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Shaping the Future of Global Business
OU R M ISSION
To lead global management education
through transformative experiences and
cross-sectoral collaboration that inspire and
develop future leaders.
OU R VISION
Contents To shape the future of business by advancing
excellence in global management education.
1 Our Mission, Vision, and Strategic Priorities
2-3 Welcome from Leadership
OU R STR ATEG IC P R IOR ITIE S
4-11 Developing Globally Mindful Leaders
12-17 Grounded in Research and Innovation
To achieve our mission, the Carlson Global
Institute has established a set of strategic
18-24 Supported by a Robust Network of Key Partners
priorities. In collaboration with faculty, staff,
and other stakeholders, we will:
ADVAN C E the international business knowledge and intercultural competence of
students through transformative and experiential education opportunities
Su p p or t Carlson School students to help them fully realize their international
experiences through curricular and co-curricular innovations and scholarships
D r ive continuous improvement, impact assessment, and advancements in the
field of global management education through evaluation and research
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Due to limited travel in the 2020 - 2021 academic year, this L eve r age University resources to foster a dynamic and reciprocal network of
issue includes photos from previous years, with permission. global business leaders and institutions in Minnesota and beyond
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In this unusual year, we open with
a conversation instead of a letter.
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Never have our
global connections
Conversations have been at the been so clear as in
the past year.
heart of our work every day.
Sri Zaheer in Guangzhou, a remarkable success story with
a huge network of alumni that strengthen the
Dean of the Carlson School of Management Carlson School. Our relatively new Global
Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Doctor of Business Administration in Beijing is an
Social Responsibility innovation on many levels, building the profession
Hello friends,
and developing our faculty in truly exciting ways.
In addition, among our newest alumni are 29
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Never have our global connections been so graduates who hail from our Medical Industry
clear as in the past year. From the pandemic to a MBA in Shanghai. Its inaugural cohort included
renewed worldwide drive for diversity, equity, and the highest percentage of women of any previous
MBA program at the Carlson School.
inclusion sparked by a tragedy in our own city, the
work of the Carlson School has been impacted
Innovation has
in ways we scarcely imagined at the start. It is Assistant Dean D’Angelo been a hallmark
relationships, including our many international
and intercultural relationships, that have allowed Innovation has been a hallmark of the year on so of the year on
us to succeed. many levels. The pivot from in-person to online
The Carlson Global Institute has been an classrooms, creating new courses for our students so many levels.
essential factor in the success of the past to fulfill their International Experience, and
year. Its partnerships across the school and developing the new Carlson Global Index have
University, in the community, and around the taken creative thinking and commitment—most
world are the key. Associate Dean for Global of it worked out through conversations on Zoom.
Initiatives Stephen Parente has risen to the I am so proud of our faculty, our staff, and all of
many challenges in international education while our partners. But I am most grateful for their
identifying opportunities for innovation. And with open-hearted embrace of the Carlson School’s
his expertise in health finance and the medical anti-racism work and willingness to engage in
industry, he has also played a role nationally and, courageous conversations.
“
indeed, internationally in addressing the global
health crisis. Assistant Dean Anne D’Angelo has Dean Zaheer
led the CGI staff, faculty, and community partners
In the pages ahead, you will read about all this
through a challenging year in which they have
worked tirelessly toward the Carlson School’s and more. Thank you for being a partner with CGI Among our
anti-racism work. and the Carlson School at a time so critical to
the future of our community, our nation, and our
relationships
Associate Dean Parente world. Please join the conversation with us. that have been
Among our relationships that have been so so important this
important this past year are those in China.
That’s why I am pleased to celebrate the 20th past year are
anniversary of our China Executive MBA program
those in China.
