Advisory Boards | Wisconsin School of Business at UW Madison

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.

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Pat Ackerman

Senior VP, Investor Relations, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability and Treasurer
A.O. Smith Corp

Nízida Arriaga

Manager of Fixed Income
Wespath

Ericson Chan

Group Chief Information and Digital Officer
Zurich Insurance Company

Mike Culhane

Chief Financial Officer
HBC

Gayle Fuguitt

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Tempus Futures

Michelle Gile

Head of Sales
Cleo

Lynn Girotto

Chief Marketing Officer
Heap

Sean Jacobsohn

Partner
Norwest Venture Partners

Tom Kalinske

Executive Chairman
Mixed Dimensions

Dan Kelly

Chief Financial Officer
American Family Insurance

Dale Nitschke

Chief Executive Officer
Ovative Group

John Peirson

Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory

Angela Russell

Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
CUNA Mutual Group

Robert Schmitz

Managing Partner
Fulcrum Advisory Asia Pte Ltd

Cheryl Stallworth

Co-Founder
Shedlight.org

Adam Taetle

Senior Managing Director
Evercore Group LLC

Colin S.A. Welch

Partner and Managing Director
TSG Consumer Partners

Thomas Westrick

President & CEO
Life Care Solutions, GE Healthcare

Jim Wuthrich

President, Worldwide Home Entertainment and Games
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment

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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 $110 million and a total of 17 naming partners. Three 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.

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Paul Collins

Citigroup

Wade Fetzer III

Goldman Sachs

Pete Frechette

Patterson Companies

Jon D. Hammes

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

Nicholas Company

John J. Oros

J.C. Flowers & Co.

H. Signe Ostby

Software Publishing Corporation

Fred Petri

Petrone, Petri & Co

Michael S. Shannon

KSL Capital Partners, LLC

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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.

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