BROOKINGS - Key Persons
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Professor - Columbia Business School, Former President - Global Markets Initiative at Goldman Sachs, Trustee - the
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- Group CFO and CEO - ArcelorMittal Europe
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Expert
- Interim Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro @Berubea1
- Interim Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro
Alan Berube is Interim Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro. In this capacity, he leads Brookings Metro in its mission to collaborate with local leaders to transform original research insights into policy and practical solutions that scale nationally, creating more prosperous, just, and resilient communities.
Berube is a nationally recognized expert on city and metropolitan economies. In his most recent role as Senior Fellow and Deputy Director at Brookings Metro, Berube coordinated and amplified the program's diverse research activities, speaking frequently to audiences of urban leaders around the country. He has authored hundreds of Brookings publications on metropolitan economic and demographic trends, federal policies affecting families and communities, and the role of cities in the global economy. He has also led projects in partnership with local leaders in regions including Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Orlando, and Seattle, among others. Berube is co-author of the book Confronting Suburban Poverty in America (Brookings Press, 2013). Prior to joining Brookings in 2001, Berube was a policy advisor in the Office of Community Development Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department, and a researcher at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He holds a master's degree in public policy from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Stanford University. In 2004, Berube served as an Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy at the UK Treasury, focusing on mixed-income housing policy.
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- President and CEO - Fremont Group
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- Trustee
- Chairman - Converse Associates, Inc.
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- Trustee
- Chairman and CEO - Fanjul Corp. and Florida Crystals Corporation
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- Expert
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Partnership for Transparency Fund
- Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative in the Global Economy and Development
Aloysius Uche Ordu is a senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. Prior to taking up this appointment, he was managing partner at Omapu Associates LLC, a boutique advisory services and consulting firm. In that capacity, he was lead adviser of the African Development Fund Policy Innovation Lab, which was created under the Bill & Melinda Gates Trust Fund to support the efforts of the African Development Bank Group for reinvigorating concessional finance to respond to the changing reality of its clients. As lead adviser, he oversaw a policy team that prepared the "Report of the High Level Panel on Transforming Trust in the AfDB Group into Influence."
Ordu was previously vice president at the African Development Bank. In that capacity he was accountable for the bank's regional departments, and the policy, fiduciary, partnership, and resource mobilization departments. He oversaw the replenishment of the African Development Fund, led the Bank Group's decentralization of staff to the country offices across the African continent, chaired the operations committee, played active roles in the senior management coordinating committee, and represented bank management in the committee meetings of the board of executive directors. Before his appointment as vice president, he was regional director for Eastern Africa (covering Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, and Uganda). In that capacity, he introduced innovations in country strategy formulation, analytically rigorous economic and sector work, and attention to expeditious portfolio management and quality assurance.
Before joining the African Development Bank, Ordu worked at the World Bank for over two decades and served in various leadership and managerial capacities, including director of operations policy and country services. In that capacity, he represented bank management in the committee meetings of the board of executive directors. He also served as operations director for the Latin America and the Caribbean region; country manager (Manila, Philippines); manager for development effectiveness in the Middle East and North Africa region; and coordinator of the Young Professionals Program-the World Bank Group's source of talent.
During his long career in international development, Ordu led teams that revamped the World Bank's lending policy instruments and streamlined its quality assurance processes. He led the design, appraisal and supervision of investment lending projects in Africa, East and South Asia and other world regions in diverse sectors, including urban water and sanitation, agriculture and rural development, energy, and transport infrastructure.
Prior to joining the World Bank Group, he worked as an international economist at the Midland Bank Group, London, covering emerging markets. Before that he worked at The Economist Intelligence Unit, London, covering sovereign risks.
Ordu is a member of the board of directors of the Partnership for Transparency Fund. He served as senior consultant to the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Program, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank.
His research interests include trade policy, regional economic integration, governance, public health economics, and infrastructure financing. He has published numerous commentaries on African affairs through AGI's Africa in Focus and through the Nairobi-based East African newspaper.
