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Dean's Advisory Board 2009 - 2010

The mission of the Dean's Advisory Board is to provide guidance, advice and support to the Dean, Michael Knetter, to help the Wisconsin School of Business achieve its vision. Board members represent a variety of large and small, local and international companies. Each member serves a four-year term.
 

Dean presenting to his advisory board Board listing to presentation

 

Following is a list of current Dean's Advisory Board members:

Stephen M. Bennett (Board Chair)
Former CEO
Intuit Inc

Andy  Albert
Managing Director and Operating Partner
Svoboda Collins LLC

David  Anderson
Chairman & CEO
American Family Insurance Group

Sean  Cleary
President & CEO
Cleary Building Corp

John  Davis
CEO
Great Northern Corporation

Tom  Formolo
Partner
Member of Management Committee
Code Hennesy & Simmons LLC

Laura  Francis
CFO
Promega

Julie  Howard
President, Chief Operating Officer
Navigant Consulting, Inc.

David S. Johnson
President & CEO, America Division
Barry Callebaut AG

Peter  Leidel
Founder & Member
Yorktown Partners

Dave  Lesar
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Halliburton Company

Keith R. Lobo
Chairman
Elastix Corp

Thomas  Madsen
Former Global Head of Equities
UBS Global Asset Management

John  Neis
 Managing Director
Venture Investors Management LLC

Dale  Nitschke
Managing Director
The Ovative/Group

Bill  Nygren
Portfolio Manager
Harris Associates, Oakmark Fund

Debra  Perry
Managing Member
Perry Consulting

Stephen R. Petersen
Senior Vice President/Portfolio Manager
Fidelity Management & Research Co

Charles H. Phipps
General Partner
Sevin Rosen Funds

E.J.  Plesko
President
EJ Plesko & Associates Inc

Todd  Pulvino
Principal
CNH Partners, AQR Capital Mgmt.

Paul  Purcell
Chairman, President & CEO
Robert W. Baird & Co Inc.

Lowell  Robinson
Managing Director
LWR Advisors

Mike  Shannon
CEO
KSL Capital Partners

Terry M Sivesind
President & Co-founder, Venture Capitalist Poseidon Probes LLC

Sandra  Sponem
Senior VP & CFO
Mortenson Construction

Stew  Stender
Partner
Stewart Lawrence Group

Bradley  Tank
CEO & Managing Director
Neuberger Berman Asset Mgmt.

Neil  Thall
Former CEO
Aldata Solution, Inc

Pat  Thiele
President & CEO
PartnerRe Ltd

John  Ver Bockel
Senior VP
Merrill Lynch & Co

Don  Walkovik
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell

Keith  Weikel
Retired Senior Executive VP & COO
HCR Manorcare

Jeff  Yabuki
CEO
Fiserv

Dean's Advisory Board Meeting Schedule

Fall 2009
Oct. 16, 2009

Spring 2010
April 30, 2010

Fall 2010
November 5, 2010