Our Coalition

MBOLD mobilizes Minnesota's globally leading concentration of food and agriculture leadership to develop practical solutions to global challenges facing the food and agriculture sectors.

Our members include major companies operating across the food and agriculture supply chain as well as researchers, nonprofits and other partners helping drive the future of food.

MBOLD Executive Council

Jase Wagner

Compeer Financial

President and Chief Executive Officer
MBOLD Chair

Jeff Harmening

General Mills

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Gonzalo Petschen

Cargill

Group President
Food, North America

Rick Gomez

Target

Executive Vice President and President of Food & Beverage

Brian Schiegg

Schwan's Company

Chief Executive Officer

Shashank Priya

University of Minnesota

Vice President of Research

Peter Frosch portrait.

Peter Frosch

GREATER MSP

President and Chief Executive Officer

Audrey Lucas portrait.

Audrey Lucas

McKinsey & Co.

Senior Partner


Shannon Schlecht portrait.

Shannon Schlecht

Agricultural Utilization Research Institute

Executive Director

MBOLD Steering Team

Lee Anderson

General Mills

Vice President, Government & Public Affairs

Stacey Fowler Meittunen

Schwan's Company

Executive Vice President, Research & Development


Matt Swenson

Cargill

Director of Corporate Communications

Brian Buhr

University of Minnesota

Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS)


Aaron Knewtson

Compeer Financial

Vice President, Food & Agribusiness

Brandon Moore

Target

Vice President, Food & Beverage Planning

David Fiocco

McKinsey & Company

Senior Partner

Allison Hohn

Naturally Minnesota

Executive Director


Matthew Lewis

GREATER MSP

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

MBOLD Staff

JoAnne Berkenkamp
MBOLD Managing Director

Tamara Downs Schwei
MBOLD Project Manager

GREATER MSP
GREATER MSP

Coalition Facts

Our members reach consumers in more than 125 countries
around the world
MBOLD members source their products across more
than 100 countries worldwide
Annual revenue among MBOLD members is more than
$300 billion per year

MBOLD is powered by

MBOLD is an initiative of Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Economic Development Partnership. The Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul region leads the world in inclusive economic growth by welcoming all, empowering talent and igniting innovation. The GREATER MSP Partnership accelerates regional competitiveness and inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment and execution of strategic initiatives. Learn more here.