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Developing
Globally Mindful
Leaders
The Pivot
Studying a pandemic in real time refreshing,” says Irby. “Especially for those on the
verge of making life decisions, I can talk about the
In addition to supporting faculty in delivering personal side of working internationally. I hope
their courses, CGI co-developed three that new ways of working open doors for more
unique courses to meet the Carlson School’s alumni to participate and give back remotely to
With a shift to online classrooms, Carlson School International Experience requirement for the Carlson School.”
students learned through the pandemic students who couldn’t travel abroad. One was a
course about the pandemic itself. Lessons to shape the future
Connie Wanberg, Professor and Industrial
Relations Faculty Excellence Chair, co- Wanberg learned a lot from teaching the
developed and taught COVID-19, Society, and course. All that scheduling of guest presenters
the Workplace: A Global View, blending readings had her on pins and needles. At the same time,
and discussions on Zoom with more than a dozen she discovered new ways to use technology to
guest presenters, from local and international design a good classroom experience.
companies to frontline workers in construction, “The feedback I can give students is really
hospitality, healthcare, and schools. What amazing,” says Wanberg. “I’ve learned a lot of
changed in their businesses and organizations? new things about how to deliver a fun class
How did they react, and how has work changed? online. I really appreciate how the students came
Ben Irby, chief marketing officer for Cereal through.”
Partners Worldwide in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wanberg and Lutter credit CGI for supporting
and CGI Advisory Council member, was happy them and their students during a year of
to be a guest in Wanberg’s class. Formerly at uncertainty, crushing workloads, and innovation.
General Mills, he has missed the opportunity to “I can just see our students’ Zoom-tired faces,”
visit classes while abroad. This spring on Zoom, says Lutter. “Zoom fatigue is real! I was so proud
Picture international learning, and travel is part present their results to the client—all online. And Irby spoke to students about the uptick in cereal of them because they were so engaged.”
of it. But this year was different. With countries everyone graduated on time. consumption during the pandemic and how his They also agree that nothing can replace the
all over the world shut down due to COVID-19, Summer 2020 Lutter spent redesigning her company focused first on safety for those who global component of in-person travel and learning.
travel was out. fall course. Striving for Equity in International make and supply the food, then on increasing “I believe so strongly in the power of that global
International learning is built into the Carlson Business grew out of her passion for gender production to keep it on grocery shelves. Later a component,” says Lutter. “We made it work, but
School’s curriculum. Leading into the 2021–22 equity and New Zealand, the first country in student interviewed him for a paper in the class. I can’t wait to see students’ faces light up when
academic year, it became clear that change the world to give women the right to vote. She “I find discussions with students really they’re learning on site again!”
would be needed on an unprecedented scale for created an expanded line-up of speakers that
students to stay on track toward their degrees included the Honorary Consul of Iceland, ranked
and, for many, to graduate on time. first in the world for gender equity, and arranged
A mighty pivot from in-person to online learning engaging virtual events inspired by the original
was required. Faculty and staff like Wendy Lutter syllabus. With the former bedroom of her college-
in the Marketing Department made it happen. age daughter turned into a Zoom room, she found
Lutter teaches the Global Business Practicum, background photos related to topics for each
a spring course offered in partnership with the class. She also reached out to a former student
SGH Warsaw School of Economics. It’s a unique in New Zealand, sent home from Minnesota
opportunity for Carlson MBA students to work before the lockdown, and invited him to speak
on cross-cultural teams with students at SGH to to the class—which he did, along with his ‘mates,’
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address a business issue posed by a sponsoring including a Maori guest who spoke about Maori
company. When the lockdown occurred last year culture and history.
a week before departure, Lutter and her Polish “That was one of the most successful
counterpart transformed it on the fly. connections culturally,” says Lutter. “We had very
“Many of the students were relying on the robust conversations, and the students—about
course to graduate in May, so canceling didn’t half men and half women—did a lot of case studies New courses Subject-matter Student Virtual GLOBE
seem like an option,” says Lutter. “Our sponsoring and complex projects comparing aspects of focusing on COVID expert guest advising student events
company said, ‘This is how we’re having to meet equity in the U.S. and another country.” and global business speakers appointments
with our clients too,’ so we decided to go for it.” Course evaluations were outstanding, and
Lutter and her students stayed home, but registration for the next year filled early. This
they still got to conduct in-depth interviews with spring, Lutter again taught the Warsaw practicum
Polish consumers, interact with experts, and online successfully.
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Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus to present their
recommendations in person to faculty from all
four programs, take classes, visit U.S. companies,
We had to have what Dean and experience commencement together.
