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

James C. Lintzenich
former Vice Chairman and CEO of USA Group; former President and Chief Operating Officer of Sallie Mae

F. Joseph Loughrey
Retired Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN

Jamie P. Merisotis
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation

John M. Mutz
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
Chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, Concord, NH

Laura Palmer Noone
CEO of Potomac College and President Emerita, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Michael L. Smith
former CFO of Anthem, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

Belle S. Wheelan
President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Decatur, GA

Mark G. Yudof
President of the University of California, Oakland, CA

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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
Chief of Staff

Juan (Kiko) Suarez
Vice President, Communications and External Affairs