When medical device makers want help getting FDA approval, many turn to Bright Research. Based in downtown Minneapolis, the 55-person business designs and manages human clinical trials on behalf of…
The TCB 100 - 2025
The TCB 100 is the list of all lists, the essential guide to people in and around Minnesota business likely to make news and drive change in the year ahead. We include not just corporate types, but also leaders in government and philanthropy who intersect with business. We’ve dynamited silos to bridge specialties and industries to introduce you to a group of individuals who may not all be household names, but whom we expect to emerge in that direction in the year ahead. So read on and share in the success of a few old friends and get to know a big bunch of new ones.
Written by Liz Fedor, Allison Kaplan, Kelly Kegans, Sarah Lutman, Stephanie March, Steve Marsh, Tina Nguyen, Dan Niepow, Adam Platt, Gene Rebeck, Hannah Ward
A question that’s front of mind for Jill Anderson: “Who is the Children’s Theatre Co. for?” Assuming her role in July, with 20-plus years of national and international theater management,…
GerShun Avilez is happy to be here. In November, the cultural studies scholar and university administrator moved from the University of Maryland to become CLA’s dean. “The CLA educates more…
Loneliness is an epidemic, the U.S. surgeon general declared in 2023. After making the move from Seattle to the Twin Cities a few years ago, spouses Brittany and A.R. Bell…
A Minnesota Army National Guard staff sergeant who’s been deployed overseas twice, Will Bernhjelm joined the Mall of America’s security force as a patrol officer not long after the 9/11…
As downtown St. Paul struggles to recover from the pandemic, there’s one long-underutilized landmark that has really rebounded. Union Depot is now fully leased, and that’s thanks to the vision…
Bill Brown’s appointment as CEO of Maplewood-based manufacturing giant 3M in March marked a change of direction for the company. Unlike his predecessor Mike Roman, who had been with 3M…
During the pandemic, Peter Bian and Linda Cao sold their family-recipe Chinese dumplings via Instagram, with people stopping by their condo garage for pickup on Saturdays. In 2022, the married…
Adam Choe is all too familiar with the growing pains of a first-time founder, building his reservoir of knowledge from scratch with pediatric health care startup Yonder. That's why in…
When the directorship at Launch Minnesota opened up, Rob Cimperman knew that leading the state initiative that supports entrepreneurs with capital and other aid “was exactly what I was looking…
The region’s premier arts institutions flourished on philanthropy and corporate largesse for generations, but today’s business sector is stingier, while philanthropy is in decline and more focused on social justice.…
The craft beer market ain’t what it used to be. Rising supply costs, a saturation of taprooms, and a host of other factors have led to the closure of several…
Rebecca Cunningham occupied a diverse set of roles at the University of Michigan before she began her appointment in July as president of the University of Minnesota. She’s currently charting…
“I’ve been a cannabis connoisseur since I was 15,” says Clemon Dabney, grinning. He’s parlayed his precocity into a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in botany and plant biology,…
Camille Davidson began her leadership tenure at Mitchell Hamline on July 1. A Mississippi native who earned her law degree at Georgetown, she came to St. Paul after serving as…
Erick DeLeon was part of the team that built MartinPatrick 3 into the powerhouse specialty retail destination it is today. He left to work for apparel brand Bogner, but retail…
Peter Diessner succeeded his uncle Bruce Engelsma in March to become the third generation of his family to lead Kraus-Anderson Companies, the 127-year-old Minneapolis firm composed of four businesses specializing…
After working as CIO of Cargill’s largest division, food ingredients and bio industrial, followed by a two-year stint as part of Bright Health’s founding team, Lou DiLorenzo boomeranged back to…