Gehl was named to Who's Who in Chicago Business, was honored with Crain's Chicago Business '40 under 40, Chicago's Rising Stars' designation, and was a 2001 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow. She is a member of The Greater Milwaukee Committee, The Economic Club of Chicago, and the University Club of Milwaukee. She is a former board member for Joffrey Ballet, Public Allies, the Faye Gehl Conservation Foundation, and the Golden Apple Foundation.

La Follette School of Public Affairs, The Water Council, and The Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Gehl is a board member of the Marcus Corporation, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Gehl Foods LLC, The History Makers, University of Wisconsin's Robert M. She stepped down in 2015.Īffiliations, honors, and awards In 2010, Gehl was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and was confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2011. Gehl earned attention for sharing proceeds with workers of the company's sale. At the time of the sale, Gehl Foods had nearly $250 million in sales and 350 employees. Gehl oversaw the company's acquisition by Wind Point Partners in 2015, and still serves on the board of directors. BizTimes named it small business of the year in 2015, and the Milwaukee Business Journal named it as one of Southeast Wisconsin's 'Fast Growing Firms'. ĭuring Gehl's tenure as CEO at Gehl Foods, the company was honored as part of the 'Wisconsin 75', and was included in the top 100 dairy companies in the nation. Daley for technology and economic development, director of information technology services at Chicago Public Schools, and organization development manager at Oracle Corporation. These roles included being vice president at Bernstein Investment Research and Management, special assistant to Mayor Richard M. Career īefore she began working at Gehl Foods, Gehl held a range of public and private industry positions. She also earned an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and holds an MA in education from the Catholic University of America.

Gehl was raised in a small town in Wisconsin, the daughter of former Gehl Foods CEO John P. She later founded the Institute for Political Innovation. She served as a member of the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a role to which she was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2010. She was the president and CEO of her family-owned company, Gehl Foods, Inc.

Gehl (born 1966) is an American businesswoman and published author.

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