| Marilyn Carlson Nelson Born: c. 1939
Gender: Female
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of Carlson Companies, 1998-2008 Estimated net worth of Carlson and family, $1.2B (Forbes, 2003). Father: Curtis Carlson (company founder, b. 1914, d. 1999)
Mother: Arleen Martin Carlson (company co-founder, b. 1912, d. 2005)
Sister: Barbara Carlson Gage
Husband: Glen Nelson (physician, m. 1961, four children)
Son: Curtis
Daughter: Diana
Daughter: Juliet (d. auto accident)
Daughter: Wendy
High School: Edina High School, Edina, MN
University: BA International Economics, Smith College
University: Institute Des Hautes Etudes Economiques Politiques, Geneva
Carlson Companies CEO (1998-2008)
Carlson Companies President and COO
Carlson Companies Senior VP
Member of the Board of Carlson Companies (as Chairman, 1998-)
Member of the Board of Exxon Mobil (1991-2012)
Member of the Board of First Bank System (1978-97)
Member of the Board of Qwest (2000-02)
Member of the Board of US West (1975-2000)
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Bill Bradley for President
Bush-Cheney '04
Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy Board of Directors
Elizabeth Dole Committee
Elizabeth Dole for President
Foreign Policy Association Board of Directors
Freedom First PAC
Friends for Harry Reid
George W. Bush for President
John McCain 2008
Kennedy Center Board of Directors
Mayo Foundation Board of Directors
McCain-Palin Compliance Fund
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Women's Business Council Chair, 2002-05
Pete Coors for Senate
Travel Industry Association of America Chair (past)
United Way President, United Way of Minneapolis (past)
United Way National Board of Directors
Volunteer PAC
World Economic Forum (1997-)
World Travel and Tourism Council
French Legion of Honor
Swedish Ancestry Paternal
Author of books:
How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership (2008, with Deborah Cundy)
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