Ordu holds a Ph.D. in economics from Sussex University, M.Sc. in quantitative economics from Bristol University, and B.Sc. in economics and law from University College, Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
Areas of Expertise
Trade Policy and Regional Economic Integration
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- Advisor
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Fellow
- Expert
- Presidential Advisor and Senior Fellow - the Brookings Institution, Brookings Metro @Amy Liuw
Amy Liu is a presidential advisor and senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. She advises executive leadership and oversees institution-wide initiatives that bring together leading experts and collaborative approaches to addressing key domestic and international challenges.
Liu has nearly three decades of experience as both a scholar and executive, committed to improving governance and public policies at the local, national, and global levels. Most recently, she served as interim president of Brookings, where she guided the institution for 18 months through a period of adaptation and change, leaving it stronger for its next chapter of leadership.
Prior to July 2022, Liu served as vice president and director of Brookings Metro, which she co-founded in 1996. Today, the program is a leading resource for public and private sector leaders interested in promoting prosperous, just, and resilient communities. The program has built a track record of impact by marrying research, civic engagements, and national policy expertise.
Liu is an expert on cities and metropolitan areas and the interplay of national, state, and local policies in expanding economic opportunity. She has worked with leaders across the U.S. to translate research insights into action and written extensively about the future of post-pandemic cities, inclusive economic growth, state and local cooperation, and the role of federal policies in supporting place-based revitalization across urban and rural areas. Liu's paper, "Remaking Economic Development," spurred the development of new metrics for defining quality economic performance for metro areas and inspired widespread shifts in the goals and practices of many economic developers. Liu has published in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Bloomberg News, and has been cited in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and other national and local media platforms.
Liu also served several stints in the federal government, including time as a special advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and as staff in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Senate Banking Committee's subcommittee on housing and urban affairs.
Liu serves on several nonprofit boards and advisory councils, such as JUST Capital, Equal Measure, the University of Illinois System President's Advisory Council, and the Inclusive Abundance Initiative. Liu has received numerous accolades for her work over the years, including being named to Washington Business Journal's 2021 class of Women Who Mean Business awardees.
Liu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in social policy with a concentration in urban studies from Northwestern University. In 2015, Liu completed the High Impact Leadership Program at Columbia Business School. She lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband and two daughters.
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- Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro
Andre M. Perry is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, a scholar-in-residence at American University, and a professor of practice of economics at Washington University. A nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural inequality, and education, Perry is the author of the book "Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities," which is currently available wherever books are sold. Perry is a regular contributor to MSNBC and has been published by numerous national media outlets, including The New York Times, The Nation, The Washington Post, TheRoot.com and CNN.com. Perry has also made appearances on HBO, CNN, PBS, National Public Radio, NBC, and ABC. Perry's research focuses on race and structural inequality, education, and economic inclusion. Perry's recent scholarship at Brookings has analyzed Black-majority cities and institutions in America, focusing on valuable assets worthy of increased investment.
Perry's pioneering work on asset devaluation has made him a go to researcher for policymakers, community development professionals and civil rights groups. Perry co-authored the groundbreaking 2018 Brookings Institution report "The Devaluation of Assets in Black Neighborhoods" and has presented its findings on the price of home in Black neighborhoods across the country, including to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. He has extended that report's focus on housing in Black neighborhoods to include other assets such as businesses, schools and banks.
Prior to his work at Brookings, Perry has been a founding dean, professor, award-winning journalist, and activist in the field of education. In 2015, Perry served on Louisiana Governor-elect John Bel Edwards' K-12 education transition committee, as well as on New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu's transition team as its co-chair for education in 2010. In 2013, Perry founded the College of Urban Education at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Preceding his stint in Michigan, Perry was an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of New Orleans and served as CEO of the Capital One-University of New Orleans Charter Network.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Perry earned his Ph.D. in education policy and leadership from the University of Maryland College Park.
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- Trustee
- Co - Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee - Loews Corporation
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- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President
- Technology Executive
Ankur Bhatt is vice president and chief information officer at Brookings. Bhatt is an experienced technology executive driving innovative solutions through strategic visioning, collaborative partnerships, and result driven leadership. He is a proven leader with over 17 years of experience in planning, designing, and deploying IT strategies while providing broad-based perspectives derived through experiences with the world's leading technology organizations.
