Advisory Board
Advisory Board members provide strategic direction to the institute and help establish it as an enduring community asset that assists elected officials, business and community leaders, and the public in making informed decisions.
Conveners
Michael O. Leavitt
Mitt Romney
Board Members
Scott Anderson, Zions Bank, Co-Chair
Gail Miller, Larry H. Miller Companies, Co-Chair
Doug Anderson, Utah State University
Deborah Bayle, DSB Consulting
Roger Boyer, The Boyer Company
Michelle Camacho, The University of Utah
Sophia M. DiCaro, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns
Kurt Dirks, David Eccles School of Business
Lisa Eccles, George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Spencer P. Eccles, George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
Christian Gardner, The Gardner Company
Kem C. Gardner, The Gardner Company
Kimberly Gardner, The Gardner Company
Brandy Grace, Utah Association of Counties
Jeremy Hafen, Clyde Companies
Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes
Anne Marie McDonald, Mam Capital
Derek Miller, Salt Lake Chamber
Ann Millner, Utah State Legislature
Sterling Nielsen, Mountain America Credit Union
Jason Perry, University of Utah
Ray Pickup, WCF Insurance
Gary B. Porter, Deseret Management Corporation
Taylor Randall, The University of Utah
Jill Remington Love, Utah Department of Heritage and Arts
Brad Rencher, BambooHR
Josh Romney, The Romney Group
Charles W. Sorenson. Intermountain Healthcare
James Lee Sorenson, Sorenson Companies
Vicki Varela, Utah Office of Tourism
Natalie Gochnour, Director
Ex Officio
Governor Spencer Cox
Speaker Brad Wilson
Senate President Stuart Adams
Representative Angela Romero
Senator Luz Escamilla
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Mayor Jenny Wilson
Advisory Councils
Utah Economic Council
Nate Talley, Co-Chair
Phil Dean, Co-Chair
John Gilbert
Natalie Gochnour
Mark Knold
Nate Lloyd
Tom Maloney
Richard Fowles
Carrie Mayne
Juliette Tennert
Leslee Katayama
Darin Mellott
Michael Parker
Shawn Teigen
Robbi Poulson
Richie Wilcox
Nate Seegert
Adam Looney
Robert Spendlove
David Stringfellow
Andrea Wilko
Maddy Oritt
Ex-Officio Members
Sophia DiCaro
Casey Cameron
Ryan Starks
Jonathan Ball
Jim Wood
Education Advisory Council
Dr. Beth Akers
Jason Brown
Bill Crim
Brittney Cummins
Dr. Sydnee Dickson
Dr. Elizabeth Grant
Moe Hickey
Ben Leishman
Carrie Mayne
Dr. Andrea Rorrer
Tim Sheehan
Jacob Wright
Health Care Council
RyLee Curtis
Christine Espinel
Michael Hales
Dr. Joseph Miner
Rita Osborne
Susan Robel
Dr. Philip Singer
Jennifer Strohecker
Mike Woodruff
Ivory-Boyer Advisory Board
Michael Augustine
Dana Baird
Nate Ballard
Scott Bates
Dave Bauman
Erik Bengtzen
Roger Boyer
Andrew Bybee
Phil Cook
John Creer
Rocky Derrick
Lee Dial
Jeff Duke
Fred Fairclough, Jr.
Rob Fetzer
Marlise Fisher
Andra Ghent
Jeff Gochnour
Dusty Harris
Brad Holmes
Clark Ivory
Barb Johnson
Ronda Landa
Dan Lofgren
Timothy Mitchell
Bob Moore
Michael Morris
Kip Paul
Walt Plumb
Mike Roderick
Michael W. Sansom
Henry Schwendiman
Danny Wall
Tyson Williamson
Rick Woodbury
Public Finance Advisory Council
Bryant Howe
Phil Dean
Natalie Gochnour
Gary Cornia
Jonathan Ball
Roger Tew
Ray Nelson
Val Oveson
Bruce Johnson
Keith Prescott
Angela Oh
Juliette Tennert
Larry Walters
Utah Population Committee
Mallory Bateman, UPC Chair
Aaron Brough
Laura Hanson
David Landward
Jacoba Larsen
Sojung Lim
Carrie Mayne
Collin Peterson
Andrea Wilko
Linda Wininger