Our leaders
Our Board of Directors
Chairman John M. Mutz, retired vice chairman of PSI Energy, former president of Lilly Endowment and former lieutenant governor of Indiana.
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
Marie V. McDemmond, chair elect of the Foundation, president emerita of Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
Jamie P. Merisotis, president and chief executive officer of the Foundation
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
Randolph H. Waterfield Jr., certified public accountant and accounting consultant, High Bar Harbor, NJ
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 of the Foundation
James Applegate, senior vice president for program development
Samuel Cargile, vice president for grantmaking
J. David Maas, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer
Dewayne Matthews, vice president for policy and strategy
Holiday Hart McKiernan, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
Juan (Kiko) Suarez, senior vice president, external affairs
Board