As chief information officer for Brookings, Bhatt is responsible for the modernization and continuous improvement of Brookings technology capabilities. Since arriving at Brookings in 2019, Bhatt and his team have executed on five critical objectives, including driving efficiencies through the modernization of Brookings enterprise systems, enhancing the employee experience through digitization, managing risks by enhancing security, and expanding research capabilities through an enhanced data science program.
Prior to joining, Bhatt spent 15 years in strategic technology consulting and was most recently head of innovation and technology strategy at Bloomberg Industry Group where he managed a variety of technology disciplines, including infrastructure and operations, enterprise systems, and technology finance.
Bhatt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in management information systems from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin.
Education
B.B.A (Honors) in Management Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
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- Trustee
- Chairman - WGBH Boston, Former Chairman and CEO - Young & Rubicam Brands
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President
- Director of Employment Managing HR
April McWilliams is vice president and chief human resources officer at Brookings. McWilliams provides senior-level HR guidance to leaders and staff ensuring the recruitment, development, recognition, and retention of a diverse, high-performing and engaged workforce. She is responsible for developing, executing, and regularly evaluating HR strategy to align with the priorities and the strategic direction of the Institution. McWilliams also serves as co-chair of Brookings's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
McWilliams joined Brookings in 2013 as the director of employment managing HR's talent acquisition and talent management functions. Most recently, she was the associate vice president of Human Resources directing the Institution's talent development, DEI initiatives and ensuring responsive HR operations. Prior to joining Brookings, McWilliams served as the HR director at the Pew Research Center and the HR manager at NCQA. She received her master's degree in Human Resources from Marymount University and her bachelor's degree in Marketing from Hampton University. She also holds the designation of a certified Senior HR professional from the Society for Human Resources Management.
Areas of Expertise
Certified HR Professional, Society for Human Resources Management
Current Positions
Co-Chair, Brookings Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Senior Counsel - Cahill Gordon & Reindel
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Expert
- Vice President and Director - Economic Studies, Director - Retirement Security Project @Econ Harris
- Vice President and Director of the Economic Studies
Ben Harris is vice president and director of the Economic Studies program and director of the Retirement Security Project at Brookings. He most recently served as assistant secretary for economic policy and chief economist at the U.S. Treasury Department. Prior to joining Treasury, Harris was the executive director of the Kellogg Public-Private Initiative and a research associate professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Earlier in his career, Harris held several other senior positions in government, including chief economist and economic adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden, senior economist with the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and senior economist with the Budget Committee in the U.S House of Representatives.
Harris also previously worked at Brookings in various roles including policy director of the Hamilton Project, deputy director of the Retirement Security Project, fellow and research economist in Economic Studies, and senior research associate with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Harris has taught as an adjunct professor at the policy schools at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University and was the senior economic adviser to Rokos Capital Management.
Harris's primary areas of research focus are fiscal policy and retirement policy. He has published papers and policy briefs on a range of topics in public finance and is regularly cited in the media. Along with Brookings Senior Fellow Emeritus Martin Baily, Harris recently published the book The Retirement Challenge that proposes a new paradigm for retirement in the United States.
Harris holds a doctoral degree in economics from George Washington University, a master's degree in economics from Cornell University, and a master's degree in quantitative methods from Columbia University. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics at Tufts University. In 2000, Harris was a Fulbright scholar in Namibia.
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- Senior Advisor and Co - Founder - the JBG Companies
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- Retired Chairman and CEO - KeyCorp
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Co - Founder and Chairman - Cohen Circle ( Formerly FinTech Masala ), Founder and Strategic Advisor - the Bancorp
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development @BSangafowaCoul
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- Trustee
- Chairman and CEO - Greenspun Media Group
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- Brian Rogers Former Chairman
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Interim Vice President and Director - Governance Studies, Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative @CamilleBusette
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- President - the Brookings Institution @CeciliaERouse
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- Trustee
- Founder - Conjunction Fund, Chair - Charles H. Revson Foundation
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- President and CEO - American Indian College Fund
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- Trustee
- Chairman - Old Harbour Partners, LLC
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- Trustee
- CEO and Chief Investment Officer - Arena Investors LP
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- Trustee
- Vice Chairman - IHS, Inc.
