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: 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
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 & CFO
Hollister Incorporated - Gary Chan
Senior Vice President, Finance Transformation
Kraft Foods - Patricia A. Coffey
Senior Vice President, Technology & Operations
Allstate Insurance Company - William J. Colbourne
Senior Vice President, HR & Administration
BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) - B. Montgomery Edson
Insurance Partners
- Antoinette L. Gawin
Vice President - Strategy
Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Kenneth A. Hoffman
Group President, Industrial/Global Stretch Packaging Systems Group
Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Warren D. Lindley
Divisional Vice President, Organizational Design and Effectiveness
Walgreen Company - Heather A. Lowe
Division Vice President, Abbott International Human Resources
Abbott Laboratories - David M. McDonough (Board Vice-Chair)
CEO
Trustmark Companies - 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
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting - Arvind J. Singh
Co-founder, President & CEO
Utopia, Inc. - Rick Surkamer
President and COO
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