- Sumantra Ghoshal
Sumantra Ghoshal (1948-2004) was the founding Dean of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, which is jointly sponsored by the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the London Business School. Ghoshal co-authored "Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution", with Christopher Bartlett, which has been listed in the Financial Times as one of the 50 most influential management books and has been translated into nine languages.
- Edwin G. Booz
Edwin G. Booz founded the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Born in 1887, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to a family of modest means and one of seven sons, Booz worked his way through prep school, college, and graduate school at many and varied kinds of work--tutor, bookkeeper, draftsman, and 'business investigator.' When Booz left the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in psychology, …
- John Meriwether
John W. Meriwether (born August 10, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American financial executive on Wall Street seen as a pioneer of fixed income arbitrage. John Meriwether earned an undergraduate business degree from Northwestern University and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
- Brad Blum
Brad Blum (born 1954) was the CEO of Burger King from December 2002 to July 2, 2004. He joined from Darden Restaurants where he had headed the Olive Garden unit, but left after only 18 months citing strategic differences with Burger King's board. Blum's successor, Greg Brenneman, was appointed on August 1, 2004. Blum's hometown is Cincinnati, Ohio; he attended Denison University (BA) and received an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
- Matthew T. Schnittman
- Roger Merriam
Roger Merriam’s career includes 25 years with two Fortune 100 durable goods manufacturing companies, (Whirlpool Corporation and United Technologies). His last position with Whirlpool was President of Whirlpool Greater China with complete General Management responsibilities for manufacturing, sales, marketing and service. Recently he has switched to helping smaller, fast growth companies achieve their goals.
- Barney Gallagher
Barney Gallagher General Manager Mr. Barney Gallagher joined Novazone in 2007 as General Manager. Mr. Gallagher brings more than 20 years of agricultural business experience to Novazone. During his career, Mr. Gallagher played key roles in business development, strategic marketing and new product development. Prior to Novazone, Mr. Gallagher held senior levels positions for Cerexagri, Inc., XS, Inc., and BASF.
- John Goetz
John P. Goetz - Mr. Goetz is Managing Principal, Research at the firm. Prior to joining Pzena Investment Management in March 1996, Mr. Goetz held a range of key positions at Amoco Corporation for over 14 years, most recently as the Global Business Manager for Amoco 19s $1 billion polypropylene business where he had bottom line responsibility for operations and development worldwide.
- John McWeeny
John McWeeny Senior Vice President, Business Development John has held key leadership positions with Internet-based businesses for the last 10 years. John came to TurnHere after most recently serving as chief operating officer of MetroRent, an Internet-based real estate service, which he later sold to Cendant Corporation. Prior to MetroRent, John served as managing director for a Denver-based venture fund.
- Brian Birk
Brian Birk Brian Birk , a CVF Advisor and Director since 2005 has over 20 years investment and operating experience. He was a senior manager at The Boston Consulting Group and had stints at GE Capital and Flywheel Ventures. Mr. Birk has held executive positions in three start-up companies which raised over $40 million in venture financing. Mr. Birk joined Fort Washington Capital Partners Group in 2004 as Vice President and Regional Director for Private Equity.
- Stuart Randle
Stuart Randle Stuart Randle has over 20 years of experience in health care products and services covering the range from sales engineering to CEO. Stuart began his career at Ingersoll-Rand, where, for several years as a sales and application engineer as well as a distribution manager, he learned the industrial ropes.
- Joan Centanno
Joan's retail career spans Management, Marketing, Sales and Category Management in past positions at Procter and Gamble, Frito-Lay and Helene Curtis. She has a succssful track record in national accounts Category analysis & planning, new product introductions and test markets. Recently, Joan has worked with leading companies like Target, Albertsons, Kraft and Sara Lee in business-building engagements.
- Brian Lanahan
Brian Lanahan is the Managing Director of Character LLC, a Portland, Oregon based company that develops characters for brands. www.characterweb.com He has a BA in History from Duke University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Brian started his career as a buttoned-up New York businessman with a blue suit and striped tie for each day of the week.
