Rebecca M. Bergman

Rebecca M. Bergman
President of Gustavus Adolphus College
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2014
Preceded by	Jack Ohle
Succeeded by	(incumbent)
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Thomas A. Bergman
Children	Matthew, Andrew, Laura, and John
Alma mater	Princeton University University of Minnesota
Profession	Educator
Website	Office of the President of Gustavus Adolphus College

Rebecca M. Bergman is the President of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. She began her term in July 2014, and is the first female to serve as President at the college, which was founded in 1862. Prior to her presidency, she served on the college's Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2014. Before becoming President at Gustavus, Bergman was a senior executive at Medtronic.

Medtronic career

Bergman spent 26 years at Medtronic, Inc., including the last 14 years as a senior executive. Her most recent position was Vice President of Research, Technology, and Therapy Delivery Systems for the company’s Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM) business, where she led a research and development team of scientists and engineers. She previously served as Vice President, CRDM New Therapies & Diagnostics as well as Vice President, Corporate Science and Technology, where she directed biomaterials and biosciences R&D, new therapy development, and information management initiatives.

Honors and Distinctions

Bergman was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2001, and elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sigma-Aldrich, on the Board of Directors of The Bakken Museum, and on a number of academic advisory boards. She previously served on the National Advisory Council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institute of Health and the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees.