Business Advisory Council
The mission of Notre Dame’s Advisory Councils’ program is to support the University’s providential mission to be a great Catholic university by involving alumni and friends in the life of the University. The primary roles of council members are to provide financial support to their greatest ability; to serve as ambassadors for the University and the academic area supported by the council; to share insight and offer counsel to the deans and directors; and to provide assistance on targeted initiatives, as appropriate.
Business Advisory Council members advance the mission of the Mendoza College of Business and offer counsel to Dean Carolyn Woo and the administration of the Mendoza College of Business.
2009-2010 Council Members
- FRANK J. BELATTI (ND '69)
- Adjunct Instructor, Mendoza College of Business
- Managing Partner, Equipcorp Partners
- Atlanta, GA
- JAMES G. BERGES (ND '69)
- Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- St. Louis, MO
- JOHN B. BLYSTONE
- (Retired) Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, SPX Corporation
- Charlotte, NC
- WILLIAM C. BROWN (ND '49)
- (Retired) President, 7-Eleven Food Stores
- Oklahoma City, OK
- EDWARD C. COPPOLA, JR. (ND '76)
- President, The Macerich Company
- Dallas, TX
- THOMAS J. CROTTY, JR.
- Managing Partner, Battery Ventures, LP
- Waltham, MA
- JEROME J. CROWLEY, JR.
- (Retired) President, The O’Brien Corporation
- Los Altos, CA
- J. OLIVER CUNNINGHAM
- Chairman of the Board, Oliver Estates, Inc.
- South Bend, IN
- WILLIAM D. CVENGROS (ND '70)
- Chairman, National Retirement Partners, Inc.
- San Juan Capistrano, CA
- PERRY N. DELLELCE (ND '87)
- Founder and Managing Partner, Wildeboer Dellelce, LLP
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- MATTHEW S. DESALVO (ND '80)
- Managing Director, Equity Trading, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC
- New York, NY
- MAURICE J. DEWALD (ND '62)
- Chairman, Verity Financial Group
- (Retired) Managing Partner, KPMG LLP
- Newport Beach, CA
- RICHARD T. DOERMER (ND '44)
- President, Growth Capital Company
- Fort Wayne, IN
- THOMAS P. DOLPHIN
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 21st Century Bank
- Minneapolis, MN
- ROBERT E. DOWDELL (ND '67, MBA '69)
- (Retired) Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Marshall and Swift
- Laguna Beach, CA
- JOSE RAFAEL FERNANDEZ (ND '85)
- Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oriental Financial Group
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- JAMES F. FITZGERALD (ND '47)
- Chairman, The Fitzgerald Group
- Janesville, WI
- GAYLE A. FRANCIS
- Founder, SMN Healthcare, Inc.; Founder, San Diego Institute for Policy;
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, KeepComingBack.com
- San Diego, CA
- CYRUS F. FREIDHEIM, JR. (ND '57)
- (Retired) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun-Times Media Group
- North Palm Beach, FL
- HENRY F. FRIGON
- Private Investor and Consultant
- (Former) Chairman and CEO, Carstar, Inc.
- Scottsdale, AZ
- GARY R. GARRABRANT (ND '79)
- Chief Executive Officer
- Equity International
- Chicago, IL
- ROBERTO GARZA DELGADO (ND '78, MBA '81)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Gard Corporacion
- Garza Garcia, Mexico
- JOHN C. GERSPACH (ND '75)
- Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup Inc.
- New York, NY
- GARY E. GIGOT (ND '72)
- Chief Marketing Officer, Optimum Energy LLC
- Seattle, WA
- JOSEPH E. GIOVANINI (ND '54)
- (Retired) Director, United International Holdings, Inc.
- Jackson, WY
- CHRISTINA L. GLORIOSO (ND '95, MBA '99)
- Vice President, Marketing Partnerships, MTV Networks - Program Enterprises
- New York, NY
- TIMOTHY M. GRAY (ND '64)
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
- Minneapolis, MN
- THOMAS F. GROJEAN, SR. (ND '60)
- Owner, Grojean Transportation
- Los Angeles, CA
- JOSEPH M. HAGGAR, III (ND '73)
- (Retired) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Haggar Clothing Company
- Dallas, TX
- WILLIAM J. HANK (ND '54)
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farnham Investment Group
- Westmont, IL
- CHARLES M. HANSEN, JR.
- (Retired) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pillowtex Corp.
- Dallas, TX
- MARTHA HEAD
- (Retired) Chief Executive Officer, CMI, Inc.
- Vail, CO
- TODD W. HERRICK (ND '67)
- (Retired) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tecumseh Products Company
- Petoskey, MI
- JAMES L. HESBURGH (ND '55)
- President, James L. Hesburgh International, Inc.
- Lake Forest, IL
- DANIEL R. HESSE (ND '75)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Nextel
- Overland Park, KS
- RONALD A. HOMER (ND '68)
- President, Access Capital Strategies, a division of Vayageur Asset Management, Inc.
