorens-Levey
BBA ‘82
Chief Operating Officer
Stark Investments
 Robert L. McGinnis
BA ‘90
Retired President and CEO,
Life & Group Operations
CNA Insurance		 Jerry Shereshewsky
BA ‘68
Ambassador Plenipotentiary
Yahoo! Inc.
Kenneth V. Biller
BS ‘71, MBA ‘80
Executive Vice President
Spectrum Brands		 John Hevey
BBA ‘79, MBA ‘81
Vice President,
Strategic Planning & New Business Development
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
 Bruce Neviaser
Chairman/Founding Director
Great Lakes Companies Inc.		 John H. Smet
BA ‘78, MBA ‘83
Senior Vice President
Capital Research & Management Co.
Mary Burke
Secretary of Commerce
State of Wisconsin		 Jay Jacobs
Founder
Crossover Venture Partners
 Tadashi Okamura
MBA ‘73
Chairman
Toshiba Corporation		 Rodger F. Smith
BS ‘64, MBA ‘65
Managing Director
Greenwich Associates
Susan Chapman
MBA ‘98
Global Head of Operations
Citigroup Real Estate		 David S. Johnson
BBA ‘78, MS ‘80
President, North America
Commercial
Kraft Foods, Inc.
 Gregg A. Ostrander
BBA ‘75, MBA ‘81
Chairman, President, CEO
Michael Foods Inc.		 Kathy Dwyer Southern
BBA ‘68, MA ‘72
President & CEO
The National Children’s Museum
Curt S. Culver
BBA ‘74, MS ‘75
President/CEO/Chairman
MGIC Investment Corp.		 Lynn Y. Keel
MBA ‘81
Vice President,
IPL Global Business
Havi Global Solutions
 Gina Alberts Peter
BBA ‘78
Senior Vice President
Marshall & Ilsley Bank		 Glen E. Tellock
BBA ‘83
President
Manitowoc Crane Group
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Nancy M. Dickman
BBA ‘84, MAcc ‘86
Former President
Waukesha Electric Systems		 Aaron Kennedy
MBA ‘89
Founder, President & CEO
Noodles & Company
 Barb Reindl Pjevach
BBA ‘82, MBA ‘83
Vice President of Human Resources
Guidant Corporation -
Cardiac Rhythm Management		 Julie M. Van Cleave
BBA ‘81, MBA ‘83
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank Asset Management
David Diwik
BBA ‘85
Managing Director
Rinaldini & Co.		 Jack Lavin
BBA ‘76
President & CEO
Arrow Financial Services LLC
 William J. Rauwerdink
BBA ‘72
Private Investor		 Robert G. van Schoonenberg
MBA ‘72
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
Avery Dennison Corporation
Bruce Ellig
BBA ‘59, MBA ‘60
Retired Corporate
Vice President of Human Resources
Pfizer Inc.		 Paul A. Leff
BBA ‘83, MS ‘84
Partner, CIO
Perry Partners Ltd. 		Brenton H. Rupple, Jr.
BBA ‘83
Managing Director
Robert W Baird & Co. Inc.		 Jeffrey Weiss
BS ‘83
Managing Director
Global Finance
Lehman Brothers
Robert Feitler, Jr.
MBA ‘86
Director and Co-Portfolio Manager
Citigroup Global Markets		 Craig S. Manske
BBA ‘79, MS ‘81
President
Development Solutions, Inc.
 Mark Schar
Senior Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer
Intuit		 James N. Wierzba
BA ‘75, MBA ‘79
Retired Partner
Accenture
Gayle Fuguitt
MBA 1980
Vice President,
Consumer Insights
General Mills, Inc.		 Jim Martell
BBA ‘74
Chairman/CEO
Ridge Property Trust		 Rick Searer
President
Oscar Mayer Foods,
a division of Kraft Foods