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William Linton

William Linton is founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Fitchburg-based biotechnology company Promega Corp.

Tom Boldt

Tom Boldt has been CEO of The Boldt Co. since 1998, representing the fourth generation of family leadership at the Appleton-based firm. The Boldt Co. is one of the largest in the state and has 17 offices nationwide.

Nicholas Wahl

Nicholas Wahl has led Milwaukee-based law firm Godfrey & Kahn for more than a decade as president and managing partner.

Robert Pierce 

A longtime resident of South Madison, Robert Pierce has been growing and selling organic produce from his Half the 40-Acres Farm since the mid-1980s.

Marcelle Polednik

Marcelle Polednik was named the inaugural Donna and Donald Baumgartner director of the Milwaukee Art Museum in 2016.

Jeremie and Alicia Pavelski 

Having grown up on his family farm, Jeremie Pavelski and his wife, Alicia, now help lead the fifth-generation enterprise, Heartland Farms.
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Kurt Bechthold

Kurt Bechthold leads Walbec Group, representing the third generation of family leadership for the Pewaukee-based company. Founded by his grandfather, Walter Bechthold, and later led by his father, Ned Bechthold, Walbec today includes construction firms Payne and Dolan, Northeast Asphalt, Zenith Tech, Parisi, Premier Concrete and Construction Resources Management.

Larry Schechtman

Larry Schechtman was among the founding partners of SmithAmundsen, now called Amundsen Davis LLC following its merger with Davis|Kuelthau s.c.

Jack Pelton

Jack Pelton leads the Experimental Aircraft Association, which draws more than 500,000 people to Oshkosh annually for its AirVenture event.

Kevin Krentz

Kevin Krentz was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in 2020 and assumed the position of interim chief administrative officer this summer.

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