University of Minnesota System

Leadership & Staff

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Mary A. Davenport Regent of the University of Minnesota

• Regent ('19→'25)

Mary C. Turner Nurse, Regent of the University of Minnesota

• Regent ('23→'29)

Kodi Verhalen Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Regent of the University of Minnesota

• Regent ('21→'27)

Jeff Ettinger Chairman, Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Hormel Foods Corporation; unsuccessful Democratic congressional candidate in 2022

• Interim President (Jun 12 '23→?)

Myron Frans Senior Vice President, University of Minnesota

• Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations*

Jakub Tolar University of Minnesota Medical School Dean

• Vice President for Clinical Affairs

Norwood Teague Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Univeristy of Minnesota

• Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

Katrice Albert VP, Office of Equity and Diversity, University of Minnesota

• VP, Office of Equity and Diversity

Joan Gabel President University of Minnesota

• President

Paul Mattessich Executive Director, Wilder Research

• Adjunct Professor, Social Work ('12→?)* [+1]

• Former Professor Sociology ('74→'78)*

Board Members

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Penny Wheeler Allina Health Systems Former CEO

• Regent ('23→?)

Darrin M. Rosha Regent

• Regent ('15→'23)

Peggy E Lucas Regent, University of Minnesota

• Regent

Laura M Brod Regent, University of Minnesota

• Regent

Steven A. Sviggum Regent

• Regent ('17→'23)

Michael D. Hsu Regent

• Regent ('15→'21)

Thomas J Anderson Funeral Director

• Regent ('15→'21)

Richard Pfutzenreuter Vice President & CFO, University of Minnesota

• Vice President & CFO; treasurer

Brian Steeves Executive Director of Board of Regents, University of Minnesota

• Executive Director of Board of Regents; Secretary

Patricia S Simmons Regent, University of Minnesota

• Regent

Donors

Hormel Foods Corp. Meat processing and manufacturing

• Donation/Grant · 60,000,000 USD*

Donations

Hewlett Foundation Private foundation established by Hewlett-Packard cofounder

• Grant · 875,000 USD ('18)

Holdings

2407 University Investment LLC University of Minnesota Development Arm

• Owner

University of Minnesota Foundation The cloudy arm of fundraising

• Owner

Child Organizations

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University of Minnesota at Crookston One of five campuses in the University of Minnesota system

• campus ('66→?)

Institute on Community Integration Institute at University of Minnesota focusing on policies/practices affecting children, youth, and adults with disabilities

• Research Institute

University of Minnesota School of Nursing

• Child

University of Minnesota Physicians Medical Group

• Child Org

University of Minnesota Medical School

• Child Org

University of Minnesota Twin Cities U of M flagship campus

• Child Org

College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota

• Child Org

University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology

• Child Org

University of Minnesota Law School

• Child Org

Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs FKA Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota

• Child Org

Memberships

Connext MSP inclusive talent network, united by an ambition to ensure that young professionals of color in the MSP region are recruited, hired, and supported by local employers as they launch their careers

• Coalition Member

Services & Transactions

TCF National Bank Retail and small business banking, commercial banking, consumer lending, leasing and equipment finance

• student ID debit cards · 1,000,000 USD

M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center Joint venture with UMPhysicians

• Tenant ('16→?)*

Nicholas W Allard Partner of Patton Boggs LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP

• Lobbyist (past)

Students

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Diane Mitsch Bush

• PhD, Social Policy (?→'79) [+1]

• BA, Sociology (?→'75)

Matthew Dornquast Co-founder and former CEO of Code42

• BS, Computer Science

Pat Strother Founder, Strother Communications

• Bachelor's Degree

Dave Uejio Biden nominee to be assistant HUD secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity; Biden CFPB acting director

• Master of Public Policy

Tom Nides Vice Chair, Blackstone; former Biden ambassador to Israel; Deputy Secretary of State; Morgan Stanley exec vice chair

• BA

Craig Lent University of Notre Dame professor of engineering and physics. People of Praise head.

• PhD (?→'84)

Stacey A Dixon Biden Nominee for Principal Deputy Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

• Post-Doctoral Training, Chemical Engineering

Walter F Mondale Vice President under Jimmy Carter

• Bachelor's Degree, Political Science (?→'51)

Louis W Hill Jr Great Northern Railway

• Graduate (past) [+1]

• Undergraduate (past)

Norman Timothy Slade great-great-grandson of James Jerome Hill, Jr., founder of the Great Northern Railway.

• Student, MA in classics (past)

Miscellaneous Relationships

350.org Building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis

• Affiliation

Keeler Apartments Luxury Housing. 317 17th Avenue Southeast

• a leaser

Radius Luxury Housing. 701 15th Ave SE

• a leaser