Look around the Twin Cities and you’ll find many high-profile LGBTQA leaders: activist, poet, and Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins; Tom Hoch, founder of the Hennepin Theatre Trust and former Downtown Council board chair; former General Mills chief marketing officer and senior vice president Mark Addicks—to name a few. Our Notable LGBTQA Executives, working in a broad range of industries, help illustrate the growing reach of LGBTQA presence, involvement, and leadership in communities and businesses around the state.

Methodology: The individuals featured did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list is not comprehensive. It includes only people who were nominated and accepted after editorial review. To qualify for this list, individuals must self-identify as LGBTQA, be serving in a C-suite or senior-level role in Minnesota, have at least five years of experience in their current industry, and have shown the ability to create significant, positive, and measurable results in their field.

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