Wayne Gjerde | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

As the Recycling Market Development Coordinator with the Environmental Economic Development unit, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Wayne consults with startup and expanding companies in the areas of finance, new product development, business plan development, sales, and marketing. Wayne has also done extensive work in economic analysis linking the environment and economy. Wayne has been a speaker at many local and national recycling events. Wayne has Forty plus years’ experience in financial analysis, banking, new business start-ups, sales, marketing, new product development, customer service, consulting, business development and management. He has worked in the private and public sector. Wayne is currently a Board Member of the National Recycling Coalition. Wayne earned his B.S. in Business Administration at St. John's University-Collegeville, MN. With a concentration in management. He also has attended the Minnesota Bankers Commercial Lending School and Robert Morris Associates Commercial Lending School.