Board of Directors

Chair

Laura A. Brege, MBA

Senior Advisor, BridgeBio

Laura Brege is a Senior Advisor to BridgeBio, a company focused on discovering and developing drugs for patients with grievous genetic diseases. Previously she was Managing Director of Cervantes Life Science Partners, LLC....

Vice-Chair

Francis "Frank" X. Taylor

President And CEO of FXTaylor Associates

Brigadier General Francis “Frank” X. Taylor is president and CEO of FXTaylor Associates, a company that specializes in global security, crisis management, and risk management consulting....

James P. Pellow, Ed.D.

President & CEO, CIEE

James P. Pellow joined CIEE in June 2011 as the fourth president and CEO in the organization’s 70-year history. Previously, Jim spent 20 years at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, where he served as executive vice president and chief operations officer for 11 years and in various financial and operating roles since 1991.

Board of Directors

Roslyn Artis, JD, Ed.D.

President, Benedict College

Dr. Artis is the 14th and first woman President of Benedict College. Previously, Dr. Artis served as the 13th and first woman President of Florida Memorial University...

Cheryl Donnelly

Vice President of Global Vaccines Strategy & New Products, Merck & Co., Inc.

Cheryl Donnelly has dedicated her career to safeguarding lives through vaccination and enhancing the lives of individuals battling cancer worldwide...

Kathryn Dungy, Ph.D.

Professor, African American History University of New Orleans

Kathryn Dungy, who is currently a professor of African American History at the University of New Orleans, brings a wealth of experience...

David O. King

Senior Vice President, Commercial, SEKO Logistics

David O. King is an analytics and revenue optimization professional, holding leadership roles at companies including Maersk, United Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, and Carnival Cruise Line...

Peter Lighte, Ph.D.

Founding Chairman, JPMorgan Chase Bank China (Retired)

Peter Lighte is retired founding chairman of JPMorgan Chase Bank China, former vice chairman of Global Corporate JPMorgan Chase Bank...

Punam Rogers

Partner, Constangy Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP

Punam Rogers is an experienced business immigration attorney, who also specializes in diversity and equity matters...

Carolyn P. Sanderson

Co-founder, Copper Beech Group at Morgan Stanley

After several years working as a corporate banker, she transitioned to wealth management, working for U.S. Trust and J.P. Morgan...

Kathleen Sideli, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President For Overseas Study, Indiana University (Retired)

Kathleen Sideli recently retired as associate vice president of Overseas Study at Indiana University (IU)....

Rev. Christopher M. Thomforde

President, Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary (Retired)

Christopher Thomforde served as the 15th president of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary from 2006 to 2013. He is...

Marcelle M. Wahba

Former U.S. Ambassador, President Emeritus & Distinguished Fellow The Arab Gulf States Institute (Retired)

Marcelle Wahba is the first president of The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C., an independent, nonprofit think tank...