Michael Keller

Michael is currently serving as CEO/President of Jeremiah’s Italian Ice of Orlando Florida, a role he has been in since May, 2023. Prior to joining Jeremiah’s, Michael was the Business Development & Marketing Leader for Pinnacle Performance Group, a change implementation consulting firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Previous to this role, for seven years Michael was CEO/President of Pearson Candy Company, a private equity-held confections manufacturer based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to Pearson’s, Michael served for 10 years as CMO for American Dairy Queen. Previous to joining Dairy Queen, Michael served in marketing leadership roles at Jamba Juice, Baskin Robbins USA and Homestore.com. He currently resides in Minneapolis with his wife Gina, and two rescue dogs. Michael has three children, ages 24, 22 and 20. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College (’87), and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (’91). Michael is also the author of an award-winning children’s book titled The Legend of Jet the Gerbil. He has extensive non-profit service experience including serving as Governing Board Chair for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and is currently a board member of the YWCA of Minneapolis.