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Lars Leafblad

Lars Leafblad is a Vice President with KeyStone Search. He joined KeyStone in 2007 after serving as Director of Development for the Lars Leafblad Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He gained additional management experience as assistant director of alumni and parent relations at St. Olaf College. He began his career in a leadership development program with GE Capital and subsequently spent two years helping launch Four51.com, a high-tech start-up. He also spent two summers in college competing in BBQ competitions across the upper Midwest as a member of the Famous Dave's of America National Touring BBQ Team.

Lars earned a BA in Economics from St. Olaf College, and his MBA with a concentration in Strategic Management from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. There he was recognized with a "President's Student Leadership and Service Award" for his leadership contributions to the MBA student community.

He was selected to participate in the 2008-09 HHH Policy Fellows program at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute and serves on the boards of CaringBridge.org and The Salvation Army - Twin Cities. In 2007 Lars was recognized with a "40 Under Forty" award from The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Lars makes his home in Roseville with his wife Maren and two young children. In his free time, Lars enjoys reading, creative writing, spending time with his family, and cookin' up some mean barbeque. He welcomes the opportunity to connect with you on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larsleafblad or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/larsleafblad.

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