In 1987, Mike Mooney co-founded Mooney LeSage & Associates Ltd., the private equity firm that would later become real estate investment company MLG Capital. Today, the Brookfield-based firm and its associated entities’ investments total roughly 36 million square feet of space, with exited and estimated current value exceeding $5 billion.

Wayne C. Oldenburg founded Oldenburg Group Inc. in 1981. The company was a manufacturer of mining equipment, commercial lighting and military products.

Vicki Martin leads Milwaukee Area Technical College, the state’s largest technical college, with more than 25,000 students.

Stephen Merrick joined Beloit-based NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC in 2016 as its chief operating officer.

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As chief development officer of Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts, Emily Gruenewald has led advancement efforts amid industry challenges.

Ned Daniels Jr. is chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, which has about 2,700 employees, including 1,900 in Milwaukee County.

Jim Kotek has been president and chief executive officer of Neenah-based Menasha Corp. since 2004. Menasha Corp. has about 7,000 employees.

Michael Lovell has led Marquette University since 2014. Under his leadership, Marquette has executed its $600 million campus master plan.

Ronald Corn is chairman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, a federally recognized tribe with about 8,720 members and 700 employees.

Morna Foy has been with the Wisconsin Technical College System for 25 years, initially as a policy advisor, later as vice president of policy and government relations, and now as its president for the past decade.