- Boston, MA
- GARY R. KANEB (ND '83)
- President, Catamount Management Corporation
- Lymfield, MA
- CLARKE R. KEOUGH (ND '85)
- Chief Executive Officer, Novus Communication Technologies
- New York, NY
- JOHN J. KINSELLA (ND '50)
- Chair and Owner, Kinsella Development
- Chicago, IL
- JOHN A. KOLTES (ND '64)
- Senior Vice President, AllianceBernstein
- Minneapolis, MN
- HOWARD J. KORTH (ND '41) - Emeritus
- (Retired) Vice Chairman, Transamerica Airlines
- Piedmont, CA
- JOHN R. LOFTUS (ND '49) - Emeritus
- (Retired) General Partner, JRL Investments
- Geneva, IL
- THOMAS G. MAHERAS (ND '84)
- Partner, Tegean Capital Management, LLC
- New York, NY
- JOHN G. MARTIN (ND '82)
- Senior Managing Director, GE Antares Capital Corporation
- Chicago, IL
- ROXANNE M. MARTINO (ND '77), Council Chair
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Investment Management LLC
- Chicago, IL
- MICHAEL J. MATHILE (MBA '04)
- Chief Executive Officer, DoubleDay Holdings, LLC
- Dayton, OH
- THOMAS D. MCCLOSKEY, JR. (ND '68)
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone Holdings, LLC
- Aspen, CO
- J. LUKE MCGUINNESS (ND '66)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Central DuPage Health
- Winfield, IL
- KENNETH R. MEYER (ND '66)
- (Retired) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Lincoln Capital Management Company Winnetka, IL
- JOHN R. MULLEN (ND '53)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, J.R. Mullen International
- Spring Lake, NJ
- MICHAEL J. MURRAY (ND '66)
- President, Murray Capital, Ltd.
- San Francisco, CA
- VERA L. MUZZILLO (ND '86)
- CoChief Executive Officer, Proforma
- Cleveland, OH
- ZEIN M. NAKASH (MBA '91)
- Vice President, Marketing and Environmental Affairs, SuperClubs Resorts
- Kingston, Jamaica
- THOMAS J. NESSINGER (ND '54) - Emeritus
- (Retired) Partner, Arthur Andersen
- Frankfort, IL
- T. MICHAEL NEVENS (ND '71)
- Senior Advisor, Permira Funds
- Los Altos Hills, CA
- TERRY J. NOLAN
- President, Standard Printing Company of Canton
- Canton, OH
- JAMES G. O'CONNOR
- (Retired) Group Vice President, North American Marketing, Sales and Service
- Ford Motor Company
- Grosse Point Farm, MI
- STEPHEN A. ODLAND (ND '80)
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Office Depot, Inc.
- Boca Raton, FL
- PATRICK E. O'SHAUGHNESSY (ND '65)
- Chairman, Lario Oil and Gas Company
- Wichita, KS
- MICHAEL F. PASQUALE (ND '69)
- Business Consultant
- (Retired) Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Hershey Foods Corp.
- Hilton Head, SC
- FRANK A. POTENZIANI (ND '67)
- President, M and T Trust
- Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- PAUL E. PURCELL (ND '69)
- Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert W. Baird and Company, Baird Holding Company and Baird Financial Corporation
- Milwaukee, WI
- THOMAS H. QUINN (ND '69)
- Managing Principal, The Jordan Company LP
- Deerfield, IL
- MARK H. RAUENHORST (MBA '79)
- Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Opus Corporation
- Minnetonka, MN
- ROBERT E. REILLY, JR. (ND '77, MBA '79)
- Chairman and Founding Partner, Reilly Partners
- Chicago, IL
- JAMES E. ROHR (ND '70)
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PNC Financial Services Group
- Pittsburgh, PA
- RICHARD A. ROSENTHAL (ND '54)
- (Retired) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company
- Athletic Director Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
- Bonita Springs, FL
- JOHN T. RYAN, III (ND '65)
- Chairman, Mine Safety Appliances
- Pittsburgh, PA
- DAVID A. SABEY
- President, Sabey Corporation
- Seattle, WA
- JOHN H. SCHAEFER (ND '74)
- (Retired) President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Wealth Management
- Morgan Stanley
- New York, NY
- GEORGE E. SCHARPF (ND '62)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Amboy Bank
- Old Bridge, NJ
- PATRICK M. SCHNEIDAU (ND '00, MBA '00)
- Vice President, Pricing Solutions, PROS
- Houston, TX
- KEITH S. SHERIN (ND '81)
- Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer, General Electric
- Fairfield, CT
- JAMES D. SINEGAL
- President and Chief Executive Officer, CostCo Wholesale Corporation
- Issaquah, WA
- CYNTHIA HANK STARK (ND '81)
- Partner, Williamsburg Partners LLC
- Westmont, IL
- RICHARD G. STARMANN, SR.
- Business Consultant, (Retired) Senior Vice President, McDonald's Corporation
- Westchester, IL
- ROBERT A. SULLIVAN (ND '78)
- Senior Executive Vice President, Fifth Third Bancorp
- Cincinnati, OH
- TIMOTHY F. SUTHERLAND
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pace Global Energy Services
- Fairfax, VA
- IRMA L. TUDER (ND '84)
- Founder and Chair, Analytical Services, Inc.
- Huntsville, AL
- JOHN B. VEIHMEYER (ND '77)
- Chief Executive Officer, KPMG LLP
- New York, NY
- VALERIE M. BARKER WALLER (ND '87)
- Director of Marketing and Communications, Chicago 2016
- Chicago, IL