The Board

International Board of Advisors
Elie Wiesel†, Lifetime Honorary Chairperson
Nobel Laureate for Peace, 1986
Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2004
Dr. Paul Farmer, Founder, Partners In Health
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Chair, Dept. of African & African American Studies, Harvard University
Kerry Kennedy, International Human Rights Activist & Author
Dr. Bernard Kouchner, Founder, Doctors Without Borders
Jonathan Kozol, Author & Child Advocate
Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Jerre Stead, Chairman & CEO, IHS. Inc.
Charlotte Board of Advisors
Mary Lou & James Babb, Civic Leaders
Robert Bertges, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo
Ambassador Mark Erwin, President, Erwin Capital
The Honorable Harvey B. Gantt, Former Charlotte Mayor
Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, SVP & Chief Community Health & Wellness Officer, Novant Health
Clarice Cato Goodyear, Community Volunteer
The Honorable James Martin, Retired VP for Research, Carolinas HealthCare System
Sally D. Robinson, Civic Leader
F. William Vandiver, Retired Executive, Bank of America
The Honorable Kurt Waldthausen, Past Honorary Consul, Federal Republic of Germany
The Honorable Melvin L. Watt, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
Dr. James H. Woodward, Chancellor Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte Board of Trustees
Joan F. Lorden, Chair
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC Charlotte
Stephanie G. Ansaldo, President
The Echo Foundation
Dmitry Vovchuk, Vice Chair
Director, Business Support & Chief of Staff, Ally Financial
Claude Close, Secretary
Partner & Vice President, Springsteen Capital
Michael Hennessey, Treasurer
Managing Director, Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
Candice H. Knezevic, At Large
Change Manager, Duke Energy
Rajnish Bharadwaj, Community Advisor
Frank L. Bryant, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP
Tom Jackson, Principal, Financial Services, Ernest & Young LLP
Neeraj Khanna, SVP, Strategic Programs Leader, Wells Fargo
Mark McDowell, Investor, Entrepreneur, Engineer
Thomas D. Pollan, President, Pollan Enterprises
John B. Stedman, President, JBS Capital, LLC
Eric M. Teal, Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner, Queens Oak Advisors
Mark E. Williams, Manager, Deloitte