Ted Hillestad '99, Sunnyvale, CA
 
  1. Please list your education beyond your St. Olaf degree?
    MBA, UCLA (2005)
  2. What is your current occupation?
    Senior Manager, Marketing Research at Palm, Inc.
  3. What was your major?
    Economics
  4. Tell us your favorite Ole memory.
    The Term in Asia.
  5. What is your favorite alumni event?
    Christmas at Union Station in Washington DC - the first official St. Olaf event I brought my (future) wife Whitney to, in 2001.
  6. Why do you support St. Olaf College?
    The College and certain alumni have done so much to help me in my career, and I want to do as much as I can to do the same for future students.
  7. What do you hope to accomplish on the Alumni Board?
    Provide useful guidance and advice to the College, to stay connected to the school, and to help ensure that students have access to all the resources alumni have to offer.
  8. Any advice you have for current students?
    Take as broad array of classes as possible - looking back, I wish I took more classes in science and the other social sciences. You'll appreciate the breadth of experience later on!
  9. Is there any personal information you would like to add?
    Wife Whitney, kids Sydney (2) and Soren (December 2008).