Statewide Steering Committee - Economic Summit - University of Wisconsin System

Statewide Steering Committee

Executive Committee

Jay Smith, Co-Chair
President.
UW System Board of Regents;
CEO & Chairman
JLS Investment Group

Katharine Lyall, Co-Chair
President
University of Wisconsin System

Dean Amhaus
President
Forward Wisconsin

Brenda Blanchard
Secretary
Department of Commerce

Mark Bugher
Director
University Research Park
University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Chair, Madison Area Region

Jim Haney
President
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

Tom Hefty
President
Competitive Wisconsin;
Chairman, President and CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin

Don Kettl
Chair
Wisconsin Blue Ribbon Commission on State/ Local Partnerships for the 21st Century;
Professor
Political Science & Public Affairs
UW-Madision

Richard Leazer
Chair
Wisconsin Technology and
Entrepreneurs Council;
Immediate Past Managing Director
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

David Newby
President
Wisconsin AFL-CIO

Don Nichols
Professor of Economics UW-Madison;
Director
World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) Initiative

Silas Nichols
President
ABB Flexible Automation

David Olien
Senior Vice President for Administration
University of Wisconsin System

John Torinus, Jr.
CEO, Serigraph, Inc.;
Immediate Past President
Competitive Wisconsin

David J. Ward
President, NorthStar Economics, Inc.;
Senior Vice President Emeritus for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin System

Linda Weimer
Vice President for University Relations
University of Wisconsin System

Staff
Laurie S. Dies Economic Summit Coordinator University of Wisconsin System ldies@uwsa.edu
Kevin Boatright Assistant Vice President for University Relations University of Wisconsin System	Jonathan Henkes Special Assistant for Economic Development University of Wisconsin System
Steering Committee
Richard Abdoo Chairman, President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation Ralph Andreano UW-Madison Professor Emeritus Tess Arenas Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Senior Advisor to the President for Multicultural Affairs, UW System Roger Axtell Member, UW Board of Regents Bill Bass Senior Vice President for E-Commerce, Lands End John Benson State School Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction Todd Berry President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance Mike Bishop Chair, Wisconsin Biotechnology Association; CEO, Infigen John Brynes Chairman & Managing Director, Mason Wells Frank Busalacchi Secretary/Treasurer, Teamsters Local 200 Ed Chin State Director, Wisconsin Technical College System Erroll Davis President & CEO, Alliant Energy John Gilbert CEO, Aid Association for Lutherans; Co-Chair, Fox Valley to Green Bay Region Bill Hendee Senior Associate Dean for Research, Vice President for Technology; Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin Ralph Kauten President, Panvera Corporation Dennis Kuester President, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Bill Linton President & CEO, Promega Corporation Tom Lyon President, Cooperative Resources International Don Mash Chancellor, UW-Eau Claire; Co-Chair, Chippewa Valley Region Fred Mohs Member, UW Board of Regents	Terry Mulcahy Secretary, Department of Transportation Roger Nacker President, Wisconsin Economic Development Association Robert O'Toole Chairman, President & CEO, A.O. Smith Corporation Harvey Pierce CEO, American Family Insurance Kevin Reilly Chancellor, UW-Extension; Chair, Greater Wisconsin Region Jennifer Reinert Secretary, Department of Workforce Development Joel Rogers Professor of Economics & Sociology, UW-Madison Thomas Schmidt President, Wisconsin Paper Council Rick Searer President, Oscar Mayer Foods & Pizza Kathi Seifert Executive Vice President, Kimberly Clark Corp.; Co-Chair, Fox Valley to Green Bay Region Tim Sheehy President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Art Smith President & CEO, Keystone Travel Services - American Express Travel Services Representative Chuck Sorensen Chancellor, UW-Stout; Co-Chair, Chippewa Valley Region Richard (Moose) Speros Secretary, Department of Tourism Rolf Wegenke President, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities Bob Weisenberg President, Northwoods Software Development; Co-founder, Wisconsin IT Leadership Association Gary Wolter President & CEO, Madison Gas and Electric Nancy Zimpher Chancellor, UW-Milwaukee; Chair, Milwaukee & Southeastern Region Edward Zore President, Northwestern Mutual