Sector: Financials
Director information for NELNET INC CLASS A (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam K. Peterson | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | 43 | ["almost 20 years of extensive experience in business operations, investments, and financial analysis in a variety of industries including advertising, insurance, telecommunications, real estate, and financial services"] | [] | 2025 |
| David S. Graff | Chief Executive Officer, Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. | 42 | ["experience and expertise in computer science, marketing, and sales", "co-founder of Hudl providing significant expertise in business development and innovation", "featured on Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30 list", "named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People", "served as a member of the board of directors for certain of the Company's asset-backed securities special purpose corporations"] | [] | 2025 |
| DeeAnn K. Wenger | President | 54 | ["Managing Director of Product, Nelnet Business Services, November 2012 - December 2013"] | [] | 2025 |
| Jeffrey R. Noordhoek | Chief Executive Officer | 59 | ["President, Nelnet, Inc., January 2006 - December 2013"] | [] | 2025 |
| Jona M. Van Deun | Managing Partner | 55 | ["vast information technology expertise", "talent acquisition expertise", "background in politics and public affairs", "strategic expertise to trade associations and Fortune 500 companies"] | [] | 2025 |
| Kathleen A. Farrell | Dean and Professor of Finance, College of Business, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 61 | ["expertise in corporate finance", "executive turnover", "executive compensation", "prior experience as an auditor at a national public accounting firm", "Certified Public Accountant (inactive)", "25 years of experience teaching university courses in the areas of banking and finance", "conducted extensive research on banking and finance topics", "published articles in numerous scholarly journals"] | [] | 2025 |
| Kimberly K. Rath | Co-Chair | 64 | ["over 35 years of experience in the field of human resources", "expertise in executive development, employee engagement, and human capital management", "leads an international executive management consulting and training organization"] | [] | 2025 |
| Matthew W. Dunlap | Chief Business Development Officer, Nelnet, Inc., and President, Nelnet Financial Services | 35 | ["legal expertise", "in-depth understanding of the Company's business models and practices", "expertise in banking and finance", "experience serving as in-house attorney", "experience as Managing Director for the Company", "board member at Bankfirst", "board member at First Northeast Bank of Nebraska"] | [] | 2025 |
| Michael S. Dunlap | Executive Chairman | 61 | ["more than 30 years of experience in banking and financial services", "leadership skills", "strategic operations", "management experience", "co-founder of the company", "intense focus on customer service and innovation"] | [] | 2025 |
| Preeta D. Bansal | Director | 59 | ["Retired senior lawyer, public official, and global business leader", "Senior Advisor to the CEO and Global Managing Director, LightEn Network, 2024 - present", "Self-employed advisor, investor, lecturer, and consultant, 2016 - present", "Lecturer, Senior Advisor, and Visiting Scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014 - 2019", "Global General Counsel for Litigation and Regulatory Affairs at HSBC Holdings, 2012 - 2013", "General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Management and Budget, 2009 - 2011", "Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 2003 - 2009", "Commissioner at United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2003 - 2009", "Visiting Professor at University of Nebraska College of Law, 2001 - 2003", "Solicitor General of the State of New York, 1999 - 2001", "Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute", "Life member of the Council on Foreign Relations", "Received National Organization of Women's 'Woman of Power and Influence Award' in 2006", "Named one of the '50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America' by the National Law Journal in 2008", "Magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard-Radcliffe College", "Former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens"] | [] | 2025 |
| Thomas E. Henning | Director | 72 | ["over 30 years of experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of a large insurance company", "prior experience as President of a regional bank", "financial expertise, including being a Chartered Financial Analyst", "member of the board of directors of other financial service organizations", "experience in risk assessment and management", "vast knowledge and experience in leadership and management"] | [] | 2025 |
| Timothy A. Tewes | President | 66 | ["Chief Executive Officer, Nelnet Business Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc., May 2007 - present", "President, Nelnet Business Services, Inc., May 2007 - December 2013"] | [] | 2025 |
