Bob Milbourne

The Columbus Chamber and the Columbus Partnership (a civic organization of top business, education and community leaders), plan to launch CompeteColumbus. The private nonprofit group will concentrate on an economic development strategy for the central Ohio region based on work accomplished by Professor Michel Porter of the Harvard Business School. Prof. Porter was retained by the Columbus Partnership to develop an economic development work plan for our community.

Milbourne is the first President and CEO of the Columbus Partnership. He came to Columbus after serving as CEO of a similar group in Milwaukee for 17 years. Prior to his work in Milwaukee, he enjoyed a career in government and business.

Milbourne served as State Budget Director of Wisconsin during the mid-1970’s, and headed the Wisconsin Strategic Development Commission in 1984-5. He was Vice President and Economist at the Kohler Company. In addition, he served for 23 years as an adjunct professor in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Milbourne earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also attended the Harvard Business School where he participated in the Program for Management Development.

Dan Sullivan

The Memorial Tournament is held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The Tournament, which was founded and is hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor the memory of individuals living and deceased who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world’s best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit charitable organizations in central Ohio.

Daniel P. Sullivan is executive director of The Memorial Tournament, an official event on the PGA Tour, directing all financial, business, community and operational aspects associated with the Tournament. With Sullivan’s leadership and well-known expertise in the business of golf, The Memorial Tournament continues its strong reputation as one of the most prestigious and well-regarded tournaments on the PGA Tour.

Sullivan is also managing director of HNS Sports Group, a golf management company specializing in event and hospitality management, sponsorship representation and business relationship counseling.

Tom Hawk with Dale Chihuly

Join us for evening at the Hawk Galleries! Columbus Monthly readers named Hawk Galleries as "the best art gallery in Columbus in 2004."

Tom Hawk, Director of Hawk Galleries, will be discussing the variety of hats he wears in operating a gallery for the past 19 years. From relations with both collectors and artists to national exhibitions and to museum relations, running this very unique small business is Hawk's labor of love.

Additionally Hawk will discuss the excitement of collecting contemporary glass. Hawk feels that collecting studio glass, glass created in independent artists’ studios, is the best value in fine art today. The very same artists, and pieces that collectors are actively acquiring, are not only being exhibited by major museums today, but are being purchased for their permanent collections. This includes some of the leading museums in the world such as the Louvre in Paris. To acquire museum caliber works of art at affordable prices is a special opportunity.

Hawk Galleries is located at 153 East Main Street, Columbus. You can also visit them online at www.hawkgalleries.com.

Dinner will be catered by Lemongrass.

Thomas J. Moyer has served as Ohio's chief justice since 1987. A native of Sandusky, Justice Moyer received his undergraduate and law degrees from The Ohio State University. Prior to his election as chief justice, he served eight years as judge of the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, four years as executive assistant to the Governor and eight years in private practice.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court moved to its new offices in the renovated Ohio Departments Building. It is the first time the court has had its own building after 202 years of sharing with other branches of government. Most recently, the court convened in the Rhodes State Office Tower. The state renovated and transformed the 70-year-old Ohio Departments Building into the new home of the Supreme Court of Ohio. White House historian William Seale praises the project, noting that the building's architectural and artistic details make it one-of-a-kind. "No building like it will ever be built again." Constructed between 1931 and 1933, the building is considered a prime example of the Art Deco period.

Following the tour, we will walk over to a reception and dinner at the Capital Club, directly across the street from the State House.

David. R. Meuse

Stonehenge Partners has earned a reputation of success by working with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams, to grow their businesses and increase the value of their equity. Join Stonehenge Principals, David Meuse and Bob Kidder, for an evening of insights and perspectives about the world of private equity investments and venture capital.

Stonehenge Partners, Inc. was formed in August 1999 by key members of the executive management team of Banc One Capital Holdings Corporation, the merchant-banking subsidiary of Bank One Corporation. Stonehenge Partners provides private capital financing for small and mid-sized businesses and real estate enterprises.

C. Robert ("Bob") Kidder

Prior to joining Stonehenge, Mr. Meuse was the chairman and chief executive officer of Banc One Capital Holdings Corporation, the holding company for the investment banking, merchant banking, securities brokerage, investment advisory and insurance activities of Bank One Corporation. Prior to joining Bank One, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Meuse, Rinker, Chapman, Endres & Brooks, a regional investment banking firm which Mr. Meuse founded in 1981.

Prior to joining Stonehenge, Mr. Kidder was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Borden, Inc., a KKR portfolio company. Mr. Kidder was also a Founding Partner of Borden Capital Management Partners. Mr. Kidder came to Borden from Duracell International Inc., where he was Chairman and CEO. Prior to joining Duracell, he was Vice President, Planning and Development for Dart Industries; worked six years with McKinsey & Company; spent two years with Ford Motor Company and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps.