Working for the nation’s largest privately held company, Sarena Lin is constantly on the lookout for new business opportunities. It’s a big job, because Cargill has 75 lines of business

One of the legacies of the late Margaret A. Cargill was creation of one of the largest foundations in the country. Lindberg’s job is to find effective ways to use

Scion of real estate and modern art collecting legend Ralph Burnet, Ryan Burnet has made an indelible stamp as one of a handful of people defining a new era of

Sheehy was the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development director, and also chief of staff to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, to mention just two resume items. At McKnight, Sheehy

Martin joined Ceridian in 2012 after six years as CFO at Capella Education Co., where she guided the education firm’s emergence as a public company. She arrived at Ceridian—which offers

Minneapolis doesn’t have quite the entertainment cachet of New York or L.A., but Abdo has been able to make a good living here as an entertainment attorney. A rock musician

While consumer products make up only about 15 percent of 3M’s business, they’re how most of us know the company. Gilboe came on board in 2010 and brought design into

Big things have been brewing for Kelly Larson. After navigating the financing for an addition that enabled Summit to double beer production, she dug right back in to facilitate the

Chuck Lutz knows his way around City Hall. Lutz first joined the Minneapolis Community Development Agency (now CPED) in 1986. During the 1990s he worked for the Minneapolis Public Housing

Dave Menke knows the nuts and bolts of development. Since he joined Opus in 1995, he’s presided over the development of more than 10 million square feet of office space

Target Corp. tapped veteran CIO DeRodes in the wake of the massive data breach that hit the Minneapolis-based retailer. DeRodes brings more than 40 years of experience in information technology,

As the former director of the University News Service, Amy Phenix was well-versed in the ways of the U when President-designate Eric Kaler made her his first management hire as

Developer and dealmaker Ned Abdul has become a formidable player in local real estate circles. This spring, Swervo sold three buildings—including the renovated 510 Marquette—for $87.5 million to San Francisco-based

Rick Trontvet has been a tireless advocate for economic development in northwestern Minnesota, particularly its manufacturing sector. (He’s been equally passionate about working to improve the viability of Thief River