It's widely known that the Twin Cities is currently home to 19 Fortune 500 firms and the prevalence of these headquarters is an important part of the business and broader community. How does this compare to the rest of the country and how has it changed over time? How has the Twin Cities come to be home to such a disproportionately high number of Fortune 500 firms in proportion to the population?

 
Myles Shaver is Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota where he holds the Pond Family Chair in the Teaching and Advancement of Free Enterprise Principles. He has received numerous teaching awards for his classes on Corporate Strategy and Corporate Responsibility. His research has been published in leading scholarly journals and he has been invited to present his research at conferences and universities around the world. He received the Ross of School of Business (University of Michigan) Distinguished PhD Alumni award and Poets and Quants includes Myles in their profile of the “World’s 50 Best Business School Professors.”