Board of Trustees

The legal body that governs the university is the board of trustees. It is the final authority on setting our important policies, on the definition of major goals, and on the preservation of the academic mission.

Lee R. Anderson

Chairman, APi Group, Inc.

Raymond L. Barton

Chairman and CEO, Great Clips, Inc.

George W. Buckley

Chairman, President and CEO, 3M

Rodney P. Burwell

CEO, Burwell Enterprises, Inc.

Michael V. Ciresi

Partner and Chairman of the Exec. Board, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.

Burton D. Cohen

Founding Publisher, MSP Communications

Reverend Dennis J. Dease

President, University of St. Thomas

Gail J. Dorn

Marketing and Community Relations Consultant, Target Corporation

Michael E. Dougherty

Chairman and CEO, Dougherty Financial Group LLC

John J. "Hap" Fauth

Chairman, The Churchill Companies

Maureen A. Fay, O.P.

President Emerita, University of Detroit Mercy

Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, D.D.

Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Chair, University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees

Timothy P. Flynn

Chairman, KPMG LLP

Ron L. Fowler

Chairman, President and CEO, Liquid Investments, Inc.

Eugene U. Frey

Chairman, Wabash Management Inc.

Geoffrey C. Gage

President and Owner, Geoffrey Carlson Gage

Antoine M. Garibaldi

President, University of Detroit Mercy

James P. Gearen

Executive Vice President, Zeller Realty Corporation

Amy R. Goldman

Chairman and Executive Director, GHR Foundation

Mark W. Gregg

Managing Partner and President, The Penrose Group

Stephen J. Hemsley

President and CEO, UnitedHealth Group

Daniel J. Haggerty

Retired CEO, Norwest Venture Capital

Kathleen J. Higgins Victor

President, Centera Corporation

Stanley S. Hubbard

President and CEO, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

Brian Jones

Vice President/Renovation Sales Manager, HomeServices Lending, LLC

Sister Carol Keehan, DC

President and CEO, The Catholic Health Association

Laurence E. LeJeune

Chairman of the Board, LeJeune Investments, Inc.

Thomas Madison

President and CEO, MLM Partners

Reverend Edward Malloy, CSC

President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Reverend John M. Malone

Vice President for Mission, University of St. Thomas

Mary G. Marso

CEO, Jeane Thorne, Inc.

Reverend Kevin McDonough

Pastor, Church of Saint Peter Claver

Harry G. McNeely, Jr.

Chairman Emeritus, Meritex Enterprises & McNeely Foundation

Alvin E. McQuinn

Chairman and CEO, QuinStar Investment Partners, LLC

John M. Morrison

Chairman, Central Financial Services, Inc.

The Honorable Diana E. Murphy

U.S. Circuit Judge, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

Stephen P. Nachtsheim

Chairman, Deluxe Corporation

John F. O'Shaughnessy, Jr.

Director, Trustwater USA

Ronald J. Peltier

Chairman and CEO, HomeServices of America, Inc.

The Most Reverend Lee A. Piché

Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Gerald A. Rauenhorst

Founding Chairman, Opus Corporation

William S. Reiling

Chairman, Sunrise Community Banks

Richard M. Schulze

Chairman, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Robert J. Ulrich

Chairman, MIM

Frank Wilderson, Jr.

President, Wilderson and Associates, Inc.

Ann L. Winblad

Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Mark A. Zesbaugh

Strategic Consultant, Green Creek Consulting, LLC



The Board of Trustees holds meetings three times per year, in February, May and October. The Executive Committee of the Board meets bi-monthly.

Board Committees:

Executive Committee
Academic Affairs Committee
Audit/Finance Committee
Board Affairs Committee
Institutional Advancement Committee
Investment Committee
Physical Facilities Planning Committee
Student Affairs Committee

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