A distinguished group of nationally recognized information-related experts from business and education compose the dean's External Advisory Board. The board meets each spring in Ann Arbor and each fall via teleconference to offer counsel about matters related to a wide range of topics, including research initiatives and curriculum development.

Anthony Abernathy

Term: 2020-2022
Sr. Brand Marketing Director
Nike

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Nick Benson

Term: 2020-2022
Strategy and Analytics
The Trade Desk

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Jason Blessing

Term: 2019-2021
CEO
Model N

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Francis Blouin

Term: 2018-2020
Retired, Professor of Information
School of Information, University of Michigan

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John J. Cameron

Term: 2018-2020
Managing Partner
Brigante, Cameron, Watters & Strong, LLP

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Yvonne Chandler

Term: 2019-2021
Associate Professor
Department of Information Science, University of North Texas

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Matt Cheesebro

Term: 2020-2022
President
Wilshire Construction LP

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Irene Cheung

Term: 2020-2022
Vice President
BMSC Consulting - Global Marketing, Marriott International

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David Choi

Term: 2019-2021
Head of User Research
Quora

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Ashiss Kumar Dash

Term: 2020-2022
Global Head of Services, Utilities, Resources, and Energy Industries
Infosys

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Carin Levine Ehrenberg

Term: 2020-2022
Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice

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John Evans

Term: Indefinite
Retired, Co-founder
C-SPAN

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Lynn Feeney

Term: 2020-2022
Retired
Hewlett-Packard

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Marla Gómez

Term: 2020-2022
Director and UX Architect
Intel IT

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Nancy Gwinn

Term: 2018-2020
Retired, Director
Smithsonian Libraries

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Kelly Hill

Term: 2019-2021
Executive Director, Global Business Operations & Strategy
MMS Holdings

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Kevin Hoffman

Term: 2019-2021
Founder & President
Timbertrail Holdings

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Steve Horowitz

Term: 2020-2022
Partner
Alpha Edison

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Kenneth Jones

Term: 2018-2020
Retired, Vice President
Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Andrew Kunkel

Term: 2020-2022
Partner
Bain & Co.

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Kelvin Lam

Term: 2018-2020
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan

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Fred Lawson

Term: 2019-2021
Semi-retired, Attorney
Mayer Brown

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Daniel Moon

Term: 2020-2022
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Apertura Capital

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Nathan Oostendorp 

Term: 2019-2021
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Sight Machine

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Latif Peracha

Term: 2020-2022
General Partner
M13

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Kenlee Ray

Term: 2019-2021
Retired, Senior Information Officer
World Bank

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Gleniece Robinson 

Term: 2019-2021
Retired, Director
Fort Worth Public Library System

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Ian Rosen

Term: 2020-2022
Former CEO
Stocktwits

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Deborah Schwarz

Term: 2020-2022
Founder & Strategic Advisor
LAC Group

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Amit Singh 

Term: 2020-2022
President
Palo Alto Networks

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Paul E. Viera 

Term: 2018-2020
Founder & CEO
EARNEST Partners

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Jamie Voris 

Term: 2018-2020
Chief Technology Officer
The Walt Disney Studios

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Dr. Jun Zhang

Term: 2018-2020
Chief Data Scientist & Head of Applied Data Science
Alibaba