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Vice Chair of the Marquette Board
Darren R. Jackson, Bus Ad ’86, was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 2004 and was elected vice chair in 2006.
He is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Best Buy, a Fortune 100 company and North America’s No. 1 specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and major appliances. Best Buy has 140,000 employees and annual sales approaching $36 billion. Best Buy was recognized by Forbes as "The Best Managed Company in America" in 2003.
He began his career with Best Buy in 2000 and became chief financial officer in February 2001. Prior to joining Best Buy, he began his retail career with Carson Pirie Scott in Milwaukee, holding various executive positions, including chief financial officer. He then spent three years with Seattle-based Nordstrom Stores as vice president and chief financial officer.
Jackson has been recognized as one of the "most admired CFOs in America" by Institutional Investor Magazine, and CFO Magazine named him one of the top 20 young chief financial officers likely to shape the profession. He is on the board of directors of the Advance Auto Parts Company and the Cristo Rey Network.
In 2003, he received the Spirit of Marquette Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of an alumnus under 40. He is a member of the Marquette University President’s Council.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Mr. Ned W. Bechthold
- Mr. John F. Ferraro
- Rev. James P. Flaherty, S.J.,
- Mr. Donald F. Flynn
- Mr. Richard J. Fotsch
- Rev. James G. Gartland, S.J.,
- Mrs. Mary E. Henke
- Mr. Darren R. Jackson
- Mr. James F. Janz
- Mr. Jeffrey A. Joerres
- Mr. Edward F. Kosnik
- Rev. Timothy R. Lannon, S.J.
- Mr. John P. Lynch
- Rev. Douglas Marcouiller, S.J.
- Rev. James P. McDermott, S.J.
- Mr. Ulice Payne, Jr.
- Ms. Kristine A. Rappe
- Mr. Joseph J. Rauenhorst
- Mr. Glenn A. Rivers
- Mr. James A. Runde
- Mrs. Mary Ladish Selander
- Ms. Mary Ellen Stanek
- Mr. John J. Stollenwerk
- Mr. Charles M. Swoboda
- Ms. Cherryl T. Thomas
- Rev. Thomas H. Tobin, S.J.
- Ms. Rhona Vogel
- Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J.
- Mr. Charles M. Williams, Jr.
- Ms. Anne A. Zizzo
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 11 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
