Meet Ann!
Ann Folkman is managing director of marketing and global communications for CarVal Investors. She is also a member of the firm’s foundation board, DEI committee and socially responsible investing committee and is very active in CarVal’s ESG efforts. She joined CarVal in 2004 and is responsible for leading the group’s branding and marketing strategy and activities. Prior to joining CarVal, Ann was director of public relations for Select Comfort. Before that, she owned her own marketing firm and spent several years in marketing communications at Padilla Speer Beardsley and with Burlington Northern. Ann holds a B.A. in Journalism with a concentration in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., where she has also earned extensive coursework toward her M.B.A.
Ann is a member of the board of advisors for the University of St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences. She has also served on the boards of the Convent of the Visitation School, The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, Urban Ventures and the Minnesota chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. She is an active community volunteer with a passion for education and leadership.