Rasmussen College Leadership

Chairman
Education: University of Chicago, Cornell University
Dr. Bienen is the President Emeritus of Northwestern University and the author of 16 books and numerous publications. He also serves Princeton University, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and the University of Chicago.

Vice Chairman
Education: Harvard University, Northwestern University, DePauw University
Prior to his tenure at Rasmussen, Mr. Locke served as Senior Vice President for Collegis, a services provider to higher education. Mr. Locke served on the Board of the Career College Association and the Board of Directors for the DePauw University Center for Entrepreneurship.

Director
Education: United States Military Academy, Harvard Business School
Herman Bulls is the founder and CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle’s highly acclaimed Public Institutions specialty, a practice focused on delivering integrated real estate solutions to government entities, non-profit organizations, transportation facilities and higher education institutions. He is also President and CEO of Bulls Capital Partners, a Fannie Mae DUS® lender. Mr. Bulls completed 12 years of active duty service with the United States Army attending Army’s Airborne, Ranger and Command and General Staff College courses. He is currently Vice Chairman of the West Point Association of Graduates Board of Directors.

Director
Education: Stanford University, Colby College
Mr. Cowie is Managing Director of Frontenac Company, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago that invested in more than 150 companies across nine private equity funds. He currently serves on the Boards of 3E Company, Systems Maintenance Services, and Wausau Financial Systems, in addition to Rasmussen.

Director
Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, DePaul University
Dr. Fitzpatrick is Executive Vice President and Healthcare Practice Leader for The Optime Group. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, service in roles including Chief Nursing Officer, Executive Vice President of a nurse staffing agency, and member of the Editorial Board of Nursing Economics.

Director
Education: Northwestern University
Mr. King has spent his career building businesses with the tenet of leveraging technology to benefit education. Over the past 37 years, Mr. King has participated in the formation of five companies, one of which was an early pioneer in online education.

Director
Education: Yale University, Colorado College
Former Executive Director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association, Dr. Manning has served in higher education for the past 50 years, as both a Professor and University President. Since 1991, he has been a consultant on higher education and accreditation.

Rasmussen College Chief Executive Officer
Director
Education: University of Toledo
Thomas Slagle is Chief Executive Officer of Rasmussen College and based out of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Prior to joining Rasmussen College, Tom was President and Chief Operating Officer for School Specialty, a leading K-12 supply and supplementary materials provider, where he successfully oversaw more than $1 billion in annual revenue. Before entering the education industry, Tom spent 23 years in the healthcare field with Johnson & Johnson, Baxter Healthcare, and Cardinal Health in various leadership positions, including Group President of Cardinal Health’s $7.5 billion medical segment. Tom earned his Bachelor of Science in business from the University of Toledo.

Rasmussen College President
Director
Education: Concordia University
The Board of Directors appointed Ms. Waite the President of Rasmussen College in 1997. Her family has owned Rasmussen College for three generations; her grandfather purchased the college from Walter Rasmussen in 1945. Ms. Waite is active in legislative issues affecting higher education in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Dakota, and Florida.