The council will be comprised of the following fifteen voting members: the nine members of the existing Technology Advisory Committee as set forth in Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.036; and six additional members selected by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor with private-sector or public-sector IT experience or experience in academia pertaining to IT. The council will also have four ex officio non-voting members: a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives selected by the Speaker of the House; a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives selected by the Minority Leader; a member of the Minnesota Senate selected by the Majority Leader; and a member of the Minnesota Senate selected by the Minority Leader. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor will designate one of the fifteen voting members to serve as the Council's Chair.
The Blue Ribbon Council is an expansion of the existing Technology Advisory Committee. By statute the members of the Technology Advisory Committee include eight members who have public-sector and one member with private-sector IT experience.
The following individuals have been appointed to the council:
Rick King (Chair), executive vice president of operations at Thomson Reuters
Tewodros Bekele, SVP & CIO, Land O’ Lakes
Tom Butterfield, EVP & CIO, TCF Bank
Renee Heinbuch, IT Director, Washington County
Nancy Lyons, President & CEO, Clockwork
Michael McCullough, CIO, National Marrow Donor Program
Theresa Wise, former CIO, Delta Airlines & NW Airlines
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, MN Department of Transportation
Steve Grove, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development
Eric Hallstrom, MN Management & Budget
Lee Ho, MN Department of Revenue
Chuck Johnson, MN Department of Human Services
Richard Kolodziejski, MN Association of Professional Employees
Jason Lenz, Association of MN Counties
Laurie Martinson, MN Department of Natural Resources
Representative Kristin Bahner (ex-officio)
Senator Mark Koran (ex-officio)
Representative Jim Nash (ex-officio)
Senator Melissa Wiklund (ex-officio)