Kimberly A. Nelson is on the board of Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cummins, Inc. and Tate & Lyle Plc and Member of Executive Leadership Council, Inc., Member of Women Corporate Directors and Member of National Executive Women Network.

In the past she was Senior Vice President-External Relations at General Mills, Inc. and Senior Vice President-External Relations at General Mills Foundation, Founding Member at Black Champions Network, Founding Member at Women In Marketing Network, Chairman of YWCA of Minneapolis and Senior Vice President-External Relations at General Mills Foundation.

She received an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.