Advisory Boards

Dean's Advisory Board

The Dean's Advisory Board provides guidance, advice and support to the Dean to help the Wisconsin School of Business achieve its strategic objectives. Board members represent a variety of large and small, local and international companies. Each member serves a four-year term.

Michael CaseySenior Managing DirectorBlackstone GroupBiography

Sean ClearyPresident & CEOCleary Building CorpBiography

John DavisCEOGreat Northern CorporationBiography

Laura FrancisCFOPromegaBiography

Jeffery HammesPartnerKirkland & EllisBiography

Peter LeidelFounder & MemberYorktown PartnersBiography

John MulliganExecutive Vice President and CFOTarget CorporationBiography

Mark NerenhausenFounding Director & Professor of Practice Syracuse University Art Leadership Graduate ProgramBiography

Bill NygrenPortfolio ManagerHarris Associates, Oakmark FundBiography

Debra PerryManaging MemberPerry ConsultingBiography

Robert PollockPresident and CEO (Dean's Advisory Board Chairman)Assurant Inc.Biography

Todd PulvinoPrincipalCNH Partners, AQR CapitalBiography

Ann SchwisterVice President, Global Oral Care Finance and AccountingThe Procter & Gamble CompanyBiography

Richard SearerFormer PresidentKraft Foods, Inc.Biography

Sandra SponemSr. VP and CFOMortenson ConstructionBiography

Stew StenderPartnerStewart Lawrence GroupBiography

Pat ThieleFormer President & CEOPartnerRe Ltd.Biography

Scott VanderSandenPresidentAT&T WisconsinBiography

John Ver BockelManaging Director-Investments, Private Banking & Investment GroupMerrill Lynch & Co.Biography

Don WalkovikSenior Managing Director and Company to Brock CapitalSullivan & CromwellBiography

Jeff YabukiCEOFiserv.Biography

Wisconsin Naming Partners

In 2007, the Wisconsin School of Business received an unprecedented gift totaling $85 million from a group of 13 alumni who formed the “Wisconsin Naming Partnership” to support the school’s mission. The gift has since grown to $95.4 million and includes two more naming partners. Two naming partners remain anonymous.

The Wisconsin naming gift is the first of its kind received by a U.S. business school. Conventional business school naming gifts adopt the name of a single donor in perpetuity. By preserving the Wisconsin name for 20 years, this gift leaves open the option of future naming gifts. During that time, the school will not be named for a single donor or entity. This unprecedented naming partnership will uphold tradition and greatly enhance the value of the school to students, the campus and the state.

The Wisconsin Naming Partnership will provide strategic advice to the Wisconsin School of Business, including future naming opportunities. The partnership includes:

Paul CollinsCitigroupBiography

Wade Fetzer IIIGoldman SachsBiography

Pete FrechettePatterson CompaniesBiography

Jon HammesChairmanHammes CompanyBiography

Ted D. KellnerFiduciary ManagementBiography

Mike KnetterUW-MadisonBiography

Paul LeffPerry Partners, Ltd.Biography

Sheldon B. LubarLubar & Co., IncBiography

John MorgridgeCisco Systems, Inc.Biography

Albert "Ab" NicholasChairman, CEO & Portfolio ManagerNicholas CompanyBiography

John J. OrosManaging DirectorJC FLowers & Co. LLCBiography

H. Signe OstbySoftware Publishing CorporationBiography

Wisconsin Business Alumni Board

Anthony Berceau Mergers & Acquisitions KPMG LLP BBA '04, Macc '05	Jonathan Bergman Chief Investment Officer Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC BBA '97	Lindsey Day Tax Services Associate Ernst & Young
Mike Hollenstein VP, Direct Purchase Catalog G & K Services BBA '95, MBA '02	Al Johnson Services Development Manager W.W. Grainger	Jason Kreuziger Associate Goldman Sachs Co BBA '03, MBA '08
Aaron Mikulsky VP/Regional Business Manager Arch Insurance Group BBA '95	Tonia Nelson VP Harrison Street Real Estate Capital	Ed Neppl VP/CFO NBC Sports & Olympics BBA '90
Amy Nigrelli Director, Business Project Management, HR, Operations McDermott Will & Emery LLP	David Rice Trust Officer US Bank BS '95, JD/MBA '04	Don Schlidt CEO Dedicated Computing BBA '90
Michael Schlidt Process Improvement Leader Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Will Wait Campaign Marketing Manager Lands End BBA '01, MBA '07	Ami Sandhu Marketing Manager American Girl
Scott Machut Director, Business Development, USA Beazley Group BBA '89	Erika O'Donohoe Project Manager WTS Paradigm MBA '09	Neil Shapiro Partner GF Capital Management Advisors BBA '92