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
Jacqueline R. Williams-Roll, Chair
Chief Human Resources Officer
General Mills
Kenneth C. Glaser, Vice Chair
President
K. Charles Development
Roger J. Sit, Treasurer
Chairman
Sit Investment Associates
Shari L. Ballard, Past Chair*
Chief Executive Officer
Minnesota United FC
Thomas G. Olson, Secretary
Retired Managing Director
Prime Mortgage
Kathleen M. Schmidlkofer, President and CEO
University of Minnesota Foundation
Christine K. Searson, CFO and VP of Finance
University of Minnesota Foundation
Other members
Blythe A. Brenden
Founder
Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation
Dorothy J. Bridges
Interim President and CEO
Meda
Lynn Casey
Former Chair and CEO
PadillaCRT
Rebecca A. Crooks-Stratton*
Secretary and Treasurer
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Mary A. Davenport*
Regent
University of Minnesota
Acooa Ellis
SVP, Community Engagement
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Michael B. Fiterman*
Chairman
Liberty Diversified International
Joan T.A. Gabel
President
University of Minnesota
Julie E. Gilbert
Partner
McKinsey
Kurt E. Heikkila
Founder and CEO
Tundra Companies
Hoyt M. Hsiao
President and CEO
Shaw-Lundquist Construction
Douglas A. Huebsch*
Regent, University of Minnesota
President, Goose Group, Inc.
Michael H. Johnson
Chairman
Johnson Brothers Liquor
Ruth E. Johnson, M.D.*
Regent, University of Minnesota
Physician, Mayo Clinic
Ezell Jones
Founder and Managing Partner
Fifth Quarter Integrated Solutions
James K. Lee
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Michael P. Lehan, Ed.D.
Head of School
IMG Academy
Beth Kieffer Leonard
Managing Partner
Lurie LLP
Ross Levin
CEO and Founder
Accredited Investors Inc.
John E. Lindahl*
Former Chairman
Norwest Equity Partners
Laurie Marsh
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ecolab
David J. Meyer*
CEO & Chairman
Titan Machinery Inc.
David C. Mortenson
Chairman
M.A. Mortenson Co.
Abdul M. Omari, Ph.D.
Regent Emeritus
University of Minnesota
CEO and Founder
AMO Enterprise
Richard T. Ostlund, J.D.*
Chairman of the Board
M Health Fairview Health System
Principal
Anthony Ostlund
Bethany M. Owen
Chair, President, and CEO
ALLETE, Inc.
Lynne S. Redleaf, J.D.
President
Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Foundation
Michael F. Roman*
Chief Executive Officer
3M Co.
Ty R. Silberhorn
President and CEO
Apogee Enterprises
Philip E. Soran
Technology Entrepreneur
Lead Director
Piper Sandler
Esta E. Stecher, J.D.
Managing Director
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Darrell A. Thompson
President
Bolder Options
Erik M. Torgerson*
President
Folden Hills Partners LLC
Peter A. Vorbrich
Retired CFO
CarVal Investors
Bradford W. Wallin*
Member
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Theresa B. Ward
Managing Director, Private Wealth
Merrill Lynch
Nancy Wiser
Independent Trustee, Eaton Vance Mutual Funds
Corporate Director, Rimes Technologies
* Regent-nominated trustees