- Julia Holland
Julia Holland VP, Management Supervisor In the summer of 2006, Julia joined Princeton Partners as a senior member of the strategic brand consulting team. Her responsibilities include overseeing the agency's new business efforts, leading brand evaluations and positionings, and managing key accounts. Julia offers 18 years of consumer brand experience and is actively involved in developing and managing integrated brand marketing solutions.
- Dominick Schiano
Dominick Schiano Vice Chairman - Global Industrial Partners Dominick Schiano has over 30 years of experience in management, finance and operations. Mr. Schiano joins DLJMBP from Questor Partners Funds, where he served as a Managing Director and member of its Investment Committee.
- Thomas D. Kuczmarski
Thomas Kuczmarski , Senior Partner and President of Kuczmarski & Associates, is a nationally recognized expert in the management of new products and services innovation, and marketing strategy. During his career of helping hundreds of companies grow their businesses, his leading-edge work has forged a new meaning for "innovation" throughout corporate America.
- Mark Lonergan
Mark Lonergan Mark Lonergan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lonergan Partners, a retained executive search firm in the Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Lonergan Partners, Mr. Lonergan was the Managing Partner for the Silicon Valley offices of Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII). As the Managing Partner in Silicon Valley , Mr. Lonergan managed 82 people with 2001 revenues of nearly $35 Million.
- Lynne Nellemann
Lynne Nellemann is a management consultant working in enterprise transformation and corporate governance for global firms. She served as a management consultant for A.T. Kearney and Accenture, and has been involved with divisional leadership at Gannett Company and International Harvester, where she was the first female corporate officer.
- Sean Sebold
Sean Sebold , CFP®, CFA, President Mr. Sebold has over 10 years of experience in the financial planning and investment management industries. His diverse background and experience, ranging from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to a Global Consultancy in Andersen Consulting, provide a unique vantage on wealth management.
- Captain Robert C. Bronson
Captain Bronson is qualified as a Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer and a Naval Aviation Supply Officer. He has subspecialties in Inventory Management and Financial Management. Captain Bronson has completed degrees in Master of Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Resource Management Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He has attended the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School, Northwestern University.
- George Sutton
George Sutton is a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst in the Equity Research Department at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, where he covers Business Service and Software. He is also the creator of The FAST List, a quantitative based product. From 1995-2003, he was a Managing Director in the Research Department at RBC Capital Markets and its predecessor Dain Rauscher Wessels.
- Liz Wald
Liz Wald Founder, Economic Development Imports Liz Wald is the founder and managing partner of Economic Development Imports LLC (EDImports) a Fair Trade import company that sources household goods, fashion accessories, jewelry and more from several countries in East and West Africa. Prior to founding EDImports in 2003, Liz spent ten years in strategic consulting and retail management.
- Clare Muñana
Clare Muñana Clare Muñana is an international management consultant and president and CEO of Ancora Associates, Inc. She has performed numerous domestic and international engagements for public (primarily UN agencies) and private sector clients in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Latin America.
- John Malec
John also had a brief stint teaching computer science at Northern Illinois University.
- Laura M. Jennings
Laura Jennings was appointed to the Board of Regents in July of 2005. She currently consults for start-up companies in the Seattle area. Regent Jennings spent 12 years as an executive at Microsoft Corporation, serving as Vice President of Worldwide Strategic Planning, Vice President of MSN and in various other capacities.
- Steve Sears
Steve Sears Steve Sears is a 20-year marketing veteran of PepsiCo, Inc. He currently serves as vice president of marketing for Stacy’s Pita Chip Company, an independent operating unit within the Frito-Lay Division. Steve was chosen to be part of the initial management team at Stacy’s when PepsiCo acquired the company in 2006. Steve has held a wide variety of marketing roles throughout PepsiCo.
- Steve Hafner
Steve Hafner Steve Hafner is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kayak.com. His responsibilities include establishing the vision and direction for the company, building a world-class team, and guiding the development of Kayak.com. A seasoned executive, Hafner brings extensive knowledge of marketing, e-commerce and online travel to his position at Kayak. Hafner helped found Orbitz, Inc., the online travel agency site, in November 1999.