Kidwell called a 'learning Student satisfaction was strong, and
CHEMBA improved. For six consecutive years
community' mindset... it was rated Best Leadership in Cooperative
EMBA in China. It continues to be highly ranked
We are learning together, in China and worldwide.
not just teaching. A shared future
MAHMOOD ZAIDI The vision of Deans Kidwell and Shu for a
program to serve the Asia–Pacific region has been
China was selected based on consultation with realized. CHEMBA has enjoyed the support of
the business community, faculty, and alumni, and the business communities in China and the United
factors including University ties dating to 1914 and States, and graduates have been successfully
a dynamic China Center. Serving on the China meeting the needs for qualified managers and
Center advisory council was Professor Mahmood entrepreneurs in both the public and private
Zaidi, then the Carlson School’s director of sectors. Experienced entrepreneurs and
international programs. In China, Zaidi applied his executives from around the world are now alumni
A Learning Community in
experience from building the Warsaw program. making a difference.
Established in 1888, Lingnan was recommended Freeman Shen, EMBA ’03, is the founder,
by a Carlson faculty member impressed by the chairman, and CEO of WM Motor, an emerging
strength of its alumni relations. And the Guangzhou leader in electric vehicles in China. He was part
the Asia–Pacific Region region was where the private sector reignited after
China reopened to the West. In 1997, Dean Kidwell
and Professor Zaidi met with Dean Yuan Shu to
of the first CHEMBA cohort after completing
a master’s in engineering in California. Shen
excelled in Fortune 500 companies based in
discuss a program and establish an agreement. North America and Europe, including Fiat and
“David Kidwell and I shared the outlook in 2001 Volvo, before leaving a well-paying job to start
The China Executive MBA program celebrates 20 years that the program would have students from, and WM Motor in 2015.
impact in, not only China but the Asia–Pacific “Learning is lifelong,” says Shen. “[In CHEMBA,
Guangzhou, China, is a modern port with ancient programs in Minnesota and Vienna. region,” Dean Shu remembers. Offering the I learned to] dare to step out of the comfort zone
roots, once connecting the Silk Road to sea trade. The program’s start was not easy or smooth. program in English would make it widely accessible. and challenge myself to catch up with changing
Illuminating the Pearl River at the southeastern Approvals took years. CHEMBA’s opening in The Carlson School’s success with the Warsaw socioeconomic needs.”
coast, today it is among the world’s largest port 2001 occurred the week of the September 11 program became a crucial factor in gaining Alumni give back in many ways. CHEMBA’s
cities, a modern center of trade and transportation. attacks, interrupting travel for Carlson School approval from China’s Ministry of Education. seventh class established the Mingling
It’s also the home of the China Executive MBA faculty. The SARS pandemic delayed graduation As academic director of the new program, Zaidi Education Fund devoted to building educational
(CHEMBA) program, a partnership of Sun Yat- of the first cohort by six months. assisted with recruitment. That included knocking infrastructure in poor areas, such as donating a
sen University’s Lingnan (University) College and This year, CHEMBA celebrates 20 years and is on the doors of American companies operating primary school in Hunan in 2009. The Lingnan
the Carlson School of Management. CHEMBA going strong. COVID-19 failed to delay students’ in China, which had a stake in developing their Foundation sponsors an annual full-day forum
was among China’s first approved joint degree progress. Graduates hold important positions in talent. Soon the program filled. Faculty from each as part of the Association of American Colleges
programs with a foreign institution, and it continues Fortune Global 500 companies and in all sectors institution worked together to develop the courses. and Universities annual meeting; Carlson School
to draw top executives that become outstanding and regions of China. They have also become “We had to have what Dean Kidwell called a Dean Sri Zaheer spoke on U.S.–China economic
alumni of both Lingnan and the Carlson School. generous philanthropists. ‘learning community’ mindset,” says Zaidi. “We are development collaboratives in 2020.
The two-year comprehensive business learning together, not just teaching.” “Society will need more managers with
management program is designed for Chinese Creating a learning community In the second year of each cohort, students professional expertise and international
managers and entrepreneurs serving both the were selected from Carlson’s four executive perspectives,” says Lingnan Dean Lu Jun.
public and private sectors and is unique in two As the Carlson School dean from 1991 to 2001, MBA programs—in China, Warsaw, Vienna, “CHEMBA will continue to attract talent. At
ways. First, all courses are team taught by faculty David Kidwell built a global business school. His and Minnesota—to form virtual teams. the same time, the two cooperating schools are
from both institutions. Second, virtual teams vision included joint degree programs with strong Without meeting in person, they developed developing, building high-end networks, exploring
provide truly global learning opportunities for the peers in key locations. With partners in Eastern a comprehensive business plan to promote social resources, and building platforms for
students as they work on projects together with and Western Europe, the Carlson School was a product or service in a new market. At sharing ideas and resources. I am fully confident
students in the Carlson School’s Executive MBA looking for a partner in East Asia. the end, they gathered on the University of in the future of this program.”
