2023 Executive Cabinet, BAC & Keating Society
Members of the Executive Cabinet, Business Advisory Council and Keating Society detail the roles of their respective Lindner-affiliated groups.
Executive Cabinet
The Lindner Executive Cabinet is comprised of executives who exemplify the transformational and inclusive leaders our college strives to educate. The cabinet advises the dean in advancing Lindner’s vision and strategic initiatives. Cabinet membership includes the chair and vice chair of the Business Advisory Council.
“The Executive Cabinet’s essential function is to provide Dean Lewis with insight and best practices from the kaleidoscope of industries we serve. We support Lindner by ensuring that our curriculum is ahead of the curve in serving the needs of the business community that students will enter post-graduation.” — Delores Hargrove-Young, vice chairwoman, d.e. Foxx & Associates
Laurence F. Jones III
BAC Chair & Ex Officio on Lindner Executive Cabinet
President, RiskVersity
Clarissa (Crissy) Niese
BAC Vice Chair
Chief Customer Officer, Tire Discounters
John B. Berding
President, American Money Management Corporation
Howard D. Elliott
Founder and President, Elliott Management Group
David L. Eslick
Chairman and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Agency
Robert L. Fealy
Co-Founder & President, ALUMinate
Leigh R. Fox
President and CEO, altafiber
Delores Hargrove-Young
Vice Chairwoman, d.e. Foxx & Associates
Candace S. McGraw
Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Kirk L. Perry
President and CEO, Information Resources Inc.
Julia W. Poston
Former Managing Partner (retired), Ernst & Young
Shashank Saxena
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, VNDLY
Stephanie A. Smith
Senior Vice President and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Fifth Third Bank North America
Richard E. (Dick) Thornburgh
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, S&P Global
Business Advisory Council
The Business Advisory Council (BAC) provides advice, counsel and assistance to Lindner leadership. The BAC includes a cross-section of business leaders from the Greater Cincinnati region and national business community, representing small, medium and large companies from the public, private and family-owned sectors.
“My role is to understand the current and future needs of the college and to assist in providing insight and knowledge to the members, so that the college can be a resource as well as a solution to the community.” — Laurence Jones, BBA ’00, BAC Chair and president of RiskVersity
Laurence F. Jones III
BAC Chair
President, RiskVersity
Clarissa (Crissy) Niese
BAC Vice Chair
Chief Customer Officer, Tire Discounters
Scott E. Anderson
President, HBH Holdings, Inc.
Adam Ante
Chief Financial Officer, Paycor
Pam Beigh
President & Founder, SalesCORE
John Bultema
President & CEO, Columbus Life Insurance & Lafayette Life Insurance
Kerry R. Byrne
President, Total Quality Logistics
William J. Davis
President & Chief Executive Officer, ABC Fitness Solutions
Jerry L. Fritz
Co-Chairman (Retired), Kent Precision Foods Group
Scott A. Garula
Senior Vice President, Rental Division, Cintas Corporation
Paul D. Green
Americas Consumer Products & Retail Tax Market Segment Leader, Ernst & Young
Arnold C. Hanish
VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Retired), Eli Lilly Company
Harlan D. Jackson
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, KOST USA, Inc
LaVandez T. Jones
Deal Lead, Diverse Founders Investing, Wellington Management
Robert W. Jones
President & Chief Executive Officer, ASJ Enterprises
Liz Keating
Cincinnati City Council member
Robert J. King Jr.
Senior Advisor, First National Bank
Dean Kuroff
Managing Director, Communications, Media & Technology (Midwest), Accenture Leadership Team
Jerry P. Leamon
Board Member at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., Credit Suisse (USA), Korn Ferry, Geller & Co., AmeriCares Foundation
Craig S. Lewis
President (Retired), Ironshore Pharmaceuticals America
Roddell McCullough
Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, First Financial Bank
Steven D. Mullinger
President, Southern Ohio/Kentucky Region, Huntington Bank
Troy Neat
First Vice President, Investments, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Roger K. Newport
CEO (Retired), AK Steel Corporation
William C. Ogle
Senior Managing Partner, Blue Harbor Capital Advisors
Terrance J. O’Hara
Strategic Consultant, O’Hara Global
David C. Phillips
Co-Founder, Cincinnati Works
Carl P. Satterwhite
President/Owner, The RCF Group
Kathleen B. Selker
Managing Director, StratoStrategy
Tony L. Shipley
Chairman, Queen City Angels
Craig P. Todd
Chief Executive Officer, AMEND Consulting
Woodrow H. Uible
Senior Portfolio Manager, Bartlett Wealth Management
Warren F. Weber
Regional Vice President, Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, PNC Bank
Diane P. Weidner
Vice President, Investor & Media Relations, American Financial Group Inc.
Keating Society
The Keating Society brings together a small group of advisors familiar to the dean alongside longtime, enthusiastic supporters of Lindner. Named for the late William “Bill” Keating, Jr., a two-time Lindner graduate and a fervent advocate for business students, members serve as a resource for the dean, either individually or as a group, with whom the dean can discuss potential initiatives, issues or challenges facing the college.
“By providing objective and creative perspectives, the Keating Society enhances the planning and tactical execution of programs and initiatives that continue the growth and advancement of Lindner.” — Jim Grau, BBA ’73, retired CEO of Cross Match Technologies
Peter A. Alpaugh
Chairman, Cincinnati Equitable Companies
Walter W. Becky II
Chairman, The Salt Group
Elroy E. Bourgraf
CEO/Chairman of the Board, Ferno-Washington Inc.
Robert R. Buck
Chairman (Reitred), Multi-Color Corporation
Timothy J. Fogarty
Former CEO, West Cheter Protective Gear
Jim Grau
CEO (Retired), Cross Match Technologies
Timothy E. Johnson
Chairman, Principal Executive Leadership, Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
Marvin P. Kolodzik
President (Retired), Emerson Power Transmission
David M. Lance
Former Co-Owner, Restaurant Management, Inc.
Louis H. Lauch, Jr.
President, KBM Inc.
Jerome P. Montopoli
Managing Partner (Retired), Arthur Andersen
Jacqueline C. Neumann
Director (Retired), Deloitte US
Wilbert F. Schwartz
Owner, Wilbert Schwartz Consulting