Biography Ilana Adelman (’91) was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and moved to Evanston, Illinois, at the age of 9. After moving a number of times, she found her grounding as an undergraduate at UW and became a History major after taking classes with Prof. David McDonald. She has worked for Bloomingdales and Ann …
Biography Mike Beland teaches the University of Maryland School of Law’s courses that support semester-long internships on Capitol Hill. As a nationally recognized homeland and national security expert, he is a Managing Director at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he advises public and private sector clients on physical and cybersecurity risks. He also serves on …
Biography Tom Burney (’72) was a Mosse-Goldberg cultural history phile during his time at UW. His interest in U.S. History was rekindled by Bob Dole’s attacks in the ’96 election on “liberal education” and a footnote in Stephen Ambrose’s “Undaunted Courage” that led him to Dumas Malone’s Jefferson biography. He is a Chicago lawyer specializing …
Biography Timothy Ernst (’80) is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a leading innovator in the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to joining Bio-Rad Tim was the General Counsel of Big Heart Pet Brands and Del Monte Foods and …
Biography Ron Feldman is first vice president and chief operating officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis where he leads Bank operations, including finance and budgeting, strategic planning, workforce and talent development and performance against strategic objectives. Feldman is also a primary advisor on monetary policy, playing a leadership role in preparing for Federal …
Biography Miles Gerstein (‘70) is the founder and owner of Uppercut Images, a stock photography agency specializing in the production of creative imagery for use in advertising and design. Over the course of his career, he has created four companies in the media space, including Artville and Punchstock which he sold to Eastman Kodak and …
Biography Thomas Gilligan (’86) is a District Court Judge in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Prior to his appointment to the bench in 2014, Thom was a trial lawyer and practiced for 24 years with the St. Paul law firm of Murnane Brandt in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He has been recognized for his pro bono work as …
Biography Dave worked for Epic System for 25 years in a variety of roles – programming, training, project management, administration. Prior to that he was a high school math teacher for 13 years. Now in retirement he spends much of his time enjoying the experience of living in New York City near twin grandsons. UW’s …
Biography Harry Handler serves as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in the Global Wealth Management Division. Mr. Handler works in the Capital Markets Group and is responsible for Equity and Options Trading and Securities Lending. Additionally, Mr. Handler serves as Chairman of the Global Wealth Management Group’s Best Execution Committee. In his prior position, …
Biography Patty Kaeding (’89) has focused her legal career on health and regulatory law matters. At UW–Madison, Patty received her B.A. Honors degree in History and Political Science. After completing her J.D. at the University of Chicago Law School in 1992, she started as a federal government attorney by joining the U.S. Department of Health …