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Crafting a Global Career Carlson Global Institute Footprint
Exchanges • Faculty-led Programs • Global Executive MBA •
The Carlson School experience led Melanie Vossberg to fulfill her Co-sponsored Programs • Internships
dream of working abroad
Melanie Vossberg, BSB ’17, joined the innovation Back on campus, Vossberg got involved with
team of Nielsen in Chicago a few weeks after GLOBE, a student-led organization that provides
graduation. With a double major in marketing and support to international students at the Carlson
international business, it was no secret she hoped School, and eventually served as GLOBE
to work abroad someday. This April, her dream president. She graduated with a 3.81 GPA and
came true when Vossberg moved to Amsterdam was named “B-Week Student of the Year” for
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on a transfer to NielsenIQ Europe. She’s now her many activities to support the Carlson Students completed
conducting marketing research on a global team School community. Now she’s reconnecting with the International
across London, Paris, Brussels, and Warsaw to people she met while studying in Vienna and Experience
help brands launch products around the world. through GLOBE. education abroad
“Working with such a diverse team is exciting,” Pottery and ceramics have been an important 521 UNDERGRADUATE 253 GRADUATE scholarships awarded
she says. “I’m learning and adjusting.” hobby for Vossberg since high school in Chaska.
Vossberg draws a straight line from the Carlson “I took classes at the U, then joined a studio
School to her success. As an undergraduate, she in Chicago, and now belong to a studio in
gained her first experience abroad in a semester Amsterdam,” she says. “It’s a great stress reliever
exchange program at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien and a great way to meet new people.”
in Vienna, Austria, as a sophomore. She studied One of her favorite things is waking up to have
hard in the classroom, then used every chance coffee with a view of Amsterdam’s beautiful canals.
she got to explore Europe. That was when she
discovered Amsterdam.
79 graduating Executive
MBA students
13
29 MEDICAL INDUSTRY MBA Global Enrichment
courses offered
18 CHINA (CHEMBA) 32 VIENNA (VEMBA)
632 INTERCULTURAL
INTERACTIONS 542
social media posts
Includes interactions with faculty, students, and staff,
100% of CGI short-term programs, the Carlson Funds
Enterprise, the MAcc 2020 cohort, and the MHRIR
practicum and cohort.
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Grounded in Research and Innovation
Business Wisdom for a
Better World
Carlson’s Global Doctor of Business Administration program
empowers entrepreneurial spirit
The DBA is an“
innovation in
business education.
During a week-long residency in Minnesota, where Cui himself completed degrees in fluid
students from the Carlson School’s Global Doctor mechanics, industrial engineering, and business
of Business Administration (DBA) program in administration before attending the Wharton
China visited H.B. Fuller headquarters in Saint School to focus on operations management
Paul. They were surprised when CEO Jim Owens and marketing. In 2016, Cui accompanied the
didn’t start with a formal presentation. Instead, he associate dean to China to sign a memorandum
laid out a real business problem and asked what of understanding for a DBA with Tsinghua. With
they would do. the support of Dean Sri Zaheer, a curriculum
“I knew they were capable people and could committee was formed and a proposal for a
help me,” says Owens. “Probably by example, it four-year program was presented to the Carlson
shows the value of the university system and why School faculty that fall. Their vote in support of
a DBA is so important.” the program was overwhelming.
Owens describes himself as passionate about With approval from the Board of Regents, the
a lot of things connected to the Carlson School’s first cohort entered the program in 2017.
DBA program, soon entering its fifth year. One of Alok Gupta, Curtis L. Carlson School-
them is interacting with students in the program, wide Chair in Information Management and
who are already top executives in China. professor of information and decision sciences,
“The DBA matters most because China is the is the senior associate dean of faculty, research,
“
second-biggest economy in the world,” says and administration.
