Ted Mondale

Mondale, of St. Louis Park, served as Chair of the Metropolitan Council from 1999 through 2002, where he led the successful Hiawatha LRT line through the State and Federal regulatory and funding hurdles. From 1990 to 1996 he served State Senator, representing St. Louis Park and Hopkins, where he successfully passed major legislation including the Land Recycling Act, the Livable Communities Act and the International Airport Location Bill. In 2003, Mondale founded Nazca Solutions, a software company that automates Property Searches for the Mortgage Industry where until recently he served as CEO. Mondale successfully negotiated the sale of Nazca to First American Financial Corp in November of 2010. He received his B.A. at the University of Minnesota and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.