{"id":13,"date":"2014-02-26T10:09:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T15:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:08:03","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/boardoftrustees\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of the Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officers<\/h2>\n
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Ahmass L. Fakahany, Chair<\/h3>\n

(Questrom\u201979)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founder & Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Altamarea Group<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Cynthia R. Cohen, Vice Chair<\/h3>\n

(MET\u201977)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founder & President<\/p>\n

IMPACT 2040<\/p>\n

Nashville, Tennessee and New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Rod F. Hochman, Vice Chair<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201979, CAMED\u201979)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CEO Emeritus<\/p>\n

Providence Health & Services<\/p>\n

Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Melissa L. Gilliam<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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President<\/p>\n

Boston University<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Members<\/h2>\n
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Kamal Bahamdan<\/h3>\n

(ENG\u201994)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chief Executive Officer & Founder<\/p>\n

Safanad, Inc.<\/p>\n

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Thomas Bickerton<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Resident Bishop<\/p>\n

New England Conference of the United Methodist Church<\/p>\n

New York Conference of the United Methodist Church<\/p>\n

Methuen, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Cassandra M. Clay<\/h3>\n

(SSW\u201979)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Consultant, Clay Associates<\/p>\n

Consultant, Empower Success Corps<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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John D. Couris<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201990)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President & Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Tampa General Hospital<\/p>\n

Tampa, Florida<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Shamim A. Dahod<\/h3>\n

(CGS\u201976, CAS\u201978, CAMED\u201987)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Board Member, Circle Health-Lowell General Hospital<\/p>\n

President, Nooril-Iman Foundation<\/p>\n

Andover, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Nathaniel Dalton<\/h3>\n

(LAW\u201991)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founder, Daybreak Partners<\/p>\n

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Sora Union Group, Inc.<\/p>\n

West Palm Beach, Florida<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Drew Gilpin Faust<\/h3>\n

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President Emerita and Arthur Kingsley Porter University Research Professor<\/p>\n

Harvard University<\/p>\n

Cambridge, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Michael D. Fricklas<\/h3>\n

(LAW\u201984)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary<\/p>\n

ADVANCE<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Ryan K. Roth Gallo<\/h3>\n

(LAW\u201999)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Attorney<\/p>\n

Modesto, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Richard C. Godfrey<\/h3>\n

(LAW\u201979)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Partner<\/p>\n

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP<\/p>\n

Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Antonio (Tony) G. Gomes<\/h3>\n

(LAW\u201996)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chief Legal & Administrative Officer<\/p>\n

Cloud Software Group<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale, Florida<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Katerina Katopis-Lykiardopulo<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201991)<\/span>
\nex officio<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cofounder<\/p>\n

Cycladic<\/p>\n

Athens, Greece<\/p>\n

Term begins December 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Sung Wan Kim<\/h3>\n

(Questrom\u201996)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Smoothie King<\/p>\n

Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

Term begins December 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Ranch C. Kimball<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Director<\/p>\n

Uhlig LLC<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Abhijit R. Kulkarni<\/h3>\n

(ENG\u201993,\u201997)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Executive in Residence<\/p>\n

Engine Ventures<\/p>\n

Cambridge, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Antoinette (Tonie) R. Leatherberry<\/h3>\n

(ENG\u201985)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Principal (Retired)<\/p>\n

Deloitte<\/p>\n

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Kenneth Lin<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201998)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founder & Former Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Credit Karma, Inc.<\/p>\n

Oakland, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Joseph Loscalzo<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Hersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory & Practice of Medicine<\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Physician-in-Chief Emeritus<\/p>\n

Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Kevin Merida<\/h3>\n

(COM\u201979)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Executive Editor (Retired)<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Ruth A. Moorman<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201988, Wheelock\u201989,\u201909)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Educator<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Eric D. Muller<\/h3>\n

(Questrom\u201994)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Portfolio Manager & Partner<\/p>\n

Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Rebecca A. Norlander<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201991)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Senior Technical Executive & Board Member<\/p>\n

Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Jonathan Priester<\/h3>\n

(COM\u201910)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Global Black Community Inclusion Lead<\/p>\n

Google, Inc.<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Demir Sabanc\u0131<\/h3>\n

(CAS\u201993)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founding Shareholder and President<\/p>\n

Sedesco Inc.<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Hugo X. Shong<\/h3>\n

(COM\u201987)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Founding Chairman<\/p>\n

IDG Capital Partners<\/p>\n

Beijing, China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Kenneth Z. Slater<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Principal<\/p>\n

Tremont Partners LLC<\/p>\n

Boynton Beach, Florida<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Nina C. Tassler<\/h3>\n

(CFA\u201979, Hon.\u201916)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former Chair, CBS Entertainment<\/p>\n

Founder, Kismet Creative Group<\/p>\n

Culver City, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Elizabeth (Lisa) C. Thors<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Managing Director (Retired)<\/p>\n

Wellington Management Company LLP<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Lisa R. Wendt<\/h3>\n

(Questrom\u201992)<\/span>
\nex officio<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Managing Director (Retired)<\/p>\n

WR Hambrecht + Co.<\/p>\n

Ketchum, Idaho<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Peter L. Wexler<\/h3>\n

(Questrom\u201993)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President<\/p>\n

Forest Avenue Technology Group<\/p>\n

Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Joseph Wippl<\/h3>\n

ex officio<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chair, Boston University Faculty Council<\/p>\n

Professor of the Practice of International Relations<\/p>\n

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Officers Ahmass L. Fakahany, Chair (Questrom\u201979) Founder & Chief Executive Officer Altamarea Group New York, New York Cynthia R. Cohen, Vice Chair (MET\u201977) Founder & President IMPACT 2040 Nashville, Tennessee and New York, New York Rod F. Hochman, Vice Chair (CAS\u201979, CAMED\u201979) CEO Emeritus Providence Health & Services Seattle, Washington Melissa L. Gilliam President Boston […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4055,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4055"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1819"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/trustees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}