Lansing E. Crane

Mr. Crane served, from 1995 to 2007 as the Chief Executive Officer of Crane & Co., Inc., since 1801 a manufacturer of currency and specialty papers. He had previously served on its Board of Directors beginning in 1985 as the first, sixth generation member and the only member not employed at the company. Mr. Crane served on the Board for 22 years and was Chairman from 1993 to 2006. Prior to his career at Crane & Co., Mr. Crane practiced law in Connecticut for 25 years. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Wells’ Enterprises, Inc., family-owned since 1913, and the makers of Blue Bunny ice cream. He previously was Board Chair of both Ginsey Home Solutions and SOG Specialty Knives and Tools. He recently resigned as a Trustee of the Austen Riggs Center psychiatric hospital after 20 years of service. In 2018, was appointed a Director of the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and the Executive-in-Residence of the Loyola Family Business center in Chicago, Illinois. He previously was a Director of the Family Firm Institute and a member of the Advisory Board of Family Business Magazine. He resides in Boulder, Colorado.