Owens. “There are many people driving that “At the Carlson School, we want faculty to
success, and many of them don’t have formal be entrepreneurial and come up with ideas for
training, including knowing how business can be a growth,” says Gupta. “I have to give CGI and Tony The DBA matters
force for good.” in particular the credit for this doctoral program,
working with executives in China.” most because
Pathway to the DBA
Realizing the vision
China is the second
The vision of a Carlson DBA as a catalyst to biggest economy in
benefit society has motivated Tony Haitao Cui, “Although we call them students, they have
Professor and Ecolab-Pierson M. Grieve Chair in multiple roles,” says Cui of the DBA executives. the world.
International Marketing and the Deputy Associate “Each one is a book!”
Dean for Global DBA, since 2014. Building diversity and inclusion has been
“The DBA is an innovation in business a priority. While the percentage of women
education,” says Cui. “Highly successful CEOs among U.S. Fortune 500 companies is
executives have great skills and achievements, 7 percent, women make up 20 percent of the
but in the form of a thesis they can share their current DBA cohort. “Some of the most exciting theses are those joined the network of Carlson alumni around
business wisdom to improve the profession and Doctoral theses in the program have included trying to make social change in terms of value for the world.
greater society.” such topics as how a Chinese brand can go economically disadvantaged people,” says Gupta. “Nobody should be isolated,” says Cui. “It’s
At the suggestion of the associate dean international, how digitizing can help companies He is one of the many faculty members energized important to have international collaborations,
for global initiatives, Cui researched top improve decisions, and optimal locations of by teaching and working with the DBA cohorts across countries, across continents.”
universities in China as potential DBA partners. medical facilities for reducing the severity and and supervising their theses.
On the list was Tsinghua University in Beijing, impact of health outcomes in rural areas. By the end of this year, 83 executives have
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A New Tool Gets a Pulse
on Global Markets
CGI created the Carlson Global Index to measure consumer
attitudes about strategic topics
“
CGI is acting as an incubator, literally
beta testing with an eye to expanding.
The Index gives us a way to invite
partners into this research.
STEPHEN PARENTE
Associate Dean for Global Initiatives
insights on what people think in real time. The “Sustainability is something that’s very critical
company disrupted traditional polling methods on our agenda as a top company doing business
so effectively that its clients now include half the in water cleaning and conservation,” says Moore.
While the pandemic interrupted many “CGI is acting as an incubator, Fortune 500, with a growing global footprint. “But now every company is thinking ‘How can we
aspects of international education literally beta testing with an eye Through conversations with Carlson faculty do our work sustainably?’ And the talent measure
and university life over the past year, to expanding,” says Associate and CGI Advisory Council members, themes is particularly comprehensive.”
innovation accelerated. Dean for Global Initiatives Stephen and topics emerged. Sustainability, mobility, and This spring, the survey was tested in six global
The Carlson Global Index, now in Parente. “The Index gives us a way to talent bubbled to the top, and questions were markets: Brazil, China, Germany, India, South
development at CGI, goes deeper, wider, invite partners into this research.” developed around each: How does sustainability Africa, and the United States. It will run again in
and faster than existing consumer sentiment and Soon after his appointment as associate dean, enter into your purchase decisions? How likely are the fall to allow comparison over time.
confidence measures. Questions posed through Parente recognized the potential for such an you to move in the next three years? What kinds Moore is impressed with the new tool’s
internet polls, rather than telephone or mailed index for the Carlson School and its partners. of benefits does your employer offer? methodology, flexibility, and potential.
surveys, ask respondents why they feel as they do He connected with former advisee Michael CGI Advisory Council member Yvonne Moore “This is reflecting innovative thinking,” says
on a variety of topics. And those respondents can Ramlet, ’09 BSB, founder in 2014 of Morning is a senior vice president for human resources Moore, “and it can support other innovative
be anywhere in the world. Consult, a data intelligence company that delivers and global markets at Ecolab. projects.”
16 17Supported by a Robust Network of Key Partners
Partnerships for Change
intercultural competence.”
CGI’s work on cultural competency with faculty
and staff over the years, supported by a network
of public, private, and university partners, became
a foundation for a key pillar of the schoolwide DEI
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, a renewed commitment to the approach. Cultural competency will be integrated
work of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the leadership and power skills that Carlson
undergraduates learn, too.