- Hiroki Okimoto
Hiroki Okimoto Board Member, Chief Financial Officer Hiroki is responsible for corporate finance planning and execution at REALCOM. Prior to joining REALCOM, Hiroki was the CFO at Triumph International Japan. Prior to Triumph, as Executive Director of Softbank Investments, he was active in nurturing Softbank's portfolio companies, often assuming C-level executive roles in starting up Finance All and turning around DigitBrain.
- Barney Gallagher
Barney Gallagher General Manager Mr. Barney Gallagher joined Novazone in 2007 as General Manager. Mr. Gallagher brings more than 20 years of agricultural business experience to Novazone. During his career, Mr. Gallagher played key roles in business development, strategic marketing and new product development. Prior to Novazone, Mr. Gallagher held senior levels positions for Cerexagri, Inc., XS, Inc., and BASF.
- Steve Brewer
Steve Brewer Vice Chair Steve brings about 30 years of corporate finance experience to PEFCU. Most of his experience was garnered with Pfizer, Corning and Great Lakes Chemical, where he was assistant treasurer. He also had previous entrepreneurial experience with several high-tech companies. Steve is a chemical engineering graduate of Purdue and has an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg School).
- Chip Halverson
Chip Halverson Senior Vice President, Corporate Accounts, Chip Halverson joined MedAssets in June 1999. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Halverson served as the Corporate Senior Vice President of Comdisco. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Halverson was the President of Comdisco Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of Comdisco providing lease financing and refurbished equipment on a worldwide basis to the diagnostic imaging market.
- Todd Tracey
Todd Tracey Senior Vice President, Sales Prior to joining TurnHere, Todd Tracey was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Arrival Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier providing voice and data services to underserved markets throughout California. While at Arrival, Mr. Tracey led the sales team to 30% in annual growth in net new revenue, ultimately achieving $25 million dollars in annual revenue.
- Ann Drake
Ann Drake is CEO of DSC Logistics, Inc., one of the leading supply chain management organizations in the U.S. She previously served as Executive Vice President and as a member of the Advisory Board of Directors at DSC. She is currently a member of The Chicago Network, Committee of 200, and The Commercial Club of Chicago. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) for the Northwestern University.
- Paul Fingersh
Mr. Fingersh founded KC Venture Group, LLC in 1994 and currently serves as its Managing Member. KCVG is a real estate investment firm that owns over 9,000 apartment units through the Midwest and Southwest. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Hillcrest Bank in real estate lending, workouts and dispositions. Mr. Fingersh is also one of the owners of Hillcrest Bank, a key partner of BCP.
- Roger L. Crook
Roger L. Crook, President MBA, Kellogg School, Northwestern University Healthcare Management, Finance
- Howard W. Deichen
Howard W. Deichen has served as Executive Vice President since 2000. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Deichen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Paradigm Health Corporation, a private company providing disease state management for complex medical events including catastrophic injury and extreme low birth-weight neonates.
- Ron Kingen
Ron Kingen , Global Vice President -Americas Operations Ron joined ECS in February 2005. Ron holds a B.S. degree in Operations Management from Purdue University, and an MBA from Youngstown State University. Prior to joining ECS, Ron has worked with Magnequench, Inc, Arvin Meritor, Case New Holland, and the Packard Electric Division of General Motors (now Delphi). Ron has received Executive Management Training from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
- David R. Volk
David R. Volk -- Chief Executive Officer Before joining CDG Therapeutics, Mr. Volk founded White Oak Advisors, a firm providing financial and strategic consulting to biotechnology companies. Prior to founding White Oak, David was Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences Investment Banking for RBC Capital Markets, a successor to Wessels, Arnold & Henderson, a privately-held investment bank in which he was one of 28 partners.
- John J. Larocca
JOHN LAROCCA John LaRocca is an experienced B2B and B2C equipment leasing, credit, operations, sales executive and expert witness. He is a Q2C partner and senior vice president of marketing and business development for CreditPointe, Inc., providing insightful, timely, independent analysis, rating and monitoring of all global public companies including comprehensive analysis of aggregate credit risk trends per industry.
- Chris Miller
Chris Miller Vice President Marketing, Sales and Business Development Chris Miller is Digital Fairway's Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Business Development. Chris Miller is Digital Fairway's Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Business Development. He is responsible for overall revenue generation and sales strategy for the company. He is responsible for overall revenue generation and sales strategy for the company.