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Emily Vennerstrom

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Operating Officer and Partner at NorthRock Partners
📍 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As COO and Partner at NorthRock Partners, Emily Vennerstrom drives business strategy and operational excellence. With nearly two decades of experience, she oversees key functions like technology, marketing, and legal to scale the firms growth and enhance service delivery. She holds a B. A. from Bethel University and is a 21/64 Certified Advisor.

Emily is deeply passionate about social impact, with extensive experience in corporate philanthropy and community engagement from her time at UnitedHealth Group and Medtronic. She is also the President of Foundation X, a social impact organization. Outside of work, she is an avid traveler, amateur photographer, and mother to two daughters.

Emily was named one of the 2025 Twin Cities Women in Business honorees by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer and Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Personality Overview

How Emily shows up

Impact-Driven
Strong-Willed
Very Quick

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Emily cares about

Operational Excellence
As COO, she builds systems, processes, and infrastructure to enhance efficiency, performance, and service delivery at scale for NorthRock Partners.
Effective Philanthropy
Her career includes leading social impact initiatives at multiple corporations and serving as President of Foundation X, an organization dedicated to empowering effective philanthropy.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Chief Operating Officer and Partner
NorthRock Partners
10-2020 - 9-2024
Chief Impact Officer and Partner
NorthRock Partners
6-2021
President
Foundation X
4-2019 - 1-2021
Principal Consultant
Vennerstrom Consulting
3-2017 - 3-2019
Vice President, Social Responsibility & External Affairs
UnitedHealth Group
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Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bethel University
2008 - 2008
Mini MBA
University of St. Thomas
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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