Private Company Director’s Directors to Watch 2025 highlights 31 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
Julie Gilbert
Asbury Communities
Julie Gilbert is the CEO of Full Throttle Growth & Capital with over 25 years of business growth and technology expertise as a founder/CEO. She was senior VP of growth at Best Buy. Gilbert founded and scaled 17 businesses and is an expert in designing and scaling transformation growth and AI. She is a former McKinsey partner and Deloitte senior manager in the corporate taxation/M&A area and continues to hold an active CPA license.
She is vice chair of health care company Asbury Communities, board advisor to Roz.AI, Hypatia Capital, Amateras Capital and Minnesota Emerging Software Association and board trustee of the University of Minnesota. Gilbert is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and founder of WOLF Foundation, which provides mentorship and networking for retiring senior U.S. military officers.
Business growth navigating AI and privacy: “As directors, our role is to provide strategic questions that contribute to executive teams driving both short- and long-term growth, boosting stock prices in a world driven by AI, cyber and privacy. Key to this is asking the right questions to accelerate progress while staying true to a company’s values and mission. For private companies, intentional investment strategies can fuel accelerated growth, ensuring strong ROI, smooth transitions across generations and higher exit multiples. Nurturing talent for collaborative growth fosters winning results and a strong culture.”