The Board consists of between 25 and 35 elected term trustees, 60 percent of whom must be alumni of the university, up to three recent graduate trustees, and the president of the university. 


Meet our current trustees.

Officers of the Corporation

  • Cory L. Nettles, chair
  • Sarah E. Schott, vice chair
  • William J. Baer, secretary
  • Christyn Abaray, assistant secretary
  • Samir Datta, treasurer
  • Amy Friedel, assistant treasurer
  • Eric Schacht, assistant secretary

Trustees

Joe Y. Ahmad Joe Y. Ahmad '84
Founder, Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing

Christopher R. Anzalone Christopher R. Anzalone '91
President/CEO, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Evan Bravos Evan Bravos '10
Opera Singer

Laurie Carter (ex-officio)Laurie Carter (ex-officio)
President

Richard A. Moser Richard A. Moser '83
Divisional VP, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Abbott Laboratories

Abir Sen Abir Sen '97
Chair and Co-Founder, Gravie

David R. Shepard David R. Shepard '85
COO, Marki Microwave

Breanna A. Skeets Breanna A. Skeets '12
Community Relations Manager, Bank of America

Irene Strohbeen Irene Strohbeen '78
Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Emeriti Trustees

Edith G. Andrew

Sidney K. Ayabe '67
Owner, Ayabe Resolution

William J. Baer '72
Visiting Fellow in Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

Peter R. Betzer '64
Emeritus Dean of the College of Marine Science, University of South Florida

David C. Blowers '82
Vice Chairman, Northern Trust

Renee Goral Boldt '85
Community Volunteer

Robert C. Buchanan '62
Retired

Louis B. Butler, Jr. '73
Attorney (Retired), Dewitt LLP

Michael P. Cisler '78
Former CEO of JanSport, Inc.

Shelley A. Davis '92
President and CEO, The Coleman Foundation, Inc.

Dean G. DuMonthier '88
Nuveen a TIAA Company

James D. Ericson
Chairman, Northwestern Mutual

Richard G. Fessler '74

Frederick Fisher
Architect, Frederick Fisher & Partners Architects

Tamika Watson Franklin '05
Senior Director, Southern California Major Gifts, University of California-Berkeley

Richard L. Gunderson
Retired

Susan Long Hall '76
President and Founder, 95 Percent Group, Inc.

William O. Hochkammer '66
Attorney/Partner, Honigman LLP

Catheryn E. Hoehn '64
Counseling Consultant, Troy High School

Lydia A. Howarth '75
Community Volunteer

J. Thomas Hurvis '60
President/CEO, Old World Industries, LLC

Harold E. Jordan '72

Kim Hiett Jordan '58

Susan Stillman Kane '72
Community Volunteer

David N. Knapp '89
Senior VP/Senior Managing Director, Wealth Management, Northern Trust

Cheryl Wilson Kopecky '72
Administrator and Teacher, Kindergarten - Graduate School

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. '77
Clinical Professor of Leadership-Kellogg School Management, Northwestern University

Barbara Smith Lawton '87
Former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2003-2011)

John A. Luke, Jr. '71
Non-executive chairman, WestRock Company

Christopher W. Murray '75
Retired Officer, Department of State, U.S. Foreign Service

Peter M. Musser '78
Manager, Angeline Properties, LLC

Scott D. Myers '79
Managing Partner, Accenture (Retired)

Cory L. Nettles '92
Founder and Managing Director, Generation Growth Capital, Inc.

Martha J. Olson '77
Former Corporate Officer and Group President, The Warnaco Group, Inc.

Overton B. Parrish, Jr. '55
President and Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Health Care, Inc.

Robert F. Perille '80
Managing Member, Calvello Investments, LLC

Dwight A. Peterson '55
Retired Vice President and Treasurer, 3M Company

Sara A. Quandt '73
Professor/Epidemiology & Prevention, Wake Forest University

Jeffrey D. Riester '70
Attorney-Of Counsel, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Francesca P. Romero Siekman '11
Project Developer, Pimienta Films

Nancy Scarff
Trustee, Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Foundation

Sarah E. Schott '97
Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel, Gravie

Dale R. Schuh '70
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sentry Insurance

Katy Schwartz Strei '84

Charlot Nelson Singleton '67
Educator, Menlo Park City School District

Jon Stellmacher
Senior VP and Chief of Staff and Administration (Retired), Thrivent

Cynthia Stiehl '89
Singer

Anton R. Valukas '65
Attorney, Jenner & Block

Stephanie H. Vrabec '80
Educator (Retired)

Priscilla Weaver '69
Retired, Mayer Brown