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Our Boards

Our National Board of Directors is our governing board, guiding our strategic decision-making and ensuring our financial sustainability.

Phillip Aubrey
CEO & Founder, Yunit
Brian Baron
Vice President, Data & Analytics of Electronic Arts (EA)
Tiffanie Boyd
Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer, McDonald's USA, LLC
Miriam Daniel
Vice President & General Manager of Google Maps
Alejandro Delgado
CFO Enterprise Product Portfolio, GM
Azucena Flores
Account Manager, Amazon Local Good
Callum Henderson
Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Martin Jacobs
Equity Portfolio Manager, Capital Group
Pat Kirby
Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer, The Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Brian Lenihan
Business Department Co-Chair, Choate, Hall, & Stewart
Sean Logan
Dean of College Counseling, Phillips Academy Andover
Neil Malik
CEO, K1 Investment Management
Jessica Perez
Advisory Partner, Deloitte
Eva De La Rosa
Managing Director, Head of iShares Marketing for the Americas at BlackRock
Vincent Shorter
Senior VP, CIO, Medical Segment at Cardinal Health
Russell Stein
Of Counsel, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Greg Willis
VP, Global Sales for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
Clarence Wooten
Director & Entrepreneur In Residence at Google [X]

Our National Board of Trustees serve as long-term investors in our success and ambassadors for our vital work.

Paul & Amy Blavin
Bob Funari
Melvin D. Lindsey
Cindy & Sheldon Stone
Jeff Weiss
Jack & Samantha Woodruff

Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Los Angeles and nationwide.

Amanda Armour
Chief People Officer, Versus Systems
Holland Campbell
Associate General Counsel - Intellectual Property, Amazon MGM Studios
Dr. John Diaz
Plastic Surgeon
Jared Goldstein
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Zenith Insurance Company
Lauro Gonzalez
CEO, SATMEX, Retired
Chris Hart
Partner, Co-Head of Talent, United Talent Agency
Ryan Kilstein
Analyst, Southpoint Capital
Itanza Lawrence
Amazon Music
Brad Lundy
Portfolio Manager, Butler Hall Capital
Joshua Markman
Investment Advisor, Bel Air Investment Advisors
Greg Nathan
CEO, Ajax Asset Management
Davidson Pattiz
COO, Zenith Insurance
Tate Rider
Vice President, DaVita Division
Maria C. Rodriguez
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Arlene Withers
Certified Professional Coach
Ashley Terrell Smithey
Senior Director of New Ventures, Copper

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Boston and nationwide.

Théry Badin
MBA & MS Design Innovation (MMM) Candidate, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Kwasi Dadzie-Yeboah
Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Alison Eggers
Attorney
Michael Goldstein, MD, MBA
President & Chief Medical Officer, Aurion Biotech; Physician-Ophthalmology, Co-Director Cornea Service, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Eye Center
Larry Greenberg
Private Investor
Sheila Lawrence
Partner, Ballentine Partners LLC
Darryn J. Lee
Head of Private Equity Channel, Phreesia
Dr. Adrian B. Mims
Founder/Executive Director, The Calculus Project Inc.
Joy St. John
Director of Admissions, Harvard College
Ihsan Speede
Managing Director & Counsel, Wellington Management
Chinweike Ukomadu
SVP and Head, GI and Inflammation Therapeutic Area Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Becky Vogel
Lead Project Manager, Breakthrough Results, District Management Group

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Chicago and nationwide.

Michelle Agunloye
Vice President, Community Relations Market Manager, Citi
Jared Banner
Assistant General Manager, Chicago Cubs
Teedra Bernard
Senior Vice President, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer, TransUnion
Pam Chang
Equity Analyst, Citadel Global Equities
Todd Giles
Managing Director, Group Head – Food & Consumer and National Industries Team, BMO
Leo Harmon
Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management
Michael Henry
Executive Director, Burwood Group
Sedhu Krishnamurthy
GM Data & AI, US Retail and Consumer Goods, Microsoft
Olevia Mitchell
Technology Strategy Manager, Accenture
Peter Opoku
Director of Business Development, Qloo
Kunal Shah
Managing Director, KPMG
Danny Sharp
Head of Alternatives, The Client Group Wellington Management Company
Craig Slack
Chief Investment Officer, City of Chicago
Michael B. Slade
United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Northeast Ohio and nationwide.

Nicole F. Decker
Senior Vice President, Global Growth and Development, Fortune Brands Water Innovations
MC Fraser
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at STERIS Corporation
Ellis Jones
Independent Director, TimkenSteel and TPC Group
Samuel Pierre-Louis
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Amicus Therapeutics
Kelly Ricker
Chief Product Officer, American Greetings
Shashi Yadavalli
Principal, M&A Services, Deloitte

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in New York and nationwide.

Edward Flanders
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Managing Partner, NY Office
Meeka Kortmulder
Houlihan Lokey, Executive Administrator & Houlihan Black Alliance (HBA) ERG Founder and Chairperson
Geline Midouin
A&O Shearman, Co-Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer
Cesar Ruiz
Microsoft, GM of Education
Tieisha Smith
TIAA, Head of Tech Partnerships, Acceleration & Culture Transformation
Sandy Thoyer
Chief Operating Officer, Infraclear

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to successfully serve Northeast Florida’s next generation of diverse leaders.

Carl Bailey
Healthcare Actuary and Mentor
Emily Bellock
Senior Director of Community Outreach at PGA TOUR
Jim O'Leary
CEO of Haskell
James London
Co-founder, Thrive Scholars
Patricia London
Co-founder, Thrive Scholars
Patricia McElroy
Sr. VP of VyStar Credit Union and President, VyStar Foundation
David Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer, RS&H
Nina Waters
Retired President of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Travis Williams
Interim President & CEO at LIFT JAX
Floyd Willis
Medical Director of the Wilson Scholars Program and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic

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Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to support the students we serve in Southeast Michigan and nationwide.

Dawn Beatty
Vice President of Human Resources, Microsoft Corporation
Gerrod Parchmon
Managing Director, Regulatory & Change Management Governance JP Morgan Chase
Dr. Soma Venkat
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer, Cooper Standard

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