Diana L. Nelson

Diana L. Nelson serves as chair of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company. Ms. Nelson has extensive board governance and leadership experience through her work with multiple for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. In addition to her role on the Carlson board, she serves as a trustee of the Carlson Family Foundation. She is the vice-chair of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She also serves on the advisory board of Prime Group, a San Francisco-based real estate equity, debt, investment, and operating platform. Raised in Minnesota, Ms. Nelson graduated from Harvard College, where she currently serves as a co-chair of the Harvard University Campaign and on the committee to oversee the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ms. Nelson is a committed advocate for education reform and has worked to expand Teach for America and the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) charter school network.

In addition to her degree from Harvard, Ms. Nelson holds an M.B.A. in marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She and her husband, John Atwater, reside in San Francisco and have five children.