Kirsten Canterbury, CGI’s director of education
abroad and a member of the Carlson School’s
undergraduate curriculum committee, became
a member of the ongoing Dean’s Advisory
Committee on DEI and a partner in implementing
student-centered changes.
Community partners stepped up, too. The CGI
Advisory Council, representatives of leading local
companies with international ties, shared their
best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
They reviewed policies and processes to address
unintended consequences and identified ways to
experience, faculty and staff cultural competency,
improve and diversify council representation. They
admissions and student recruitment, hiring,
consulted on CGI’s development of the Carlson
and community partnerships—along with
Global Index, a tool to explore attitudes and test
recommendations in each area. That created a
assumptions in other countries (see page 16).
roadmap for the year.
“Because of these partnerships, CGI was
Anne D’Angelo, Assistant Dean for Global
well positioned to lean in and continue to lead
Initiatives, served with Shroff on the Dean's
conversations about working across cultures and
PHOTO CREDIT: summer working group, and she led the CGI staff
globally,” says D’Angelo.
Eric Miller, University of Minnesota in supporting DEI work throughout the year.
“Our staff committed to confronting racism,”
says D’Angelo. “That means learning, unlearning, A vision for breakthrough
and relearning. It means having courageous
On May 25, 2020, a little more than three miles Courageous conversations conversations.” By spring, the Dean’s Advisory Committee on DEI
from the Carlson School, George Floyd died Working from home and on Zoom through the could report that a new course on race, power,
at the hands of Minneapolis police, filmed on Partnerships with faculty and staff across the pandemic, the CGI staff met throughout the year and justice in business was in the pipeline. Faculty
video by a young bystander. The city erupted Carlson School are foundational for CGI. Pervin to address their own mindsets and organizational and staff were continuing their training for cultural
in protests that spread around the world. Shroff, Frederick H. Grose Chair in Accounting systemic racism. They worked on learning key competency. The Carlson School of Management
Carlson School students, alumni, and partners and department head, is a member of the CGI principles of courageous conversations: stay Scholarship in Memory of George Perry Floyd,
everywhere saw images of the city they knew, Faculty Advisory Committee. She led the Dean’s engaged; expect to experience discomfort; Jr. was established. A broad and clear framework
protests filling the streets. working group through the summer of 2020 and speak your truth; expect and accept a lack of was created to launch a three-year, $15 million
Floyd’s death and its aftermath lent new was so challenged and moved by the experience closure. They began to apply those principles in initiative for diversity, equity, and inclusion,
urgency to the work of diversity, equity, and that she agreed to co-chair a new, ongoing interactions and meetings with others, including engaging more partners in this critical work.
inclusion at the Carlson School. The impact Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity, Equity, partners around the world, where country Much is in progress, and much remains to be
and response became a guiding force of a year and Inclusion. histories vary and affect how the topics of done to sustain an ethical, culturally grounded,
already marked by the global pandemic. “People were in pain and we had hard, diversity, equity, and inclusion are discussed. and anti-racist institution. At CGI, partnership
Dean Zaheer swiftly convened a working emotionally charged meetings,” says Shroff. “We The University’s Office of Equity and Diversity, a has gained new meaning and strength toward
group to define what it means for the school owe it to the Black members of the work group key partner of CGI, provided important resources that goal.
and business community to be anti-racist, then [last summer] that they spent the time to educate for staff and the school. “We’ve taken important steps forward,
to identify what actions might align the school’s us about their perspectives and experiences, and “CGI recognizes that change often starts especially in the past year,” said Dean Zaheer
mission to help move toward that goal. they were open and honest about revealing their with and is enacted by individuals as agents on the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
CGI became part of that work. Its strong own feelings. Without that education from them, of change,” says Michael Goh, professor and “This work is a marathon, not a sprint, and it
network of partnerships played a key role. we wouldn’t have made much progress.” vice president for equity and diversity. “They cannot be done alone. Each of us must step up.
By the end of the summer, the group had are leading in making individual growth and In doing so together we can ensure that ‘business
identified five strategic “pillars” of the school’s professional development a priority, and in their as a force for good’ carries the same meaning for
diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts—student innovative pursuit of cutting-edge models of everyone associated with the Carlson School.”
