Waisman Center
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Jeff Wiesner

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Jeff Wiesner was born and raised in Neenah, Wisconsin. He received a BS in industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professionally, Jeff was a partner with Accenture, working in technology and organizational consulting during his career.  He teamed with a number of Fortune 100 companies implementing large-scale, enterprise-level change projects in support of customer relationship management, order fulfillment, and distribution logistics. Now retired and working principally with charitable organizations in the community, Jeff serves or has served on a number of non-profit, and for-profit boards. At UW-Madison, he has been a member of the boards of visitors for the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Industrial Engineering.  He has served as an alumni representative on the UW Athletics board.  He has been a board member for the Wisconsin Alumni Association, and director and past-chair of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.  His community board experience includes the Waukesha County Community Foundation, the Waukesha Education Foundation and the United Way of Waukesha County.  Jeff and his wife Sara live in Madison.  Their three children are all UW alumni, and represent the fourth generation of the family to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.