Officers

Richard C. Kelly, Chair
Xcel Energy

Susan Nestegard, Vice Chair
Ecolab Inc.

Robert Elde, Ph.D., Treasurer
University of Minnesota

Russ Nelson, Secretary
Nelson, Tietz & Hoye

Eric J. Jolly, Ph.D., ex-officio
President, Science Museum of Minnesota

Board Members

Deborah Burke
U.S. Bancorp Foundation

Mary Carter
Andersen Corporation

Judson Dayton
Venture Capital Investor

Tina Decker
Best Buy

Charles M. Denny, Jr.
Retired CEO, ADC Telecommunications

Edward J. Driscoll, III
CEO, Rational BioEnergy

John B. Driscoll
Manitou Free Traders LLC

Julia Hynnek
Mixed Media Artist

Alan L. Goldbloom, MD
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN

Richard H. King
Thomson Reuters

Michael F. Klein
Travelers

Richard O. Lund
General Mills, Inc.

Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
Inter-Race Institute

Philip Ordway
Bain Companies, Inc.

Paul F. Puerzer, CPA
Space Center, Inc.

Miguel Ramos
American Multivision Corporation

Diane M. Schmidt
Flint Hills Resources

Jac Sperling
Grit Rock Ventures LLC

John M. Stanoch
Qwest Communications

Daniel Titcomb
Pulse Innovation

Scott R. Ward
Medtronic, Inc.

Larry A. Wendling, Ph.D.
3M