EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP

Our nonprofit organization is governed by a board of directors comprised of executives and leaders from across industries and disciplines who set the strategic direction, provide oversight and counsel to the HEAF management team and staff. In addition, HEAF benefits from volunteer leadership through our Advisory Council, Leadership Council and Associate Board.

Board of Directors

Advisory Council

Emerging Leaders Council

Board of Directors

HEAF’s Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from prominent corporations throughout NYC, adding tremendous value to the stature and credibility of our college access and college success programs.

OFFICERS

Daniel Rose

Founder & Chair Emeritus

Rose Associates

Karla Maloof

Chair

Barclays

Dave Wildman

Vice Chair

Bloomberg LP

Joseph DiMondi

Treasurer

Deutsche Bank Securities

Brett McCollough

Bloomberg LP

BOARD MEMBERS

Alexandra Alger

Fred Alger Management

Allison Allen

Expedia Group

Cecil K. Brooks, Jr.

Mott Haven Capital Partners
HEAF Alum

Giri Gururaja

Bank of America

John Jacobsson

Related Companies

Elan Keller

Endpoint Partners LLC

Fern Khan

Bank Street College of Education (Retired)

Jonathan Knipe

Cozen O’Connor

Deirdre Guice Minor

T. Rowe Price

Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers, EdD

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies

Eric Rahe

JC Flowers & Co

Maria Rodriguez

Consolidated Edison

Benjamin K. Semel

Pryor Cashman LLP

Calvin Sims

CNN

Colette Smith

Attorney

Neil deGrasse Tyson, PhD

American Museum of Natural History

Thomas Veripapa

Sodexo

Advisory Council

Sheri Berman, PhD

Professor of Political Science, Barnard College

Marta Cotton

Ranger Investment Management

Henry Louis Gates, Jr, PhD

Harvard University

Yann Geron

Geron Legal Advisors

Woody Heller

Branton Realty

Jeff Livingston

EdSolutions

Richard Neiman

Lending Club

Robin Panovka

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz

Emerging Leaders Council

HEAF’s Emerging Leaders Council is a dynamic group of young professionals who support HEAF and its students by volunteering, planning and supporting fundraising and other events, and cultivating community partnerships.