Advisory Organizations
Our commitment to Meliora.
Simon Business School’s commitment to Meliora, the pursuit to be ever better, is bolstered by a network of advisory organizations composed of alumni, friends, and Simon School administrative leaders. The advisory boards of these organizations play a crucial role within the Simon community—offering mentorship to students, engaging alumni, and providing support to accomplish the strategic goals of the School
Simon National Council
Established in 2008, the Simon National Council is the leading advisory group for our School and the steering committee for the Simon Advisory Council. The Simon National Council provides leadership support and partnership for Simon 2025, the School's strategic plan. Members played an integral role in the success of the University's first comprehensive capital campaign, The Meliora Challenge. View the Simon National Council roster below.
View the Simon National Council roster below:
Jay Benet, Chair
’76S (MBA)
Retired Vice Chairman, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Janice Willett, Vice Chair
’78S (MBA)
Retired Editor, The Boston Consulting Group
Joseph Abrams
’74S (MBA)
Partner, US Equity Holdings
Mark Ain
’67S (MBA)
Founder, Kronos Inc.
Kevin Collins
’82S (MBA)
Retired Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
James Doyle
Executive Director, Proventure (Far East) LTD
Ronald Fielding
’73 (MA), ’76S (MBA), ’18S (HNR)
Board Member, ICI Mutual Insurance Co.
Juan Carlos Jones
’88S (MBA)
Executive Vice President, Global Support Renewal Sales, Oracle
David Khani
’93S (MBA)
CFO, EQT Corporation
Evans Lam
’83, ’84S (MBA)
Managing Director-Wealth Management/Sr. Portfolio Mgr., UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Daniel Lazarek
’91S (MBA)
Michael Ryan
’81, ’84S (MBA)
Divisional Vice Chairman-Global Wealth Management, UBS Wealth Management Americas
Albert Salama
’73, ’74S (MBA)
Chief Executive Officer, Sabert Corporation
Ralph Whitney
’57, ’73S (MBA)
Chairman Emeritus, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co., Inc.
Alan Zekelman
’87S (MS), ’16 (HNR)
Director, Zekelman Industries Inc.
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Simon Advisory Council
The mission of the Simon Advisory Council (SAC), an engaged body of alumni, friends, and Simon School administrative leaders, is to provide guidance, engagement, and financial support in promoting the objectives and strategic goals of the School. The School recognizes that a strong partnership with the Council is critical to maintaining and building upon our tradition of excellence. This group gathers twice a year, in the spring in New York City and in the fall at Simon. In addition to its advisory role, the SAC is a dynamic networking group of distinguished executives and entrepreneurs bonded through their Simon experience and with a common goal, the advancement of the Simon School. View the Simon Advisory Council roster below.
View the Simon Advisory Council roster below.
Jay Benet ’76S (MBA), Chair
Retired Vice Chairman, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Janice Willett ’78S (MBA), Vice Chair
Retired Editor, The Boston Consulting Group
Joseph Abrams ’74S (MBA)
Partner, US Equity Holdings
Mark Ain ’67S (MBA)
Founder, Kronos Inc.
Neil Augustine ’88, ’89S (MBA)
Vice Chairman and Co-Head of Financing Advisory & Restructuring for North America, Greenhill & Co. Inc.
Douglas Bennett ’06S (MBA)
Co-Developer, The Lake House on Canandaigua
Dion Chay ’98S (MBA)
SVP, Business Strategy & Initiative Management, Bank of America
Dorothy Coleman ’16S (MBA)
Retired CFO/SVP Government Business Division, Anthem, Inc.
Kevin Collins ’82S (MBA)
Retired Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Harindra de Silva ’84S (MBA), 85S (MS)
President, Analytic Investors, LLC
Stephen Down ’88, ’95S (MBA)
CFO, National DCP, LLC
James Doyle
Executive Director, Proventure (Far East) LTD
Ronald Fielding ’73 (MA), ’76S (MBA), ’18S (HNR)
Board Member, ICI Mutual Insurance Co.
Philip Fraher ’93S (MBA)
Founder, P&K World Travel
Murali Ganti ’01S (MBA)
Senior Research Analyst, Lord Abbett & Co., Inc.
Gerald Gitner ’68S (MBA)
Retired Chairman & CEO, TransWorld Airline
Juan Carlos Jones ’88S (MBA)
Executive Vice President, Global Support Renewal Sales, Oracle
Robert Keegan ’72S (MBA), ’10S (HNR)
Retired President & CEO, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
David Khani ’93S (MBA)
CFO, EQT Corporation
Evans Lam ’83, ’84S (MBA)
Managing Director-Wealth Management/Sr. Portfolio Mgr., UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Daniel Lazarek ’91S (MBA)
Charles Miersch ’70S (MBA)
Retired Associate Dean, Simon Business School
Robert Osieski ’77, ’78S (MBA)
Retired Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase Bank
Mark Quinlan ’82, ’85S (MBA)
EVP/Chief Information Officer, FNB Bank
Sandra Rowland ’02S (MBA)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Xylem, Inc.
