Akhtar Chaudhri is adept at providing information technology consulting and services, and he knows when to apply those skills to new markets. He was ahead of the curve when he…

Commercial real estate vetran Collins has established a reputation for tackling some of the biggest--and trickiest--development deals in town. Collins was a key player in overhauling the long-vacant Sears site…

Schott Crump at his heart is a tinkerer. He came up with the prototype for fused-deposition modeling in 1989 as he was designing a "froggie" for his 2-year-old daughter. That…

It's not every attorney who grew up riding an Arctic Cat snowmobile and now makes arguments on the company's behalf. But that's pretty much Daley, who is far from your…

Davis' tenure as president and CEO of U.S. Bancorp in 2013 was sedate compared with serving on two boards: for the Minnesota Orchestra, in the middle of a year-long lockout…

After working as chief technology officer for advertising agency Fallon in Minneapolis, Dornquast struck out to build his own company. Enter Code 42 Software, the data restoration and back-up company…

Duncan's career has come full circle. Forty-five years after bagging groceries at Albertsons in high school, and after a decade away from the grocery business running OfficeMax and ShopKo, Duncan…

Even though CliftonLarsonAllen was the top-ranked accounting firm in our annual B.I.G. Book of Business Lists, Enger wants you to know that CLA is first and foremost a financial services…

2024: A veteran CEO of Hormel Foods, Jeff Ettinger is leading the University of Minnesota following president Joan Gabel’s stormy tenure and resignation. As an interim, he’s responsible for advancing…

Frankenfield co-founded Magenic in 1995; since then, his St. Louis Park-based custom software development company has grown to approximately 500 employees in nine offices, one of which is in the…

A common perception of most lawyers is that they're confrontational and aggressive. Tom Fraser goes the other way. He is known for his preternatural calm. He's helped find solutions to…

Gavin, who has led Weber Shandwick Minnesota, the state's largest public relations firm, added another gold star to her long list of business achievements in September: leadership of all New…

Hedberg is the vice president of human resources for Scholarship America, an organization that awarded $41 million in scholarships to 38,525 students in 2012. With more than 25 years of…

When you're CEO of the nation's largest health insurance company, your words can shape indusrty trends. As the U.S. Supreme Court was considering overturning the Affordable Care Act, Hemsley announced…

Hard of hearing? There's an app for that. Only two years into the job, but backed by 25 years of health care industry experience, Herman continues to spearhead other innovative…

In mid-2013, members of the 111-year-old fraternal benefit society voted to extend membership to all Christians, not just Lutherans. This move Hewitt had been pushing for at his company, which…

After Hogan became Pentair's CEO in 2001, he helped chart a major tranformation, selling off its long-held tools business and building a global water-solutions company. His efforts culminated in 2012…

When Hoyt Hsiao took over Shaw-Lundquist Associates in 2009, it was terrible time to be in construction. The company saw its revenue plummet by nearly half from 2008 to 2011,…