Francesca Maher Edwardson

Francesca Maher Edwardson serves as an independent director for JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), and as a member of JBHT’s Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees. She served as an independent director and chair of the Compensation Committee of Duluth Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTH) from 2015-2025. She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer for the American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois (2005-2016).

Before joining the Red Cross, Ms. Edwardson served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of UAL Corporation and United Airlines. During her decade at UAL, she served on the executive team that steered the company through the September 11th tragedy and UAL’s bankruptcy filing. She has experience in the public sector, having served as the Director of the Securities Department for the State of Illinois in the mid-1980s, the first woman to serve in this role. She was also a partner in the corporate/securities group at the Chicago office of Mayer Brown. She holds a law degree and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Loyola University of Chicago, both earned with honors. She chairs the Board of Trustees of Lincoln Park Zoo and the Anchor Cross Society for Rush University Medical Center. She and her husband, John Edwardson, reside in Boca Grande, Florida and spend their summers in Winnetka, IL.