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Our Structure


The Carlson Consulting Enterprise is under the guidance and direction of highly experienced Professional and Academic Directors.


Director

Phil Miller

With over 12 years of leading internal and external consulting teams and organizations, Phil has been the Professional Director of the Consulting Enterprise since January, 2008.


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Consultants

The Enterprise consultants are select full-time MBA and Honors Undergraduate students. Our MBA students have on average five years of experience in diverse industries and functional areas. Our Undergraduates are Carlson Honors Juniors and Seniors with an average GPA of 3.9.


Executive Advisory Board

The Consulting Enterprise also has a team of business executives that form our Executive Advisory Board. The Board meets twice a year where they have an opportunity to see student presentations, provide career advice, and network.


 

Current members:

David Abramson, Chairman and CEO, David Abramson & Associates, LLC
Whit Alexander, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company
Kofi Bruce, Vice President & Treasurer, General Mills
Michael Codega, Integra
Jack Dougan, Senior Vice President, Thomson
Arne Duss, Cargill Strategic Business Development
Jim Friedel, President, Northwest Airlines Cargo, Inc.
Connie Furhman, Supply Chain/Operations, Independent Contractor
Brian Girouard, Leader, Global Consumer Products & Retail, Capgemini
Adam Hameed, Vice President – Strategic Accounts, Ingenix
Timm Hammond, Director Strategic Business Development
    Corporate Marketing, 3M
Derek Hayes, Senior Vice President Operations Development, Wells Fargo
Scott Heintzeman, Chief Information Officer, Carlson Hotels
Adam Hjerpe, Senior Director - PMO and Just Right Services, United Health Care
Charlie Honke, Partner, Distribution Sector, IBM Global Services,
    Business Consulting Services
Keith Kostuch, Senior Advisor, Telecom & Procurement/Supply Chain 
    Management Industry
Bill McKinney, Vice President Field Development, Thrivent Financial
Nicole Michaels, Executive Partner, Accenture
Jeff Miller, Director Expense Planning, Target
Julie Owen, Vice President Marketing, Best Buy
Luke Peterson, Kurt Salmon Associates
Ben Sommerness, Vice President Business Development & Process Improvement, G & K Services
Jeff Weirens, Partner, Deloitte Consulting
Mike Zechmeister, Vice President Finance, General Mills
Mark Zorko, CFO & Board Audit Committee Financial Expert, Tatum CFO Partners