About LEDA

Our Leadership

Meet LEDA's Board of Directors, Leadership Council, and Corporate Advisory Council

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Board of Directors

 

CEO,
Myriad360
Andrew Fisher
Interim Chair

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
Eric Mendez
Treasurer

Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America
David Garza
Executive Director
 
Eden Abrahams

Partner,
RHR International

Eden Abrahams

Chief Investment Officer,
Schusterman Interests, LLC, Venture Capital

Sender Cohen

Jordan Dickson

LEDA Cohort 3 Scholar
 
Federal Prosecutor,
U.S. Department of Justice

Jordan Dickson

Analyst,
King Street Capital

Alexandra M. Engler

General Counsel,
The Baupost Group

Frederick H. Fogel

Founder & 20-Year Executive Director
Victim Services
 
President,
ExpandED Schools

Lucy N. Friedman, Ph.D.
Jesse Furman

District Judge, Southern District of New York, United States District Court

Hon. Jesse M. Furman

Political and Nonprofit Consultant
Ilana Goldman

Managing Partner,
Gravel Creek Asset Management

Gustavo Gonzalez

LEDA Cohort 3 Scholar
 
Assistant Director,
Annual Leadership Giving Programs, The New School

Yelka Kamara

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Piotr Kaminski

Shuly Leviant

Managing Member and General Counsel,
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

Shuly Leviant

Managing Director,
Moody’s Analytics

Cristina Pieretti

Associate Director,
Advantage Testing, Inc.

John C. Roberts

Elizabeth Salinas

LEDA Cohort 2 Scholar
 
Senior Research Associate,
HCM Strategists

Elizabeth Salinas

Managing Partner and CEO of Financial Communications & Capital Markets,
Edelman

Lex Suvanto

 

Leadership Council

LEDA’s Leadership Council is composed of a group of prominent leaders who share a passionate commitment to LEDA’s mission and serve as its champions. The council helps to build awareness about our unparalleled success and foster new connections and partnerships.

Chief Financial Officer,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carolyn N. Ainslie

Founder & President,
Advantage Testing, Inc.
Arun Alagappan, J.D.

Founder,
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Maxine Clark

Director of Museum Studies, Department of Anthropology,
Columbia University
 
Research Professor, Department of Anthropology,
Barnard College
Nan A. Rothschild Cooper, Ph.D.

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid,
Harvard College
William R. Fitzsimmons

Lawyer, Investor, Former Teacher
 
Former Trustee of Prep for Prep
Enrique Foster Gittes

Executive Chairman,
Libra Group
George M. Logothetis

President and CEO,
New York Public Library
 
President Emeritus, Amherst College
Anthony W. Marx, Ph.D.

President and CEO,
The Aspen Institute
 
Former President, Franklin & Marshall College
Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D.

Architectural Historian and Former Teacher
Lois Severini, Ph.D.

President Emeritus,
Princeton University
 
Professor of Molecular Biology,
Princeton University
Shirley M. Tilghman, Ph.D.

Executive Managing Member, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP
Anthony Yoseloff

 

Corporate Advisory Council

LEDA’s Corporate Advisory Council includes representatives from a wide variety of industries and provides recommendations on how to better serve LEDA Scholars and Career Fellows in the preparation of internships, full-time jobs, and other professional opportunities.

Aaron Aboagye

Director,
McKinsey & Company
Aaron Aboagye
McKinsey & Company
Ken Bouyer

Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting,
EY Americas
Ken Bouyer
EY Americas
Erika Coleman

VP, Talent Acquisition
Goldman Sachs
Erika Coleman
Goldman Sachs
Rosanna Durruthy

Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging,
LinkedIn
Rosanna Durruthy
LinkedIn
Charles Gray

Head, North American Technology Officer Practice,
Egon Zehnder
Charles Gray
Egon Zehnder
   

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