2024 Executive Cabinet, Business Advisory Council & Keating Society
2023-24 members of Lindner’s Executive Cabinet, Business Advisory Council and Keating Society explain their ‘why’ for serving in their group.
Executive Cabinet
A small group of senior executives who both advise the dean in advancing Lindner’s vision and strategic initiatives and embody these values in their personal and professional endeavors.
Howard Elliott (right) with Delores Hargrove-Young, vice chairwoman, d.e. Foxx & Associates and a fellow Executive Cabinet member.
“I serve on the Executive Cabinet because it is my honor to be part of a group of accomplished business and community leaders who provide counsel to Dean Marianne Lewis in order to make the Lindner College of Business more successful. As an African American businessman, I bring a diverse perspective to the cabinet, which I think is important.” — Howard D. Elliott, Founder and President, Elliott Management Group
Laurence F. Jones III
BAC Chair & Executive Cabinet Ex Officio
President, RiskVersity
Clarissa (Crissy) Niese
BAC Vice Chair & Executive Cabinet Ex Officio
Chief Customer Officer & Senior Vice President, Tire Discounters
John B. Berding
President, American Financial Group, Inc.
Kerry R. Byrne
President, Total Quality Logistics
Howard D. Elliott
Founder and President, Elliott Management Group
David L. Eslick
Chairman and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Agency
Robert L. Fealy
Managing Member, Limerick Investments
Leigh R. Fox
President and CEO, altafiber
Delores Hargrove-Young
Vice Chairwoman, d.e. Foxx & Associates
Kirk L. Perry
President and CEO, Circana
Julia W. Poston
Former Managing Partner (retired), Ernst & Young
Shashank Saxena
Managing Director, Sierra Ventures
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
This group of business leaders from the Greater Cincinnati and national business community — representing small, medium and large companies from the public, private and family-owned sectors — advises and assists Lindner’s leadership team.
Crissy Niese.
“Being a member of the Business Advisory Council (BAC) is a great way to stay in touch with the current state of Lindner and give back. Our meetings reenergize me, as I get direct exposure to the next generation of leaders and their educational experience, and can provide thoughtful feedback and guidance to Lindner leadership. Visibility to programs, challenges and initiatives allow for each BAC member to bring their unique experience to bear and as alumni, it lets us be a present part of the rising Lindner legacy.” — Crissy Niese, Bus ’03, BAC Vice Chair, Chief Customer Officer & Senior Vice President, Tire Discounters
Laurence F. Jones III
BAC Chair & Executive Cabinet Ex Officio
President, RiskVersity
Clarissa (Crissy) Niese
BAC Vice Chair & Executive Cabinet Ex Officio
Chief Customer Officer & Senior Vice President, Tire Discounters
Scott E. Anderson
President, HBH Holdings, Inc.
Adam Ante
Chief Financial Officer, Paycor
John Bultema
President & CEO, Columbus Life Insurance & Lafayette Life Insurance, Western & Southern Financial Group
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
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer (Retired), Eli Lilly Company
Jessica Iacobucci
Executive, Services Operations, GE Aerospace
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
Vice President of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Cincinnati Regional Chamber
Robert J. King Jr.
President & CEO, Park View Federal Savings Bank
Patty Klingbiel
President & Principal, The Connell Group
Lynne Laube
Operating Partner, Valor Ventures
Craig S. Lewis
President (Retired), Ironshore Pharmaceuticals America
Roddell McCullough
Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, First Financial Bank
Matthew Miner
Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer & Special Counsel, Walmart
Steven D. Mullinger
Regional President, Huntington National Bank
Troy Neat
Executive Director – Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Roger K. Newport
CEO (Retired), AK Steel Corporation
William C. Ogle
Senior Managing Partner, Blue Harbor Capital Advisors
Scott Oyler
Co-founder, Chief Growth Officer, Olyer Hines Group
Charles Rinehart
Chief Investment Officer, Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
Jude Schramm
Chief Information Officer, Fifth Third Bank
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 President, Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, PNC Bank
Diane P. Weidner
Vice President, Investor & Media Relations, American Financial Group Inc.
Janelle Wichmann
Vice President, Marketing, Native, Procter & Gamble
Keating Society
Named for the late William “Bill” Keating, Jr., a two-time Lindner graduate and an advocate for business students, this group of advisors serves as a resource for the dean when discussing potential initiatives, issues or challenges facing the college.
Wilbert F. Schwartz.
“At Keating, we are the ‘keepers of the flame.’ We seek to assure that we retain and build upon the values which allowed us to excel.” — Wilbert F. Schwartz, Bus ’64, ’70, Owner, Wilbert Schwartz Consulting
Peter A. Alpaugh
Chairman, Cincinnati Equitable Companies
Walter W. Becky II
Chairman (Retired), The Salt Group
Elroy E. Bourgraf
CEO/Chairman of the Board, Ferno-Washington Inc.
Robert R. Buck
Chairman (Retired), Multi-Color Corporation
Timothy J. Fogarty
CEO (Retired), West Chester 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 (Retired), Restaurant Management, Inc.
Louis H. Lauch, Jr.
President (Retired), KBM Inc.
Jerome P. Montopoli
Managing Partner (Retired), Arthur Andersen
Jacqueline C. Neumann
Director (Retired), Deloitte US
David C. Phillips
Co-Founder, Cincinnati Works
Wilbert F. Schwartz
Owner, Wilbert Schwartz Consulting