Elliott School Board of Advisors
The Elliott School Board of Advisors serves as an advisory body to the dean and supports the school financially, as well as works to promote GW Elliott around the world. Members are influential global leaders from diverse professions, working in regions across the map. Consequently, board members bring deep insight and fresh perspective to our campus community.
The individuals below represent the board’s membership from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The Elliott School Board of Advisors makes a tremendous contribution, and we are deeply grateful to each and every individual whose name appears here.
Chair
Ms. Julie A. Monaco, B.A. ’85
Managing Director, Global Head Public Sector Coverage, Corporate and Investment Bank, Citi
Vice Chair
Mr. Marshall W. Parke, B.A. ’76
Partner, Lexington Partners U.K. LLP
Board Members
Mr. Karim T. Assef
Chair of Global Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mr. Aaron M. Bates, B.A. ’98
Senior Vice President and Head of Ultra-High Net Worth & Growth Strategies, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Mr. Peter T. Bazos, B.A. ’01, J.D. ’07
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Southern Star Shipping Co. Inc.
Ms. Jenna Ben-Yehuda, B.A. ’02
Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council
Joined Spring 2023
Dr. Christopher J. Bright, M.Phil. ’03, Ph.D. ’06
Historian, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Martin Burvill
Former President, Verizon Business Markets, Verizon Communications Inc.
Mr. Eric Chatman, M.A. ’84
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Housing Partnership Network
Mr. James A. Core, M.A. ’96
Director, International Expositions Unit, U.S. Department of State
Mrs. Vivian Lowery Derryck
Founder and President Emerita, Bridges Institute
Joined Spring 2023
Sir Ciarán Devane, M.I.P.P. ’06
Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, Coventry University
Stepped down Fall 2022
Mr. Scott Eisner
President, U.S.-Africa Business Center and Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Stepped down Fall 2022
Mr. Ryan Elliott
Chief Strategy Officer, Veterans Management Services, Inc.
Mrs. Alia M. Eyres, B.A. ’01
Chief Executive Officer, Mother’s Choice, Hong Kong
Stepped down Fall 2022
Mr. Manny Gonzalez, B.A. ’86
Co-Founder, ASELA USA - Association of Entrepreneurs from Latin America
Joined Spring 2023
Dr. David J. Karl, B.A. ’84
Chief Knowledge Officer, Geoskope
Stepped down Fall 2022
Mr. Ashish Kumbhat, B.B.A. ’11
Vice President in Global Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mr. Ning Li, M.A., M.B.A. ’00
CEO and Founder, Acute Angle Capital Management LLC
Ms. Samia Melhem, M.S. ’88, M.B.A. ’05
Lead Policy Officer, Transport and ICT Global Practice, World Bank Group
Ms. Joetta Miller, M.A. ’71
Analyst (retired), Central Intelligence Agency
Ms. Dana Reed
Former Interim Chief Executive Officer, Africa Center
Stepped down Fall 2022
Mr. Jay Riskind, B.A. ’06
Founder and President, Riskind Group
Ms. Jenna Segal, B.A. ’98
Founder, CEO, and Executive Producer, Segal NYC
Ms. Jennifer A. Shore, M.A. ’96
Former Vice President, Citigroup
Dr. Steven L. Skancke, B.A. ’72, MPhil. ’78, Ph.D. ’81
Chief Economic Advisor, Keel Point LLC
Mr. Brian R. Sullivan, M.A. ’97
Treasurer, DePaul University
Ms. Rebecca B. Thompson, M.A. ’91
Foreign Service Officer (retired), U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Kurt D. Volker, M.A. ’87
Senior International Advisor, BGR Group; and Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis