Michael Francis

Director/Board Member at

The Walker Art Center

63 year

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Michael R.
Francis is the founder of Farview Associates, LLC.
He currently holds multiple positions including Director at the University of Minnesota, Managing Director at Royal Bank of Scotland (New York Branch), Director at The Walker Art Center, Director at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Director at Target Foundation, Director at Musical Instrument Museum, and Trustee at The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
In the past, he served as Director at Department 56, Inc., Independent Director at XCel Brands, Inc., Lead Director at Piper Jaffray Cos., Director at Smithsonian Institution, Director at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc., Director at The Advertising Council, Inc., Director at United States Artists, President at Old COPPER Co., Inc., Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at Target Corp., Chief Global Brand Officer at DWA Holdings LLC, and Principal at Marshall Field's.
He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan.

Michael Francis active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an art museum in the country	Director/Board Member	-
The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Conducts art exhibitions	Director/Board Member	-
Target Foundation Target Foundation Financial ConglomeratesFinance Foundation	Director/Board Member	-
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a museum center	Director/Board Member	-
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	20/04/2010
Musical Instrument Museum Musical Instrument Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates museum	Director/Board Member	-
Royal Bank of Scotland (New York Branch) Royal Bank of Scotland (New York Branch) Major BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Michael Francis

Companies	Position	End
XCEL BRANDS, INC.	Director/Board Member	30/06/2023
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2015
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Private companies	20
Department 56, Inc. Department 56, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Imports and sells collectible gifts	Retail Trade
Old COPPER Co., Inc. Old COPPER Co., Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails men's, women's, kids fashion clothes, jewelry, beauty products and shoes through online	Retail Trade
XCel Brands, Inc. XCel Brands, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Designs, produces, markets, licenses and sells branded apparel and accessories	Consumer Non-Durables
Target Corp. Target Corp. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates department and discount stores	Retail Trade
Piper Jaffray Cos. Piper Jaffray Cos. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides broker and investment banking services	Finance
DWA Holdings LLC DWA Holdings LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides motion picture production services	Consumer Services
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates museums and art galleries	Consumer Services
Marshall Field's Marshall Field's Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Operates retail clothing department stores	Retail Trade
University of Michigan University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Offers health care and social assistance services for children	Health Services
The Advertising Council, Inc. The Advertising Council, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Promotes public service campaigns	Commercial Services
Royal Bank of Scotland (New York Branch) Royal Bank of Scotland (New York Branch) Major BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Finance
The Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as an art museum in the country	Consumer Services
The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Conducts art exhibitions	Consumer Services
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a museum center	Consumer Services
United States Artists United States Artists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a association for artists	Commercial Services
Target Foundation Target Foundation Financial ConglomeratesFinance Foundation	Finance
Musical Instrument Museum Musical Instrument Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates museum	Consumer Services
Farview Associates, LLC