Toby is a Network Partner with Strategos who has experience teaching and applying in practice the principles of growth, innovation and business creativity. He has worked with businesses ranging from early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies across multiple sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, med device, financial services, new media, retail, consulting, clean tech & non-profit.

Toby is currently a faculty member in the MBA program at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and the Professional Director of Carlson Ventures Enterprise, a unique year-long program for full time MBA students designed to teach entrepreneurial skill through experiential learning. He also teaches courses on Corporate Venturing, New Product Design and Business Development, Anthropology and Business, and Design for Sustainability, as well as Executive Education programs on the topics of growth, innovation and intrapreneuring.

Prior to joining the Carlson School, Toby worked for 20+ years with various Minneapolis based companies including Best Buy, where he led value creation efforts in Strategic Marketing, Business Development, Strategy and Innovation. Some of this work is highlighted in the Harvard Business Case Best Buy: An Innovators Journey.

Toby received his undergraduate degree from Hamline University in St. Paul and his MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.