Charles M. Denny, Jr.

Areas of Expertise

Business, corporate responsibility, civic life

Biography

Charles M. Denny, Jr. spent his career working for Honeywell and ADC Telecommunications, from which he retired in 1991. Since then, he has been engaged as a civic volunteer in a variety of local organizations, including serving as chair of the dean's advisory council of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, vice chair of The Minneapolis Foundation, member of the board of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and director of the Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility.

Among his many awards and honors are the Tekne Award for Life Time Achievement from the Minnesota High Technology Association (2001), a Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa from the University of St. John (2005), and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Minnesota (2006).

Denny has a degree from Stanford University.

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