The Advisory Council advises the members of the Executive Leadership Consortium. It is not a governing body. It provides a program framework, focusing on policies; implementation and evaluation. It advises the Director and Executive Fellows in planning, development and marketing.

The Council meets quarterly; March, June, September and December. When it is necessary members work in small committees. There are two co-chairs: an Advisory Council member and the Institute Director.

Responsibilities Include:

• Help to resolve issues, e.g.: strategy implementation.
• Serve as a bridge between the university and the business community.
• Serve as external ambassadors and engages in public relation.
• Bring resources to the Institute.
• Help identify workforce needs.

The members of the Advisory Council are:

• Robert Bliss, Ph.D. - Dean Honors College University of Missouri - St Louis
• Steve Burrows - Former Chief Executive Officer and President of Anheuser-Busch International and Anheuser-Busch Asia Pacific Operations
• Karen Carroll - President and CEO, KCI Enterprises, Inc., Executive in Residence
• Michael J Costello - Coordinator, Center for International Studies, University of Missouri St Louis
• Betty Davidson - Area Coordinator, The Visual Impairment/Blind and the Orthopedic Impairment/Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Special School District St .Louis County
• Diane J. Davis - Co-chair  & Former Vice President & COO, Edward L. Bakewell, Inc.
• Lori Fiegel - St Louis County Planning, Comprehensive Planning Manager
• Malaika Horne, Ph.D., Director - Executive Leadership Consortium, University of Missouri - St Louis, Co-Chair of ELI Advisory Council
• Kenneth A. Johnson - Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Auto Club of Missouri
• Elizabeth Kurila - Associate Director Development, College of Business Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Deb Lee - Nurse Reviewer, A State Farm Insurance Companies, Collinsville Operations Center, Illinois
• Gary Lee - Former Company President, Newell Rubbermaid
• Robert S. Muldoon - President, R.S. Muldoon & Associates, International Business Consulting
• Janet Y. Murray, Ph.D. - E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor, Development of Women & Entrepreneurs in International Business, University of Missouri- St. Louis 
• Richard A. Navarro - Senior Lecturer in the University of Missouri – Saint Louis, Retired from Boeing
• Candace Niemeyer - Careers by Design, Certified Career Development & Transition Coach.
• Rafael Nun-Marin - President/CEO, NunBetter Corp., St. Charles , Missouri
• Aaron E. Phillips - Vice President Regional Operations Coordinator, Regions Bank
• Tom Santel - Former President & CEO, Anheuser-Busch International Inc.
• Sylvan Schulz - Senior Vice President, Global Customer Care and Business Management, Savvis, Inc.
• Ellen Sherberg - Publisher, St .Louis Business Journal
• John R. Shivers - Senior Vice President, National City Bank
• Gary Smith - President, Smith & Associates, LLC
• Blanche Touhill, Ph.D. - Chancellor Emeritus, University of Missouri - St Louis
• Keith Womer, Ph.D. - Dean College of Business Administration, University of Missouri - St Louis
• Yvonne Sparks - Senior Manager, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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