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Advisory Council Aalto University School of Business • Finland
Alliance Manchester Business School • United Kingdom
Mesude Cingilli Ben Irby Jon Ruppel Antai College of Economics and Management • China
Assistant Vice President Financial Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Vice President, Workforce Experience,
Planning & Analysis Cereal Partners Worldwide Services and Rewards City University of Hong Kong • Hong Kong
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Nestlé & General Mills) 3M
Copenhagen Business School • Denmark
Julie Drysdale Leah Larson Kimberlee Sinclair
Tax Principal, Transfer Pricing Marketing Executive Senior Director, Corporate Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas (ESADE) • Spain
PwC Communications
Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo • Brazil
Patrick McGinnis H.B. Fuller
Gabrielle Gerbaud Vice President, Merchandising Executive Director ESCP Europe • France
Executive Director Best Buy H.B. Fuller Company Foundation
Minnesota Trade Office Sutha Sivasubramaniam Hitotsubashi University • Japan
Chief Protocol Officer Meredith McQuaid Vice President, Software Engineering
State of Minnesota C.H. Robinson Hong Kong University of Science and Technology • Hong Kong
Associate Vice President and Dean
of International Programs Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE) • Costa Rica
Gail Gibbs Global Programs and Strategy Alliance Richard Trembley
Vice President, Human Resources University of Minnesota Senior Vice President, KEDGE Business School • France
Best Buy Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America Keio University Graduate School of Business • Japan
Yvonne Moore
Robert Goodall Senior Vice President Human Leeds University Business School • United Kingdom
Vice President Resources Global Markets Akinyi Williams
Thomson Reuters Ecolab Co-founder, President & Chief Lingnan (University) College at Sun Yat-sen University • China
Operating Officer
Trevor Gunn Joe Ramaker Western Capital London School of Economics • United Kingdom
Vice President, Corporate Vice President, Finance National Taiwan University • Taiwan
International Relations Cargill
Medtronic BI Norwegian School of Business • Norway
Queensland University of Technology • Australia
Singapore Management University • Singapore
International Faculty Advisory Committee Sogang University • South Korea
Michelle Duffy Stephen Parente Pervin Shroff Stockholm School of Economics • Sweden
Professor, Vernon Heath Chair Professor, Minnesota Insurance Professor, Frederick H. Grose Chair in Thammasat University • Thailand
Department of Work and Organizations Industry Chair of Health Finance Accounting
Finance Accounting Tongji University School of Economics & Management • China
Alfred Marcus Associate Dean
Professor, Edson Spencer Endowed Global Initiatives Anne D’Angelo Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management • China
Chair in Strategy and Technological Ex Officio Universidad Carlos III de Madrid • Spain
Leadership Gautam Ray Assistant Dean
Strategic Management Professor Global Initiatives Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi • Italy
and Entrepreneurship Information and Decision Sciences
Universidad de Chile • Chile
Helen Moser Rachna Shah Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 • France
Senior Lecturer Professor
Finance Supply Chain and Operations Universiteit Maastricht • Netherlands
University College Dublin Lochlann Quinn School of Business • Ireland
University of Cologne • Germany
University of Otago • New Zealand
University of St. Gallen • Switzerland
University of Technology–Sydney • Australia
Warsaw School of Economics • Poland
Wirtschaftuniversität Wien • Austria
22 23P UB L I C A ND PRIVATE PARTN ERS
Carlson Global Institute activities engaged with over 50 public, private, and nonprofit
organizations including these in 2020-2021.
3M Honorary Consulate to Iceland Embassy
Amegashie Law Office Kepler Cheuvreux
Bank of America Läkemedelsindustriföreningen
Best Buy Lenovo
C.H. Robinson MASEN
Canadian Consulate Medtronic
Cargill Minnesota Trade Office
Cereal Partners Worldwide Natixis
Coninagro Omanhene
Dar Si Hmad Pentair
Dignity NZ Piper Sandler
Ecolab PwC
Emerald Technology Ventures Spillery Creative
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Starbucks Alsacia Coffee Farm
Further Starling Bank
Gender Justice Thomson Reuters
General Mills Thrivent
Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota Western Capital
Guapaletas World Bank Group
H.B. Fuller
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