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
- Joan H. Bailar
Vice President & COO (Retired)
Advocate Health Centers - Jody C. Berns
Managing Director, Business Systems
HSBC Holding PLC - Samuel P. Brilliant
Vice President & CFO
Hollister Incorporated - Beth Bronner
President
LERA Consulting - Gary Chan
Senior Vice President, Kraft International Finance
Kraft Foods International - Patricia A. Coffey
Vice President, Distribution Marketing & Enterprise Applications
Allstate Insurance Company - Peter DeRobertis
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Cardinal Health - B. Montgomery Edson (Board Chair)
Senior Vice President
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company - Norman M. Goldring
President
CPO, Inc. - Kenneth A. Hoffman
Group Vice President
Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Anne B. Ireland
Vice President, Business Development
CDW Corporation - Ken E. James
Managing Consultant
Hewitt Associates - Heather A. Lowe
Vice President and Executive Director
Abbott Laboratories - David M. McDonough
President and CEO
Trustmark Companies - Bruce McGillivray
Corporate Vice President and President, Global Renal
Baxter International - Ronald D. McNeil
President
The MCNEIL Group, LLC - J. Ron Moore
President & Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Midas International Corporation - John P. Pappas
Corporate Vice President of Marketing, General Manager – Assemblies Group
Coleman Cable, Inc. - John N. Popoli
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
President & CEO
Utopia, Inc. - Leslie A. Weber
Senior Vice President and CIO
True Value Company