Joseph Nayquonabe

CEO | Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures

Joseph Nayquonabe, Jr. spent over a decade as a marketing executive growing the Grand Casino brand before ascending to CEO of the Mille Lacs Band’s Corporate Commission where he created several companies including Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, which manages the entire business portfolio of the Mille Lacs Band; 2020 Casino Solutions; Maadaadizi Holdings; and Wewinabi Inc. Joe is an American Indian business professional that has spent his career reimagining and reinventing how American Indian tribal economies grow and prosper. He is a member of YPO and serves on several boards. Joe has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Cloud State University, a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and a master of tribal administration and governance degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth.