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

Leadership Council

Associate Board

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 Capital

Brett McCollough

Vice Chair

Bloomberg LP

Dave Wildman

Secretary

Bloomberg LP

Joseph DiMondi

Treasurer

Deutsche Bank Securities

BOARD MEMBERS

Alexandra Alger

Fred Alger Management

Allison Allen

Expedia Group

Cecil K. Brooks, Jr.

Mott Haven Capital Partners
HEAF Alum

John K. Collins

Morgan Stanley

Giri Gururaja

Bank of America

John Jacobsson

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Elan Keller

Endpoint Partners LLC

Fern Khan

Bank Street College of Education (Retired)

Jonathan Knipe

Cozen O’Connor

Deirdre Guice Minor

T. Rowe Price

Eric Rahe

JC Flowers & Co

Maria Rodriguez

Consolidated Edison

Benjamin K. Semel

Pryor Cashman LLP

Calvin Sims

CNN

Colette Smith

Warner Bros. Discovery

Michael W. Smith

Chubb

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

Leadership Council

Leadership Council supports HEAF and its initiatives by volunteering as mentors to HEAF students, sharing HEAFs mission through networks of like-minded, service-oriented professionals, and providing philanthropic support.

OFFICERS

Robert Losquadro

Chair

Perella Weinberg Partners

Stephane Essama

Deputy Chair

Flexpoint Ford

Nare Tevanyan

Operations Chair

Elliott Management Corporation

Hannah Zale

Development Chair

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS

Kim Desmarais

Jones Day

Akhil Mehta

Blackrock

Julian Garratt

Perella Weinberg Partners

Michael Sacks

Palatine Capital Partners

Aidan Lanigan

Santander

Catherine Mahony

LimitFi

Associate Board

HEAF’s Associate Board is a dynamic group of young professionals who serve in leadership positions, planning fundraising and awareness events, and cultivating community partnerships.