Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee announces Advisory Board

Minnesota Super Bowl LII Honorary Chairs

Governor Mark Dayton

Mark Wilf

Zygi Wilf

Minnesota Super Bowl LII Executive Board

Doug Baker, Co-Chair

Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Co-Chair

Richard Davis, Co-Chair

Michael Langley

Lester Bagley

Maureen Bausch

David Haselman

Advisory Host Committee Board

Dana Bailey – Co-Chair of St. Paul Initiatives Committee, Chief of Staff to Mayor Chris Coleman

Melanie Benjamin – Chief Executive/Tribal Chairwoman, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians

David Berg – CEO, Carlson

Matt Birk – Director of Football Development, National Football League

Mayor Ardell Brede – City of Rochester

Carly Broderick – Chair of Retail Committee, President of Brodstone Consulting

Leslie Callahan – Chair of HR Super Stars 52 Committee, Best Buy

Bonnie Carlson – President and CEO, Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Madonna Carr – Chair of Hotels & Venues Committee, Vice President of Destination Services, Meet Minneapolis

Carl Casale – CEO, CHS

John Choi – Ramsey County Attorney

Mayor Chris Coleman – City of Saint Paul

Wilfrid Cleveland – President, Ho-Chunk Nation

Brian Cornell – CEO, Target

Steve Cramer – Chair of Wayfinding Committee, President and CEO of Minneapolis Downtown Council and DID

Spencer Cronk – City Coordinator, City of Minneapolis

Deniz Cultu – Chair of Risk Management Committee, Partner, McKinsey & Co.

Tanya Dreesen – Chair of VIP Committee, VP of Partnerships Activation & Special Projects, Minnesota Vikings

Adam Duininck – Chair, Metropolitan Council

John Edman – Co-Chair of Tourism Marketing Committee, Director of Explore Minnesota

Tim Flynn – Chair of Finance Committee, Former Chairman & CEO of KPMG

Ben Fowke – CEO, Xcel Energy

Matt Furman – Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Best Buy

Chris Gade – Chair of Public Affairs, Mayo Clinic

Bud Grant – Former Minnesota Vikings Head Coach

Kurt Hagen – EVP of Development, Mall of America

MayKao Hang – President, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Trista Harris – President, Minnesota Council on Foundations

Gary Hendrickson – CEO, Valspar

Mayor Betsy Hodges – City of Minneapolis

Randy Hogan – CEO, Pentair

Deborah Hopp – Vice President of Publishing, MSP Communications

Chief Janeé Harteau – Chair of Public Safety Committee, Minneapolis Police Department

Shawntera Hardy – Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Shelly Ibach – CEO, Sleep Number

John Jarvis – Chair of Marketing & Promotion Committee, Chief Creative Officer, The Lacek Group

Eric Jolly – Chair of Legacy Advisory Board, President and CEO, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners

Mayor Elizabeth Kautz – City of Burnsville

Michele Kelm-Helgen – Chair, Minnesota Sports Facility Authority

Wanda Kirkpatrick – Chair of Business Connect Committee, Director of Equal Opportunity, Met Council

John Klinkenberg – Chair of Risk Management Committee Managing Partner of Paragon Insurance Group

Matt Kramer – Co-Chair of St. Paul Initiatives Committee, President, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce

Steve LaCroix – Chair of Minnesota Welcome Committee, Executive Vice President & CMO, Minnesota Vikings

Cyndi Lesher – Chair of Volunteer Committee, Former CEO of Northern States Power Company

Kevin Lindsey – Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Human Rights 

Doug Loon – President, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

David MacLennan – CEO, Cargill

Tim Mapes – CMO, Delta Air Lines

Terry Mattson – President and CEO, Visit Saint Paul and the RiverCentre Authority

Bill McCarthy – President, Minnesota AFL-CIO

Brad Meier – President, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce

Harry Melander – President, Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council

Ozzie Nelson – Chair of Warming Huts Committee, Chairman and CEO, Nelson Architecture

Wendy Nelson – Chair of Legacy Advisory Board

Danny Olson – Chair of Digital Marketing Committee, Vice President of Consumer Marketing, Weber Shandwick

Colonel Kevin Olson – Chair of Comedy Committee, Director of Public Affairs, Minnesota National Guard

Jim Owens – CEO, H.B. Fuller

John Pacheco – President and CEO, Latino Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota

Justice Alan Page – Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, former Minnesota Vikings player

Eric Pehle – Chair of Communications Committee, EVP and General Manager, Weber Shandwick

Chris Policinski – CEO, Land O'Lakes

Jill Renslow – Chair of Media Party Committee, SVP of Business Development & Marketing, Mall of America

Sondra Samuels – President & CEO, Northside Achievement Zone

Maya Santamaria – Owner, Sanatamaria Broadcasting

Ben Shardlow – Chair of Sustainability Committee, Director of Public Realm Initiatives at Minneapolis DID

Katie Clark Sieben – Former Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development

Dimitrios Smyrnios – CEO, The Schwan Food Company

John Stanoch – Interim President and CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

Chanda Smith-Baker – President and CEO, Pillsbury United Communities

Edward Stevenson – CEO, Mystic Lake Casino/Hotel and Little Six Casino

Tom Sullivan – Chair of Transportation/Parking Committee

Barbara Hamilton Sustad – Chair of Arts, Music & Theater Committee, Account Director, Nemer Fieger

Patrick Talty – GM, U.S. Bank Stadium

Craig Taylor – Director, City of Minneapolis CPED

Melvin Tennant – Co-Chair of Tourism Marketing Committee, CEO of Meet Minneapolis

Anna Thill – President, Visit Mankato

Carin Thomas – Chair of Fundraising Committee, SVP Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services

Inge Thulin – CEO, 3M

Sandra Vargas – Former CEO & President, Minneapolis Foundation

Kevin Warren – Chief Operating Officer, Minnesota Vikings

Scott Wine – CEO, Polaris

Mayor Gene Winstead – City of Bloomington

Joanne Whiterabbit – Executive Director, Minnesotan American Indian Chamber of Commerce

Andrew Zimmern – Chair of Cuisine Committee, American television personality, chef, food writer, and teacher