Andrea Mokros has spent a career in communications and event production at the local, state and national level. Currently, she is SVP of corporate and public affairs at Weber Shandwick in its Minneapolis office. Previously, Andrea served as vice president […]

Dan Tenenbaum is a partner at Gray Plant Mooty. He focuses his practice in the representation of emerging growth companies, other small businesses, and the entities that support these enterprises, with an emphasis on corporate, finance, securities and technology-related matters.

Ryan Johnson is Chief Financial Officer of Doran Companies. He is responsible for the financial performance of company, with oversight of the financial structures underpinning all Doran developments. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota […]

Andrea Hart Kajer is manager of government affairs at Comcast. She is the former director of intergovernmental relations at the City of Minneapolis and senior director of external relations at the Minnesota Historical Society. She is a visionary leader, advocate, […]

Travis L. Barkve is Chief Financial Officer at Venture Bank, overseeing areas including corporate finance, the annual budget, risk management and strategic direction.

Mark is responsible for creating the vision and mission for Hennepin Theatre Trust — and defining the delivery of services to a wide variety of stakeholders, including the board of directors, the team, patrons, donors, sponsors and constituencies.

Marie Becker is senior vice president of B2B Marketing Strategy, Operations and Business Services at Wells Fargo. She leads a team responsible for marketing strategy, marketing operations, global regional marketing and business services supporting the Wholesale Banking division.

Molly Biwer is chair Marketing, Brand Strategy, Advertising and Creative Studio at Mayo Clinic (2020 – present) where she leads enterprise-level brand strategy, creative and strategic partnerships supporting future growth delivering on Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. 2030 plan. The division […]

Barbara Brin has been a licensed real estate agent in Minnesota for 37 years—and is currently with Coldwell Banker Burnet in Minneapolis. Barbara’s coverage area includes Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Greenwood, Orono, Edina and Bloomington.

Orlando Bryant is a cybersecurity consultant at ZeroFOX. He also volunteers as President of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Twin Cities chapter, an organization with a goal of recruiting and retaining a talented pool of professionals of color. […]

Before launching his new consulting firm, the KBO Group, Justin served as the national campaign manager for Senator Amy Klobuchar’s 2020 Presidential Campaign.  In that role, he oversaw all aspects of the campaign, from establishing and implementing strategy to fundraising, […]

Gerardo Casahonda is an Indirect Tax Senior Director at Thomson Reuters, with more than 20 years of experience he manages a global team responsible for the tax and compliance strategy in more than 150 countries, which includes support for new business […]

Al Coleman is a partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. He is sought after for his work handling major transactions, including high-profile clients. He primarily represents private equity sponsors and domestic and international companies in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures […]

Trisha Duncan and her team manage strategic relationships in 500 communities across Minnesota that are served by Xcel Energy playing critical roles in the areas of operations, energy policy, emergency response, social investments, economic development, and business retention and expansion. […]

Michele Engdahl is the director of government affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for legal professionals. She works to educate federal, state and local officials about the issues important to Thomson Reuters and manages […]

Kathleen Gullickson is a dynamic, passionate and strategic human resources partner with global experience developing, implementing and executing initiatives to attract, hire and retain top talent.  Trusted advisor to C-suite executives, human resources partners and cross-functional business teams. She has […]

Jayne Haugen Olsen is editor-in-chief of Delta Sky magazine and the editorial director of Mpls. St. Paul Magazine. She guides the work of 70 content creators in editorial and design who develop content for 15 proprietary publications, as well as […]

Herschel Herndon serves as chief diversity officer for Thrivent, a Fortune 500 not-for-profit, financial services organization. Herndon and his team are responsible for Thrivent’s strategy for diversity and inclusion as it relates to internal and external partnerships that support the […]

Christine Kwiat is vice president of Product Development and Innovation at Schwan’s Company. She is responsible for the process that brings new products into the marketplace, from idea to commercialization. She serves as the business relationship manager between the company’s […]

Dorraine Larison, attorney, Lathrop GPM LLP, St. Cloud, concentrates her practice in the areas of bankruptcy law, debtor/creditor law and employment law. She has extensive experience in the areas of commercial financing, creditors’ rights and creditor bankruptcy matters. Dorraine works […]

Jay Novak has been a senior vice president of two investment-banking companies and publisher and editor of Minnesota’s premier business magazine. He is presently a Hamline University trustee and board treasurer, director of a 28-company business incubator for life-science companies, […]

William Moffly is a managing director and market executive with Bank of America Private Bank.

Sue Ross is Human Resource and Communications Officer for maurices, a 1,000 store retail chain based in Duluth, MN. Sue joins Hennepin Theatre Trust with over 30 years of human capital, corporate affairs and organizational behavior and development experience.

Melvin Tennant is President and CEO of Meet Minneapolis. He oversees the day-to-day operations of Meet Minneapolis and iDSS, including the professional and support staff. Melvin serves as the voice of Meet Minneapolis through speaking engagements, civic activities and political […]

Bret Weiss is President and CEO of WSB, a design and consulting firm specializing in engineering, community planning, environmental and construction services. Weiss is one of the founders of WSB and has worked in the civil engineering community for more […]