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, ADC Telecommunications

Edward J. Driscoll, III
Rational Energies

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.

Vivian Jenkins Nelsen
Inter-Race Institute

Paul F. Puerzer, CPA
Space Center, Inc.

Miguel Ramos
Minnesota Twins

Troy Risch
Target

Diane M. Schmidt
Koch Companies Public Sector LLC

Jac Sperling
Grit Rock Ventures LLC

John M. Stanoch
Qwest Communications

Daniel Titcomb
Pulse Innovation

Larry A. Wendling, Ph.D.
3M