Retired Vice President, Public Relations and Corporate Communications
Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs
Prior to his retirement, Dan Gahlon was Vice President for Public Relations and Corporate Communications and Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs for 3M.
He has a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, Morris, and a M.A. in Communications from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
3M Career
1998-2010 — Staff Vice President, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, St. Paul
1997 — Executive Director, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, St. Paul
1996 — Director, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, St. Paul
1995 — Manager, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, St. Paul
1994— Manager, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs, Austin Center
1989 — Manager, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs, Brussels
1987— Manager, Corporate Communications, St. Paul
1982 — Marketing Manager, Interactive Systems Project, Ann Arbor
1979 — Marketing Product Publicist, St. Paul
Affiliations: Business, Professional and Civic Organizations
Board Member, Ramsey County Opportunities Industrialization Center, 1988-89
Board Member, Brussels Sports Association, 1990-94
Board Member, International School of Brussels, 1991-94
Co-chair, 3M/Carlson School of Management Partnership
Director, World Press Institute
Member, Public Relations Seminar