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- CEO - C.H. Robinson Worldwide
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- Trustee
- Founder and CEO - Grain Management, LLC
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- Chairman Emeritus - the Brookings Institution, Co - Founder and Co - Chairman - the Carlyle Group
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- Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy Emeritus - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Trustee - the
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- Retired CEO - Northwest Airlines, Inc., Trustee - the
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- Trustee
- Partner - Centerview Partners
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- Trustee
- Co - Founder and Managing Director - Wenzi Capital Partners
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs - the
Ellen V. Futter Interim President - Markle Foundation, Senior Advisor - Boston Consulting Group, President Emerita - American Museum of Natural History, Trustee - The Brookings Institution
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- Trustee
- Co - Founder - SSW Partners, CIO - 76 West Holdings
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- Member of the Board of Trustees - Officers Team
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Co - Chair of the Board - the Brookings Institution, Co - Founder - North Island
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- Chairman and CEO - Saban Capital Group, Inc., Trustee - the Brookings Institution @Haimsaban
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- President - Spelman College, Trustee - the Brookings Institution @Helenegayle
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- Trustee
- Chairman - Trinity Sky, LLP
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- Special Limited Partner - Greylock, Trustee - the
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- Trustee
- Chairman - Thomson Reuters Foundation
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Chief U.S. Economist and Head of Economic Research - Brevan Howard Asset Management
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President, Executive Affairs
Joe Straus III Former Speaker - Texas House of Representatives, Principal - La Cima Partners, LLC, Trustee - The Brookings Institution @SpeakerStraus
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- Trustee
- President and CEO - Taco, Inc.
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- Chairman Emeritus - the Brookings Institution, Executive Chairman - Barrick Gold Corporation
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Senior Advisor - the Carlyle Group
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- General Counsel - Office of General Counsel
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Chairman Emerita - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Former Senior Managing Director - Tishman Speyer
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- Trustee
- Executive Chairman - Lazard
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- Trustee
- Co - President of Asia Pacific Ex - Japan - Goldman Sachs
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- Trustee
- Founder and CEO - Who Brew, LLC
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Chairman of the Board - the Progressive Corporation
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- Trustee
- Chairman and CEO - Altec, Inc.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees - Officers Team
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice Chair of the Board - the Brookings Institution, Founding Chairman and CEO - WellPoint
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- Professor - Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Host - 3 Takeaways Podcast, Trustee - the
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- Chairman and CEO - Morino Ventures, LLC.
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- Trustee
- Chairman, President and CEO - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President for Finance, Chief Operating Officer
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- Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer - United Airlines, Retired
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- Chairman - Power Corporation of Canada
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- Trustee
- Chairman of the Global Advisory Board - Deutsche Bank
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- Trustee
- Founding Partner - Second Avenue Partners
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Chairman - New Enterprise Associates ( NEA )
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- Trustee
- Chairman and Co - Founder - Nike
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- Trustee
- Founder and CEO - HEXL
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- President - American Standard Development Co., Inc.
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- President - Keystone Group
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- Trustee
- CEO - Lewis Corporate Advisors, LLC
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- President and CEO - Alliance Bernstein
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- Trustee
- President - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- Trustee
- Chairman - General Atlantic LLC
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- Trustee
- Chairman - Willett Advisors LLC
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- Fiduciary Trustee
- Trustee
- Chairman and Founder - the Susan Crown Exchange, Chairman and CEO - Owl Creek Partners
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President and Director - Foreign Policy @MaloneySuzanne
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- Member of the Board of Trustees - Officers Team
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Co - Chair of the Board - the Brookings Institution, Chair of the Board - Intuit, Inc.
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- Brian Rogers Former Chairman
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- Chief Development Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Vice President
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- Trustee
- Chairman and Senior Partner - PwC
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- Tom Kaplan Senior Manager and Board Member
Tracy R. Wolstencroft Secretary of the Board - The Brookings Institution, Senior Advisor - TPG Rise Climate, Former President and CEO - National Geographic Society, Former President and CEO - Heidrick & Struggles
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- Member of the Board of Trustees - Officers Team
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Treasurer of the Board - the Brookings Institution, President and CEO - Legato Capital Management, LLC
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- Retired Executive - TD Bank Group, Trustee - the
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- Chairman and CEO - ACCESS Health International, Trustee - the Brookings Institution @WmHaseltine
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- Tom Kaplan Senior Manager and Board Member