E. Andrew Wood is the last of four children born to Earl Howard and Ada Catherine (Peterson) Wood in Rochester, Minn. He is a graduate of Hamline University and Mayo Clinic School of Health-Related Sciences and holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. Andy spent more than 25 years at General Mills where he served as the Manager of Health Promotion and Ergonomics. He also was Director of Ergonomics and Corporate Solutions at Muve Inc., a joint venture with Mayo Clinic, where he was responsible for developing and implementing activity based ergonomic and wellness programs for corporate clients. In addition, he was a consultant for Ergonomics at Ferguson Risk Management, where he developed ergonomic and wellness strategies for corporations, including Land O Lakes, Bayer, Bosch, Dairy Farmers of America, CVS Health and several government agencies until his retirement in 2021. Andy has authored several articles on the development and assessment of ergonomic and health promotion programs in industry. As an individual with severe dyslexia, Andy is a graduate of the Rochester Reading Center and is a spokesperson for the Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota.