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Officers<\/h2>\n

\"AhmassAhmass L. Fakahany, Chair<\/strong> (QST’79)
\nFounder & Chief Executive Officer
\nAltamarea Group
\nNew York, New York<\/p>\n

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\"CynthiaCynthia R. Cohen, Vice Chair<\/strong> (MET’77)
\nFounder & President
\nIMPACT 2040
\nNashville, Tennessee and New York, New York<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Malek Sukkar, Vice Chair<\/strong> (ENG\u201892)
\nChairman
\nAverda
\nLondon, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

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\"\"Melissa L. Gilliam<\/strong>
\nPresident
\nBoston University
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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Members<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Maureen A. Alphonse-Charles<\/strong> (CAS’85)
\nManaging Director
\nKoya Partners
\nSenior Vice President of Inclusion & Equity
\nDiversified Search Group
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kamal Bahamdan<\/strong>\u00a0(ENG’94)
\nChief Executive Officer & Founder
\nSafanad, Inc.
\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Thomas Bickerton<\/strong>
\nResident Bishop
\nNew England Conference of the United Methodist Church
\nMethuen, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"CassandraCassandra M. Clay<\/strong> (SSW’79)
\nConsultant, Clay Associates
\nConsultant, Empower Success Corps
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>John D. Couris<\/strong> (CAS’90)
\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer
\nTampa General Hospital
\nTampa, Florida<\/p>\n

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\"ShamimShamim A. Dahod<\/strong> (CGS’76, CAS’78, CAMED’87)
\nBoard Member, Circle Health-Lowell General Hospital
\nPresident, Nooril-Iman Foundation
\nAndover, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"NathanielNathaniel Dalton<\/strong> (LAW’91)
\nFounder, Daybreak Partners
\nCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
\nSora Union Group, Inc.
\nWest Palm Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

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\"Michael Michael D. Fricklas<\/strong> <\/strong>(LAW\u201984)
\nChief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
\nADVANCE
\nNew York, New York<\/p>\n

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\"RyanRyan K. Roth Gallo<\/strong> (LAW’99)
\nAttorney
\nModesto, California<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Richard C. Godfrey<\/strong> (LAW’79)
\nPartner
\nQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
\nChicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Antonio (Tony) G. Gomes<\/strong>\u00a0(LAW \u201896)<\/span>
\nChief Legal & Administrative Officer<\/span>
\nCloud Software Group<\/span>
\nFort Lauderdale, Florida

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\"\"<\/a>Rod F. Hochman<\/strong> (CAS\u201979, CAMED\u201979)
\nCEO Emeritus
\nProvidence Health & Services
\nSeattle, Washington<\/p>\n

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\"\"Ranch C. Kimball<\/strong>
\nDirector
\nUhlig LLC
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"Antoinette (Tonie) R. Leatherberry<\/strong> (ENG\u201985)
\nPrincipal (Retired)
\nDeloitte
\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kenneth Lin<\/strong> (CAS’98)
\nFounder & Former Chief Executive Officer
\nCredit Karma, Inc.
\nOakland, California<\/p>\n

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\"\"Joseph Loscalzo<\/strong>
\nHersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory & Practice of Medicine
\nHarvard Medical School
\nPhysician-in-Chief Emeritus
\nBrigham and Women’s Hospital
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kevin Merida<\/strong> (COM\u201979)
\nExecutive Editor (Retired)
\nLos Angeles Times
\nLos Angeles, California<\/p>\n

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\"RuthRuth A. Moorman<\/strong> (CAS’88, Wheelock’89,’09)
\nEducator
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Eric D. Muller<\/strong> (QST’94)
\nPortfolio Manager & Partner
\nOak Hill Advisors, L.P.
\nNew York, New York<\/p>\n

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\"RebeccaRebecca A. Norlander<\/strong>, (CAS’91)
\nSenior Technical Executive & Board Member
\nSeattle, Washington<\/p>\n

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\"JonathanJonathan Priester<\/strong> (COM’10)
\nGlobal Black Community Inclusion Lead
\nGoogle, Inc.
\nNew York, New York<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Hugo X. Shong<\/strong> (COM’87)
\nFounding Chairman
\nIDG Capital Partners
\nBeijing, China<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kenneth Z. Slater<\/strong>
\nPrincipal
\nTremont Partners LLC
\nBoynton Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Kevin Smith<\/strong>, ex officio<\/em>
\nChair, Boston University Faculty Council
\nProfessor, Boston University Department of Physics
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"NinaNina C. Tassler<\/strong> (CFA’79, Hon.’16)
\nFormer Chair, CBS Entertainment
\nFounder, Kismet Creative Group
\nCulver City, California<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Elizabeth (Lisa) C. Thors<\/strong>
\nManaging Director (Retired)
\nWellington Management Company LLP
\nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Lisa R. Wendt <\/strong>(QST’92), ex officio<\/em><\/span>
\nManaging Director (Retired)
\nWR Hambrecht + Co.
\nKetchum, Idaho
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Peter L. Wexler <\/strong>(QST’93)
\nPresident
\nForest Avenue Technology Group
\nPalo Alto, California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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