Board Of Directors

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's Board of Directors is comprised of high-ranking executives from major Chicago area businesses and organizations.

Always pro-active, our Board spearheads new programs and further development of the School, guiding us through our strategic planning and policy-making activities. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's Board of Directors meets four times per year in November, February, June and September.

Each LFGSM board member also serves on one of the following LFGSM committees:  Educational Programs & Solutions; R&D and Innovation; Marketing, Admissions & Corporate Sales; HR & Fundraising; Finance; Information Technology; or the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Compensation.

Each year, LFGSM awards the Distinguished Director Award to one of its board members.

Board of Directors

Rick L. Adams
Vice President - Grainger Community Grant Program (Retired)
Grainger

Joan H. Bailar (Board Chair)
Vice President & COO (Retired)
Advocate Health Centers

Jody C. Berns
Managing Director - Business Systems (Retired)
HSBC

Samuel P. Brilliant
Vice President - Strategic Initiatives
Hollister Incorporated

Gary Chan
Senior Vice President - Finance Transformation
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

Patricia A. Coffey
Senior Vice President - Technology & Operations
Allstate Insurance Company

William J. Colbourne
Senior Vice President - HR & Administration
BlueCross BlueShield Association

Antoinette L. Gawin
Vice President - Strategy
Baxter Healthcare Corporation

John F. Ginascol
Vice President, Nutrition Supply Chain,
Abbott

Kenneth A. Hoffman (Board Secretary)
Group President - Industrial/Global Stretch Packaging Systems Group
Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Warren D. Lindley
Divisional Vice President - Organizational Design and Effectiveness

Heather A. Lowe Becker
Division Vice President - Proprietary Pharmaceutical Division, International Human Resources
Abbott Laboratories

David M. McDonough (Board Vice-Chair)
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Trustmark Companies

Carlos M. Minetti
President - Consumer Banking and Operations
Discover Financial Services

John P. Pappas
Senior Vice President
Coleman Cable, Inc.

John N. Popoli (Ex-officio)
President & Chief Exectutive Officer
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Stephen D. Schutt (Ex-officio)
President
Lake Forest College

Scott I. Shaffer
Forensic & Valuation Services Wisconsin Practice Leader
Grant Thornton LLP

Rick Surkamer
Investor and Media Advisor
Sukamer Advisers, LLC