Collin Brinkman

Collin Brinkman is a Managing Director in the Cloud Consulting Practice of Deloitte. He also is the Lead Client Service Partner for two global clients headquartered in Minnesota.  In addition to his client service roles, Mr. Brinkman is Deloitte’s Lead University Partner responsible for the firm’s overall relationship with the University of Wisconsin—Madison. 

Prior to joining Deloitte, Mr. Brinkman held leadership roles at Gartner, PepsiCo and was a principal in a start-up in the derivatives industry. 

Collin Brinkman began his undergraduate education at UW in the fall of 1981 intending to become an engineer.  In the spring of his freshman year he took an elective, General Economics 101 with Professor Robert Haveman, that changed the course of his education.  Mr. Brinkman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin—Madison and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas. 

Mr. Brinkman has been married for 32 years to Suky Ragatz Brinkman (BBA 1984), who he met and fell in love with in his sophomore year at UW. Collin and Suky have three daughters who are all Badgers:  Emily (BSE 2015), Lauren (BBA 2018, MAcc 2019), Holly (freshman – undecided). The Brinkmans reside in Edina Minnesota.