Diversifying Higher Education – A Post Affirmative Action Path Forward

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
Tiffanie Boyd
Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer, McDonald's USA, LLC
Vanessa Gonzalez Lopez
Consulting Analyst, Accenture
Callum Henderson
Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Joan Herman
President & CEO, Herman and Associates LLC
Rick Hess
Founder & Managing Partner Cobalt Capital
Evelyn Hou
Analyst
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
James T. London, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon; Co-Founder, Thrive Scholars
Patricia London
Business Manager, James T. London, MD, Co-Founder, Thrive Scholars
Jessica Perez
Advisory Partner, Deloitte
Renita Smith
Founder & President, Principles Marketing, Inc.
Russell Stein
Of Counsel, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

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

Paul & Amy Blavin
Bob Funari
David C. Hou
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.

Carlton Burrell
Vice President, Pendulum Holdings
Dr. John Diaz
Plastic Surgeon
Lauro Gonzalez
CEO, SATMEX, Retired
Kari Van Gundy
Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Insurance
Ryan Kilstein
Analyst, Southpoint Capital
Itanza Lawrence
Senior Program Manager, Amazon Music
Brad Lundy
Portfolio Manager, Butler Hall Capital
Larrin Marrisett
Chief Marketing Officer, Patriot Gold Group
Masai Minters
Director, Academic Advancement Program, UCLA
Greg Nathan
Portfolio Manager, FPA U.S. Core Equity Inc
Davidson Pattiz
COO, Zenith Insurance
Michael Quick
Provost Emeritus and Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California - Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Tate Rider
Vice President, DaVita Division
Maria C. Rodriguez
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Arlene Withers
Certified Professional Coach
Ashley Terrell Smithey

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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
Peter Dixon
Chief Investment Officer, Partner, and Portfolio Manager, Howland Capital Management
Alison Eggers
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw
Bob Giannino
President & CEO, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
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
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.

Kevin Adkisson
Chief Revenue Officer
Jared Banner
Vice President of Player Development, Chicago Cubs
Teedra Bernard
Senior Vice President, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer, TransUnion
Leo Harmon
Senior Managing Director Chief Investment Officer, Mesirow Equity Management
Michael Henry
Senior Director of IT Senior Business Advisor, UL Solutions
Sedhu Krishnamurthy
GM Data & AI, US Retail and Consumer Goods, Microsoft
Talvis Love
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Baxter International
Olevia Mitchell
Technology Strategy Manager, Accenture
Danny Sharp
Head of Alternatives, The Client Group Wellington Management Company
Craig Slack
Chief Investment Officer, City of Chicago
Michael B. Slade
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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

Marzell Brown
IoT Engineering and Academic Enablement Manager of the Global Academic Organization, Rockwell Automation
Nicole F. Decker
Senior Vice President, Global Growth and Development, Fortune Brands Water Innovations
Kelly Ricker
Chief Product Officer, American Greetings
Walt Rosebrough
CEO Emeritus, STERIS
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
Shearman & Sterling LLP, Co-Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer
Seth Robinson
Palantir, Executive Vice President & Head of US Public Sector
Cesar Ruiz
Microsoft, GM of Education
Tieisha Smith
TIAA, Head of Tech Partnerships, Acceleration & Culture Transformation
Sandy Thoyer
Chief Operating Officer, Infraclear
Sheveada Williams
Nespresso USA, Marketing Manager & Black@Nespresso ERG Founder & Chairperson

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