SE290 - Gayle Landuyt

Gayle is an accomplished supply chain executive and educator. She spent 25 years at Motorola, rising through progressive leadership roles within operations and global supply chain management. Following her corporate career, she transitioned to academia at DePaul University in Chicago, where she taught in the MBA program and served as Director of the Management Development Center for 13 years.

Gayle is an alumna of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and later completed her MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. 

Attributing much of her career success to her foundational education, Gayle, alongside her husband Rick are proud supporters of the University of Illinois. Through their philanthropy, they are dedicated to expanding entrepreneurship opportunities for students and maintaining the university's nationwide leadership in cultivating future entrepreneurs.

Gayle enjoys traveling, participating in a stock club, a book club with her college friends, Naples Women’s Forum, and golf! Gayle & her husband currently reside in Naples, Florida.