Our Board

Mark Brown Trustee, President and CEO, Tuskegee University Trustee, President and CEO, Tuskegee University

Dr. Mark Brown is the president and CEO of Tuskegee University. While a Major General in the Air Force, Dr.…

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Kenneth M. Jones II Board Chair. Senior Vice President and COO,… Board Chair. Senior Vice President and COO, The MacArthur Foundation

Ken Jones serves as the senior vice president and chief operating officer for the MacArthur Foundation. He is responsible for…

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Michele S. Warman Board Vice Chair and Chair Elect. Experienced… Board Vice Chair and Chair Elect. Experienced Practitioner in Residence, Columbia Law School

Michele S. Warman currently serves as experienced practitioner in residence for the Davis Polk Leadership Initiative at Columbia Law School.…

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Careshia Moore Board Secretary, President, Compete to Succeed Education… Board Secretary, President, Compete to Succeed Education Resources

Non-profit executive and educator Careshia Moore, Esq., is the president of Compete to Succeed Education Resources, an organization she founded…

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Larry Berger Trustee. CEO, Amplify Education Trustee. CEO, Amplify Education

Larry Berger is the CEO of Amplify, a Brooklyn-based education company he co-founded (previously Wireless Generation) in 2000. He has…

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Steve Bumbaugh Trustee, CEO, Council for Economic Education Trustee, CEO, Council for Economic Education

Steve Bumbaugh is the CEO of the Council for Economic Education. He previously served as an executive at College Board…

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Nedra Jones Trustee, CFO, Council on International Educational Exchange Trustee, CFO, Council on International Educational Exchange

Nedra Jones is Chief Financial Officer for the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).  Jones served previously as the CFO…

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Judith E. Leonard Trustee. General Counsel Emerita, Smithsonian Trustee. General Counsel Emerita, Smithsonian

Judith Leonard served as general counsel of the Smithsonian Institution from 2009 to 2023, following a decade as vice president…

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Hakim J. Lucas Past Chair and Trustee. President and CEO,… Past Chair and Trustee. President and CEO, Virginia Union University

The Virginia Union University Board of Trustees named Dr. Hakim J. Lucas the 13th president of the University effective September…

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Ajay K. Mehrotra Trustee. Research Professor and Former Executive Director,… Trustee. Research Professor and Former Executive Director, American Bar Foundation

Dr. Ajay K. Mehrotra is a research professor at the American Bar Foundation (ABF), where he formerly served as the…

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