Advisory Boards
External Advisory Board
The WSB External Advisory Board is a diverse set of alumni and business leaders who have attained leadership and prominence in their field. Board members serve as advisors, advocates, and ambassadors to WSB leadership, working to enhance the reach and reputation of WSB.
Anthony Abraham
Global Director: Planning Analysis & Insights, People Experience
Google
Talicia Bashford
Managing Director
Alera Group
Rick Bechtel
Executive Vice President, Head of US Mortgage Banking
City National Bank
Julie Beck
Retired CFO
Terex Corporation
Ross Berman
Founder
HumanCo
Brad Butwin
Chair
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Brian Christensen
Exec VP
Protiviti
Cynthia Chu
CFO & Chief Growth Officer
Audible, Inc
David Eisenberg
Chief Strategy Officer
LiveRamp
Nooshin Felsenthal
Managing Director, Regional Director – Central U.S. Chicago
Tishman Speyer
Kendall Garrison
Partner
TPG Capital
Joel Grade
CFO & Executive Vice President
Baxter International
Sean Jacobsohn
Partner
Norwest
Jessica Levin
Managing Director, West Coast/ Associate Chief Investment Officer
Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation
Darryl Lewis
Partner
Banneker Partners
Aimee London
VP Global Franchise Marketing
Mattel, Inc.
Jason Lublin
CFO
Endeavor
Jeff Mack
First Vice President Business Development
Park Bank
Emmett McCann
Co-CEO and Co-Portfolio Manager
Duration Capital
Adam Peck
Founder and CIO
Riverwater Partners
Singari Seshadri
Head of Portfolio
Nike
Ellen Sexton
Executive Vice President, Markets and Chief Growth Officer
Blue Shield of California
Troy Van Beek
CFO
American Family Insurance
Kelly Weight
Co-Founder and CEO
Brillect
Keith Wetzel
Managing Partner
Insight Property Group
Brad Zastoupil
Audit Partner
PwC
Wisconsin Naming Partners
The Wisconsin Naming Partnership will provide strategic advice to the Wisconsin School of Business, including future naming opportunities. Learn more about our Naming Gift.
Paul Collins
Citigroup
Wade Fetzer III
In memoriam
Pete Frechette
In memoriam
David W. Grainger
In memoriam
Phill Gross
Managing Director
Adage Capital Management, L.P.
Jon D. Hammes
Founder & Managing Partner
Hammes Company
Ted D. Kellner
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
Mike Knetter
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Paul Leff
Warbasse67
Sheldon B. Lubar
Lubar & Co., Inc.
John Morgridge
Cisco
Albert "Ab" Nicholas
In memoriam
John J. Oros
Operating Partner
JC Flowers & Co LLC
H. Signe Ostby
Software Publishing Corporation
Fred Petri
In memoriam
Michael S. Shannon
KSL Capital Partners, LLC
Wisconsin Business Alumni Board
The Wisconsin Business Alumni (WBA) Board is instrumental in connecting alumni and friends to the Wisconsin School of Business and with each other. The board supports priorities and initiatives for the School’s advancement programs and is made up of members from our alumni network representing a diverse mix of industries, degrees, regions, and backgrounds.
Luke Anderson
CIO
UNFI Retail, Cub & Shoppers
Matt Apps
President
SupraNet Communications, Inc.
Olivia Asare
Associate Consultant
Bain & Company
Michelle Bougie
Senior Director – Integrated Marketing, Brand & Digital Selling, Global Services
GE HealthCare
Tim Bratland
President
Crystal Farms Dairy Company
Thomas Chadwick
Principal
Pritzker Private Capital
Jacob Erlichman
Associate, COO Office of Technology & Innovations
Blackstone
Amy Fensch
Senior Manager, Head of Americas Channel Partner Digital
HP Inc.
Kevin Gannon
Director of Product Management – Sanitary
Kohler
Melissa Harris
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Microsoft
Christian Kaczmarczyk
Principal
Third Prime
Alexandra Kirk
Vice President, Development and Construction
Jamestown LP
Sam Komisar
Analyst
Deloitte Consulting
Nick Kubsch
Senior Manager – Accounting & Reporting Advisory
Deloitte
Katie Lorenz
Founder
Campo Alpaca
Joe Lukas
Senior Project Controller
Dematic
Nik Nayar
Chief Merchandising Officer
Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Chetan Peddada
CEO
RJA Technologies
Amy Jo Pedone
Owner, Master Chocolatier
Valenza Chocolatier, Inc.
Nathan Radue
Sr Channel Marketing Manager Foodservice
Johnsonville
Aleja Ross
Manager
EY
Luke Rundel
Head of Corporate Finance
NVIDIA
Brandon Shields
Product Group Lead, Business Transformation
TD Bank
Fay Shong
VP Corporate Development, Renewable Energy
PBF Energy
Rodrigo Stabio
Sales Manager
Qualcomm
Zena Stephens Joy
Associate Director, Total Rewards
Fortra
Stephanie Toney
Healthcare Consulting
Self-Employed
Cassie Warton
Consumer Offer Manager
bp pulse
Farin Williams
Sr. Buyer, Seasonal Snacks & Candy
Target