LFGSM 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: Degree Programs (DP); Lake Forest Corporate Education (LFCE); Enterprise Advancement (EA); Finance, Technology, and Audit (FTA); Marketing & Admissions (M&A); or the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Compensation (HR).
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
Grainger - Joan H. Bailar (Board Chair)
Vice President & COO (Retired)
Advocate Health Centers - Jody C. Berns
Managing Director, Business Systems
HSBC Technology and Services - Robert D. Blackwell, Sr.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Blackwell Consulting Services - Samuel P. Brilliant
Vice President & CFO
Hollister Incorporated - Charles Brummell, Jr.
Managing Director
Fox Court Associates, LLC - Gary Chan
Senior Vice President, Kraft International Finance
Kraft Foods International - Patricia A. Coffey
Vice President, Technology & Operations
Allstate Insurance Company - William J. Colbourne
Senior Vice President, HR & Administration
BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) - Peter DeRobertis
Director of Sales & Marketing Effectiveness, Latin America Region
Baxter Corporation - B. Montgomery Edson
Insurance Partners
- Kenneth A. Hoffman
Group President, Industrial Packaging Systems
Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Sandy A. Lincoln
Senior Vice President and Investment Strategist
M&I Investment Management Corporation - Heather A. Lowe
Vice President and Executive Director
The Clara Abbott Foundation - David M. McDonough (Board Vice-Chair)
President and CEO
Trustmark Companies - Bruce McGillivray
Corporate Vice President and President, Global Renal
Baxter International Inc. - Ronald D. McNeil
President
The MCNEIL Group, LLC - Pamela Mix
Vice President, Human Resources and Governance Services
College of American Pathologists - J. Ron Moore
President & CEO (Retired)
Midas International Corporation - John P. Pappas
Senior Vice President - Retail Group
Coleman Cable, Inc. - John N. Popoli (ex officio)
President and CEO
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management - Stephen D. Schutt (ex officio)
President
Lake Forest College - Scott I. Shaffer
Partner
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP - Arvind J. Singh
Co-founder, President & CEO
Utopia, Inc. - Rick Surkamer
President and COO
Sun Times Media Group - Leslie A. Weber
Senior Vice President and CIO
True Value Company