Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/26/2018
3:00 pm
Location
Communicore, C1-17
Rebecca M. Bergman serves as the President of Gustavus Adolphus College, a residential liberal arts college with Swedish and Lutheran heritage located in St. Peter, Minnesota. During her first three-and-a-half years, President Bergman has focused on the inherent strengths of the Gustavus community, the passion of the faculty and students for teaching and learning, and the commitment of the College to its core values. She has led the development of a new strategic plan, called Gustavus Acts, which is now in the implementation phase. President Bergman is a champion of mission-driven organizations, innovation, and the development of future leaders.
Prior to assuming the presidency in July 2014, Ms. Bergman had a 26-year career at Medtronic, Inc., a leading medical technology company. She most recently served as Vice President, Research, Technology and Therapy Delivery Systems for Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business. Ms. Bergman is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Since 2008, she has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Sigma-Aldrich. In addition, she currently is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bakken Museum. She previously served on the National Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the NIH, the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees, and the Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees. Ms. Bergman holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, completed graduate studies in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and has received honorary doctorate degrees from Drexel University and St. Catherine University.