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Dean's Advisory Council

The Fisher College of Business Dean's Advisory Council is invaluable to the planned growth of the college. The expertise of the council provides program evaluation, assessments of new initiatives and consideration of new activities valuable to the college's portfolio of programs.

Through the guidance of these members, Fisher College of Business continues to be a national and international leader in research and education.





Current Advisory Council
James Allen Chairman and CEO Hilliard Lyons Asset Management
William E. Arthur Chairman Broad Street Financial
David I. Beatson Chief Executive Officer GlobalWare Solutions
J. A. “Fred” Brothers Executive Vice-President (Retired) Ashland Incorporated
R. Kerry Clark Chief Executive Officer Cardinal Health
Kenneth L. Coleman Chairman of the Board Accelrys, Inc.
Christopher M. Connor Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer The Sherwin-Williams Company
Tanny Crane President and Chief Executive Officer Crane Group Company
Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Chief Financial Officer (Retired) Procter and Gamble
Jonathon S. Eesley Vice-President, Private Client Group Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Ruann F. Ernst President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) Digital Island
Robert M. Eversole Principal Stonehenge Partners, Inc.
John F. Finn President and Chief Executive Officer Gardner Inc.
Phillip Wm. Fisher Principal The Fisher Group
Sander A. Flaum Managing Partner Flaum Partners Inc.
W. Gary Fleming, Jr. Director Liati Group LLC
Timothy Gallagher Managing Director Goldman Sachs & Co.
John B. “Jay” Gerlach Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lancaster Colony Corporation
Mark R. Goldston Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President United Online
Thomas R. Green Chair and Chief Executive Officer Lancaster Pollard and Co.
Ray J. Groves Chairman and CEO Ernst & Young
Malcolm J. Gudis Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Second Tranché Investments
Sandra W. Harbrecht President Paul Werth Associates, Inc.
Larry A. Hilsheimer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nationwide Insurance
W. G. Jurgensen Chief Executive Officer Nationwide
Timothy P. Keenan Chairman of the Board and CEO High Performance Technologies, Inc.
William C. Killgallon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Ohio Art Company
James F. Kirsch Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Ferro Corporation
Charles Klatskin Managing Director Jones Lang LaSalle
Holly Keller Koeppel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer American Electric Power
David T. Kollat President 22, Incorporated
Patrick J. Martin Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) Storage Technology Corporation
Timothy Michael Principal Michael Freres & Associates
Elizabeth Aston Mily Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development Thermo Fisher Scientific
Martin C. Murrer Managing Director Sagent Advisors, Inc.
Carl A. Nelson, Jr. Managing Partner (Retired) Arthur Andersen
Lionel L. Nowell III Senior Vice President and Treasurer PepsiCo Inc.
James G. “Jim” Oates President (Retired) Leo Burnett Worldwide
James J. O’Brien Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ashland Incorporated
Ed L. Overmyer Chairman Willis HRH
Corbett A. Price Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kurron Inc.
David A. Rismiller Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer (Retired) FirsTier Financial, Inc.
Robert H. Schottenstein President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer M/I Homes Inc.
Donald B. Shackelford Chairman Fifth Third Bank, Central Ohio
John M. Shepherd Chief Executive Officer Shepherd Chemical Company
George Sladoje Chairman North American Energy Credit and Clearing Corporation
Jesse J. Tyson Global Aviation Director ExxonMobil
Charles R. Webb Executive Vice President (retired) Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Yihua Yang MBA candidate, Class of 2010 Harvard Business School
Paul T. Yin President Dah Chung Industrial Company Ltd.
Gordon B. Zacks

Senior Chairman of the Board (Retired)

RG Barry Corporation