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Advisory BoardMembers

  • Buzz Benson, founder and managing director, Sightline Partners
  • Bob Buuck (BS’70, MBA’72), co-founder, American Medical Systems.
  • Judy Corson (BA’65), co-founder GfK-CRI. Chairs advisory board.
  • Gary Holmes, founder and president, CSM Corporation.
  • Erwin Kelen (MS’60), former CEO, DataMyte Corporation, and founder, Kelen Ventures.
  • Tim Kraskey (BA’82), co-founder, Sahara Networks and YankeeTek Ventures.
  • Joy Lindsay (MBA’99), co-founder and president, StarTec Investments.
  • Dan Mallin (MBA’95), co-founder, SDWA Ventures, and Minnesota Cup; and Entrepreneur-in-Residence of the center.
  • Roy Wetterstrom (BS’86), co-founder, Plural, Inc., Undergraduate Director of the center

For more information, contact:


John Stavig
Professional Director
Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship
Carlson School of Management
612-625-2485

stavi001@umn.edu