Officers

Richard C. Kelly, Chair
Xcel Energy

Susan Nestegard, Vice Chair
Ecolab Inc.

Robert Elde, Ph.D., Vice Chair
University of Minnesota

Richard O. Lund, Treasurer
General Mills, Inc.

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

Ronald L. Christenson
Retired, Cargill, Inc.

Judson Dayton
Venture Capital Investor

Tina Decker
Best Buy

Charles M. Denny, Jr.
Retired, ADC Telecommunications

Edward J. Driscoll, III
Rational Energies

Gary L. Ellis
Medtronic, Inc.

Julia Hynnek
Artist

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

Richard H. King
Thomson Reuters

Richard O. Lund
General Mills, Inc.

Peter J. Olin
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Paul F. Puerzer, CPA
Space Center, Inc.

Miguel Ramos
Minnesota Twins

Troy Risch
Target

Diane M. Schmidt
Koch Companies Public Sector LLC

John M. Stanoch
Qwest Communications

William J. Sweasy
Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.

Daniel Titcomb
Pulse Innovation

Andrea M. Walsh
HealthPartners

Larry A. Wendling, Ph.D.
3M