President

Melissa L. Gilliam

• President of Boston University
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Updated on 06/26/2025

Administration

Melissa L. Gilliam

• President
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Gloria Waters

• University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
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Kamrhan Farwell

• Senior Vice President, University Relations
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Erika Geetter

• Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees

Derek Howe

• Senior Vice President, Operations

Lila Hunnewell

• Chief Investment Officer

Michele Schiele

• Senior Vice President, Advancement
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Christopher Sedore

• Vice President & Chief Information Officer
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Nicole Tirella

• Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
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Christine Wynne

• Vice President & Chief of Staff
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Updated on 09/01/2025

Board

Ahmass L. Fakahany

• Chair

Melissa L. Gilliam

• President
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Maureen A. Alphonse-Charles

• Senior Vice President of Inclusion & Equity & Managing Director
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Thomas J. Bickerton

• Resident Bishop
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Cassandra M. Clay

• Consultant
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John D. Couris

• President & Chief Executive Officer
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Shamim A. Dahod

• Board Member
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Nathaniel Dalton

• Founder
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Maurice R. Ferré

• Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Sandra A. Frazier

• Chief Executive Officer, Founding & Managing Member
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Michael D. Fricklas

• Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
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Ryan K. Roth Gallo

• Attorney
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Richard C. Godfrey

• Partner

Antonio (Tony) G. Gomes

• Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
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Ranch C. Kimball

• Director
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Antoinette (Tonie) R. Leatherberry

• Principal (Retired)
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Kenneth Lin

• Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Joseph Loscalzo

• Hersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory & Practice of Medicine

Kevin Merida

• Executive Editor (Retired)
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Ruth A. Moorman

• Educator

Alicia C. Mullen

• Founder & Principal
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Eric D. Muller

• Portfolio Manager & Partner
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Rebecca A. Norlander

• Senior Technical Executive & Board Member
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Jonathan Priester

• Global Black Community Inclusion Lead
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S. D. Shibulal

• Cofounder, Former MD, & CEO

Hugo X. Shong

• Founding Chairman
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Kenneth Z. Slater

• Principal

Kevin Smith

• Chair, Boston University Faculty Council

Nina C. Tassler

• Former Chair, CBS Entertainment
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Elizabeth (Lisa) C. Thors

• Managing Director (Retired)
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Lisa R. Wendt

• Managing Director (Retired)

Peter L. Wexler

• President

Maureen A. Alphonse-Charles

• Senior Vice President of Inclusion & Equity & Managing Director
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Thomas Bickerton

• Resident Bishop
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Cassandra M. Clay

• Consultant, Clay Associates Consultant, Empower Success Corps
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John D. Couris

• President & Chief Executive Officer
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Shamim A. Dahod

• Board Member, Circle Health-Lowell General Hospital President, Nooril-imam Foundation
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Nathaniel Dalton

• Founder Daybreak Partners Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Sora Union Group, Inc.
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Maurice R. Ferré

• Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Insightec Former President, Chief Executive Officer, & Chairman MAKO Surgical Corporation
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Sandra A. Frazier

• Chief Executive Officer, Founding & Managing Member Tandem Public Relations & Marketing LLC
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Michael D. Fricklas

• Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary ADVANCE
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Ryan K. Roth Gallo

• Attorney
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Richard C. Godfrey

• Partner Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Antonio (Tony) G. Gomes

• Chief Legal & Administrative Officer Cloud Software Group
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Rod Hochman

• CEO Emeritus Providence Health & Services
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Ranch C. Kimball

• Director Uhlig LLC
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Antoinette (Tonie) R. Leatherberry

• Principal (Retired) Deloitte
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Kenneth Lin

• Founder & Chief Executive Officer Credit Karma, Inc.
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Joseph Loscalzo

• Hersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory & Practice of Medicine Harvard Medical School Physician-in-Chief Emeritus Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kevin Merida

• Executive Editor (Retired) Los Angeles Times
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Ruth A. Moorman

• Educator

Alicia C. Mullen

• Founder & Principal Washing Pond Ventures
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Eric D. Muller

• Portfolio Manager & Partner Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.
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Rebecca A. Norlander

• Senior Technical Executive & Board Member
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Jonathan Priester

• Global Black Community Inclusion Lead Google, Inc.
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S. D. Shibulal

• Cofounder, Former MD, & CEO Infosys Founder Axilon Ventures Advisor Innovations Investment Management

Hugo X. Shong

• Founding Chairman IDG Capital
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Kenneth Z. Slater

• Principal Tremont Partners LLC
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Kevin Smith

• Chair, Boston University Faculty Council Professor, Boston University Department of Physics

Nina C. Tassler

• Former Chair, CBS Entertainment Founder, Kismet Creative Group
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Elizabeth (Lisa) C. Thors

• Managing Director (Retired) Wellington Management Company LLP
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Lisa R. Wendt

• Managing Director (Retired) WR Hambrecht + Co.

Peter L. Wexler

• President Forest Avenue Technology Group
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Updated on 09/01/2025