George L. Mikan III (G. Mike Mikan) (born April 9, 1971),
[Phelps, David, and Janet Moore. "UnitedHealth Vet Mikan Asked to Steady Best Buy." StarTribune Business. StarTribune, 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. .] is the founder, chairman and CEO of SHOT-ROCK CAPITAL. He is currently serving as CEO of Bright Health Group, Inc.
He served as the President of
ESL Investments, Inc. Mr. Mikan was the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Co. Inc. from April to September 2012 and the Director from April 2008 to December 2012. He was a high-ranking executive over a 14-year period at UnitedHealth Group.
["George L. Mikan III: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek." Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P., 25 Feb. 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. .]
See also
His father,
Larry Mikan, was a basketball player for the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
. Larry's father (George's grandfather, whom George is named after) was NBA Hall of Famer and one of the league's first true superstars, "Mr. Basketball"
George Mikan
George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (; June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of ...
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References
1971 births
Living people
Best Buy people
21st-century American businesspeople
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