Board of Directors
Michael Linton
In 2010, Michael Linton was named a director to Capella Education Company's board. He is the executive vice president, marketing for FMN Technologies, an early stage start-up in Silicon Valley. Previously he served as senior vice president, chief marketing officer for eBay, and before that was the executive vice president, chief marketing officer for Best Buy Corporation. Linton has served on several boards of directors and advised a number of venture-backed companies. He was named by Promotion Magazine as a Marketer of the Year in 2004, and by Ad Age as one of the most influential 30 marketers in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He earned a Master of Business Administration from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
