Age: 37
Hometown: Marine on St. Croix
Current home: Shorewood
Family: Husband, Tony; children, Andrew, 8; Alex, 6; Aaron, 3.
Education: Stillwater High School, 1991; University of Minnesota, 1995; Harvard Law School, 1998.
Drives: 2003 Lexus RX300
Favorite restaurant: 112 Eatery ("I love the blue prawns!")
On the nightstand: "Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing," by Harry Beckwith. "It is about marketing services, rather than products."
Favorite vacation spot: St. Paul-de-Vence, France, on her honeymoon. Next up: Hawaii
Most influential person in your personal life? "My kids. They help me keep it all in perspective."
Most influential person in your professional life? "If I must choose only one ... my high school debate coach, Jim Graupner. He worked so hard to help us each develop our potential. He gave up his nights and weekends coaching us. He had faith that we could compete with the best."
The U.S. stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
