Mindy Deardurff has spent nearly 25 years in the Early Careers talent development space, spending both time in higher education preparing students for the future of work and in Fortune 5 and other corporations leading Early Careers talent development and internal mobility functions.

She currently leads Early Careers and Internal Mobility at Best Buy; prior to that she led Early Careers at a Fortune 5 healthcare company.   Before her time in corporate roles, she spent two decades in higher education, serving as the Dean of Career Exploration at Macalester College and leading career development and admissions functions at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. 

As a Pell-eligible college student who worked full-time plus to afford college, she has a passion for providing Early Careers pathways for those who may not have access.  She is a die-hard St. Paul, MN fan and lives there with her 16-year old son and husband David.  You’ll find her on the weekends fawning over her garden, cheering on the sidelines of soccer games and ideating home remodeling projects.