Speakers
May 23, 2013
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"Drowning in, or Surfing on, the Silver Tsunami"
Susan Brower became the State Demographer in February 2012. In that capacity, she travels the state talking with Minnesotans about the new social and economic realities that are brought about by recent demographic shifts. Susan joined the State Demographic Center after working as a researcher on the Minnesota Compass project at Wilder Research in St. Paul.

Susan is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Michigan, specializing in demography and family sociology. She also has a master’s degree in public policy from Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. 

May 30, 2013
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Jun 06, 2013
Jun 13, 2013
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"The World of Cargill "
Jun 13, 2013
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"The World of Cargill "

David W. MacLennan has served as president and chief operating officer of Cargill since June 2011 and was elected to the Cargill Board of Directors in 2008.  He was chief financial officer from 2008 to 2011.

 MacLennan is currently a member of the Corporate Leadership Team and several corporate committees.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors’ Executive Committee, Finance and Risk Management Committee, Food Ingredients platform, and is the Latin America regional tag.

 Joining Cargill in 1991, he has held management positions within the financial, risk management, energy, and animal protein platforms, living abroad in both London and Geneva.  Prior to joining Cargill, he worked in the financial services sector in Chicago and for U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis.

 Outside of Cargill, MacLennan serves on the boards of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the Minnesota Business Partnership, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Amherst College and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago. 

Jun 20, 2013
Jun 27, 2013