Six New Members Appointed on BU’s Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees at Boston University has welcomed six new members. Members joining the board include: William Bloom (CGS’82, Questrom ’84), an ex officio trustee at the Board of Overseers, and Ahmass Fakahany (Questrom’79), also a former member of the Board of Overseers. Kenneth Z. Slater, principal of an asset firm, and Malek Sukkar (ENG’92), CEO of Averda International, have been elected to serve on the Board as well. Educator Ruth A. Moorman (CAS’88, Wheelock’89’09), and J. Robb Dixon, a Questrom associate professor, have been selected to join as ex officio members this September.
With such diverse and distinguished backgrounds, these newly elected board members bring a variety of perspectives to the table, especially CGS alum, William Bloom. Bloom is now the chief executive officer of a private investment company, Jamacha LLC, in New Jersey. In addition, Bloom is also the founding member of Chelsea Property Group, a multi-billion-dollar, New York Stock Exchange–traded global developer of retail outlet centers.
BU Today reports that Bloom and his wife, Ruth, are trustees of the Jamacha Bloom Family Foundation. They both have provided support to Boston University and several other educational institutions. “Bloom earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Questrom and was captain of the 1984 Division I New-England Champion rugby team. He is a member of the Athletics Director’s Advisory Council,” writes BU Today.
Due to his involvement and passion for rugby at BU, Bloom, as a co-chair for the Campaign for Athletics, established the Bloom Family Leadership Academy with the help of his wife. This program enables student-athletes, coaches and staff to develop skills in leadership. Bloom also supported the development of the New Balance Field as well.
To help support the BU community as a former CGS and Questrom alum, Bloom has developed the William and Ruth Bloom Scholarship Fund, for student-athletes enrolled in the Questrom School of Business and the College of General Studies.
“Mr. Bloom has been very loyal and generous to his alma mater, and we are grateful to him and his entire family for their dedication to the BU community,” Natalie McKnight, dean at the College of General Studies, says. William Bloom and his wife’s constant support for BU and local communities reveals his unbridled support to help students through academics and athletics. The university is appreciative of Bloom’s dedication towards CGS and Questrom students. Now, as a board member, there is no doubt Bloom will continue to assist students and the community at BU.