Leeds Board of Alumni and Friends

From the Chairman of the Board

April 27, 2016

Philip P. DiStefano
Chancellor, University of Colorado Boulder
University Administrative Center
914 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80309
Russell L. Moore
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Colorado Boulder
2055 Regent Drive, Room 360
Boulder, Colorado 80309
Chancellor DiStefano and Provost Moore,
We, the undersigned board members of the Leeds School of Business Board of Alumni and Friends, want
you both to know that we wholeheartedly support the reappointment of Dean David Ikenberry as dean of
the Leeds School of Business based on our extensive experience with him over the past five years. We
unanimously believe he has done an incredible job for all of the constituents of the college.
Sincerely,

Gordon Trafton
Chairman
Leeds Board of Alumni and Friends
Retired, Senior Vice President
Canadian National
Barry Amman
Partner
KPMG, LLP

Alan Arney
Senior Career Consultant
Lee Hecht Harrison

Ellen Balaguer
Retired, Global Managing
Dir. HR and BPO Services
Accenture

Bill Barker
Executive Vice President
Millacron, LLC

McKay Belk
Managing Director
HWMB Advisors, LLC

Grant Besser
Chief Marketing Officer
Teach for America

Melissa Brownstein
CPA and Partner
EKS&H

Peter Burridge
President and CEO
Greenhouse Partners

Richard Burridge Sr.

Chairman Emeritus
RMB Capital Management

John Callies
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company

Braxton Carter
CEO, EVP and Treasurer
T-Mobile

Greg Clarke
Senior Vice President and CFO
Johns Manville

Rick Connor
Retired Managing Partner
KPMG, LLP

Mike Cordano
President
HGST

Peter Cushman
Chief Compliance Officer,
Partner and Vice President
Oakwood Real Estate Partners

Rachael Donaldson
Head of Talent Acceleration
and Senior Advisor Culture
Tapinfluence

Brad Drevno
Independent Advisory Services

Malik Duncan
Group Executive, Business
Services
Newmont Mining Corporation

Bill Fisher
President
Fisher Capital

Bruce Glazer
Evan Greene
Executive Vice President and CFO Chief Marketing Officer
Kronke Sports & Entertainment
The Recording Academy

Stratton Heath
Partner
Oak Hill Capital Partners

Marley Hodgson
CEO and Partner
Mad Greens

Mike Huguelet
Chief Development Officer
NorthStar Anesthesia

Daniel Ivanoff
Managing Investment Partner
Schnitzer West LLC

Jeff Jones
Retired, Chief Financial Officer
Vail Resorts, Inc.

Scott Kingdom
President, Industrial
Korn/Ferry International

Ashish Kothari
Partner
McKinsey & Company

Katie Kramer
Chief Executive Officer
Boettcher Foundation

Matthew Lazzeri
Partner
Ernst & Young

Michael Leeds
President
Flightstar, Inc.

Sherri Leopard
Senior Advisor & Entrepreneur in
Residence
SY Partners

Peter Lorenzen
General Manager,
Global Technology
IBM

Mickey Mauer
Chairman of the Board
IBJ Media Corporation

Brian McDonald
SVP Client Service & Support
Charles Schwab

Jane Miller
CEO and Founder
Jane Knows

Al Olson
Retired, Vice Chairman
McDermont Will & Emery

Christy Orris
Retired, Chief Executive Officer
The Atek Companies

George Ort
Retired, EVP
Hitachi Consulting

Jim Packer
President
Loinsgate Worldwide Television

Lisa Pauley
SVP HR and Administration
Ball Corporation

Linda Peotter
Owner and President
Metal Trading Company

Marcia Pryde
Owner
Pryde Partners, LLC

Scott Remington
Partner
Grant Thornton

Dave Ryan
Chief Executive Officer
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Colorado

Gavin Saitowitz
Managing Member and Chief
Investment Officer

Thad Satterfield
Director of University Relations
and Recruiting
Phillips 66

Bill Scaff
Chief Executive Officer
Synergy Resources Corporation

Beth Slifer
President
Slifer Designs

Craig Smith
Chairman
Owens & Minor

David Steiner
Principal
EKS&H

Fred Studer
Chief Marketing Officer
Gigmo

Mark Sunderhuse
Partner
Red Rocks Capital, LLC

Kent Taylor
CEO, Chairman of the
Company and Board
Texas Roadhouse

Trish Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Atomic20

Larry Thuet
Senior Managing Director
Park Hill Group

Adam Warner
President
Key Equipment Finance

Walter Weil
David West
Operating Director
SVP Semiconductor Marketing
TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P. Arrow Electronics
Tim Wolf
President
Wolf Interests Inc.

Melinda Yee
Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP

David Wolf
Managing Principal & Chief
Investment Officer
BSW Wealth Partners