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Board of Trustees

The Foundation’s Board of Trustees is elected annually in November for three-year terms. Board members are responsible for providing governance, advocacy, and philanthropic support to advance the mission of the Foundation. One-quarter of the trustees are appointed by the University’s Board of Regents. Below are the current Foundation Trustees.

Officers:

Charles W. Mooty, Chair
President and CEO
Fairbault Woolen Mill Company

Deborah L. Hopp, Vice Chair
VP/Director of Publishing,
MSP Communications
Publisher, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and mspmag.com

Robert E. Buuck, Secretary
Retired CEO
American Medical Systems

Charles M. Osborne, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Retired
Fair Isaac, Inc.

L. Steven Goldstein, President and CEO
University of Minnesota Foundation

 

Other Members:

Ruth G. Bachman
Chair, Community Advisory Board,
Masonic Cancer Center  
University of Minnesota

 

Michael J. Davis
Chief Judge
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Shari L. Ballard
President, Americas
Enterprise Executive Vice President
Best Buy Co.

 

Martin E. Davis
Chief Executive Officer
Cambria

Jon R. Campbell
EVP and Director of Social Responsibility Group
Wells Fargo

 

Richard K. Davis
Chairman, President and CEO
U.S. Bancorp

Lynn Casey
Chair and CEO
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Inc.

 

Michael B. Fiterman
President and CEO
Liberty Diversified International

Linda A. Cohen
Chair, Board of Regents
University of Minnesota

 

Archie Givens, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Legacy Management & Development Corporation

B. Kristine Johnson
President and General Partner
Affinity Capital Management

 

Lynn A. Nagorske
Private Investor

Robert M.A. Johnson
Anoka County Attorney, Retired

 

Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Chairman
Carlson

Eric W. Kaler
President
University of Minnesota

 

William Pedersen
Partner
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Elliot S. Kaplan
Partner
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.

 

Jörg A. Pierach
Founder and President, Fast Horse, Inc.
Co-Owner, Tilia

Erwin A. Kelen
President
Kelen Ventures

 

Christopher J. Policinski
President and CEO
Land O’Lakes, Inc.

David M. Larson
Regent, University of Minnesota
Former Executive Vice President and Board Member, Cargill, Inc.

 

Kendall J. Powell
Chairman and CEO
General Mills

Ross Levin
Founding Principal and President
Accredited Investors Inc.

 

Patricia S. Simmons
Regent, University of Minnesota
Chair, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent
Gynecology
Professor of Pediatrics
Executive Medical Director, Health Policy
Mayo Clinic

Nancy E. Lindahl
Founder
Creative Strategies Plus, Inc.

 

Debra A. Sit
Vice President
Sit Investment Associates

Walter F. Ling
Vice President, Systems Support
Senior State Executive for Minnesota
IBM Corporation

 

James I. Swenson
President
Swenson Family Foundation

Margaret E. Lucas
Partner
Brighton Development

 

Kurt D. Winkelmann
Managing Director and
Head of Risk & Analytical Research
MSCI Inc.

Robert D. MacDonald, III
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales,
3M Company
Retired President, 3M Foundation

 

George H. Winn
Dentist
Co-founder, Community Security Bank
Investor, Board Member, Electromed, Inc.

Susan I. Marvin
President
Marvin Windows and Doors

 

Simon KaWo Wong
Group Chairman and Managing Director
Kampery Group, Hong Kong

Virginia H. Morris
Chair
Hubbard Radio