Our leaders
Our Board of Directors
Board Chair Marie V. McDemmond, President Emerita of Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
Frank D. Alvarez, President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, San Francisco, CA
Gerald L. Bepko, Chancellor Emeritus and Trustees Professor at Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN., and former chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Norris Darrell Jr., Senior Counsel and retired partner of Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY
James C. Lintzenich, former Vice Chairman and CEO of USA Group; former President and Chief Operating Officer of Sallie Mae
F. Joseph Loughrey, former Vice Chairman of Cummins Inc.; former President and Chief Operating Officer at Cummins, Columbus, IN
Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation
John M. Mutz, Chair Emeritus and former Chairman of Lumina Foundation, retired Vice Chairman of PSI Energy, former President of Lilly Endowment and former Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.
J. Bonnie Newman, former interim President of the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Laura Palmer Noone, CEO at Piccolo International University, Scottsdale, AZ
Michael L. Smith, former CFO of Anthem, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Belle S. Wheelan, President of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Decatur, GA
Mark G. Yudof, President of the University of California, Oakland, CA
Our executive team
Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer
James Applegate, Vice President, Program Development
Samuel Cargile, Vice President, Grantmaking
J. David Maas, Vice President, Finance and CFO
Dewayne Matthews, Vice President, Policy and Strategy
Holiday Hart McKiernan, Vice President, Operations and General Counsel
Juan (Kiko) Suarez, Vice President, Communications and External Affairs
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