Michael Ryan ’81, ’84S (MBA)
Divisional Vice Chairman-Global Wealth Management, UBS Wealth Management Americas
Albert Salama ’73, ’74S (MBA)
Chief Executive Officer, Sabert Corporation
Dennis Soter ’72S (MBA)
Retired Partner, Stern Stewart & Co.
Martin Stern ’79, ’80S (MBA)
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kathy Waller ’80, ’83S (MBA)
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Frederick Westerman ’93S (MBA)
Senior VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Liberty Global
Ralph Whitney ’57, ’73S (MBA)
Chairman Emeritus, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co., Inc.
Alan Zekelman ’87S (MS), ’16 (HNR)
Director, Zekelman Industries Inc.
Simon Alumni Board
The mission of the Simon Alumni Board is to serve as leaders and strategic partners in nurturing our global alumni community, a network that actively connects Simon graduates to one another and the school throughout their lifetime. View the Simon Alumni Board roster below.
View the Simon Alumni Board roster below.
Amanda Mari ’09S (MBA), Co-Chair
Head of ESG, Benefit Street Partners
Ilmar Norvik ’13S (MBA), Co-Chair
Corporate Strategy Leader, Owens Corning
Mike Alcazaren ’19S (MBA)
Senior Technical Product Manager, Sustainability: Amazon
Lynne Amerson ’09S (MBA)
Senior Portfolio Manager, Northern Trust Corporation
Sean Bodkin ’08S (MBA)
Executive Director, Corporate & Investment Bank
Leveraged Finance Credit Risk; JP Morgan
Patrick Coulter ’19S (MBA)
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Program Manager (Global Operations); State Street
Josh Goldberg ’03S (MBA)
Head of Data Science, Summit Consulting, LLC
Pedro Guirola ’13S (MBA)
SVP, Senior Portfolio Manager II; M&T
Wallace Gundy ’20S (MBA)
Manager Product Management, Amazon
Timothy Henkel ’99S (MBA)
President, Pennrose Properties, LLC
Changying Huang ’98S (MBA)
Head of Consumer, Healthcare, and Wellness, NAM
Global Network Banking; Citi Corporate and Investment Bank
Ainul Huda ’10S (MBA)
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Audience Development, Analytics & Social; Conde Nast
Prashant Kamath ’06S (MBA)
Senior Vice President, Houlihan Lokey
Jared Malave ’05S (MBA)
Director, Strategy, & Corporate Development; CONMED Corporation
Tushar Mathur ’17S (MS)
Analytical Lead, Google
Shahbaaz Mubeen ’18S (MBA)
Principal Product Manager, Amazon
Philip Myers ’13S (MBA)
Director, Global Liquidity Management; Bank of America
Devins Panton ’19S (MBA)
Senior Finance Manager, Commercial Devices Lead; Microsoft
Sandeep Pati ’10S (MBA)
Director - Global Liquidity Management, Corporate Treasury; Citi
Dominic Rasini ’14S (MBA)
Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting
Howard Reid '08S (MBA)
Global Head, Global Health Equity, Johnson & Johnson
Amy Saeed ’09S (MBA)
Senior Manager/Director, EY
Kevin Sheldon ’04S (MBA)
Chief Operating Officer, CareJourney
Malati Thomas ’08S (MBA)
Vice President, Global HR Operations; AML RightSource
Simon EDI Alumni Council
Members of the Simon EDI Alumni council work to engage and re-engage Consortium alumni in Simon and UR activities and events; provide consultative input to the existing activities to develop and implement a School-wide EDI strategy; provide consultative input to Dean Yeltekin on her development of a new Simon School strategic plan; further engage across the Simon School in ways that support our broader goals and fit the time you have to volunteer and your talent or expertise. View the Simon EDI Alumni Council roster below.
View the Simon EDI Alumni Council roster below.
Richard Bailey ’15S (MBA)
Senior Product Manager, Technical; Amazon
Wiley Battle ’16S (MBA)
Principal Global Partner Development Manager, FSI; Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Roshiana Bell ’16S (MBA)
Chief of Staff to CFO and Investor Relations & External Reporting Manager, Intel Corporation
Jamie Buck ’03S (MBA)
Director of Innovation, New York State Insurance Fund
Jacquelynn Day ’09S (MBA)
Director, Inclusive Insights & Analytics; GroupM
Puja Dutta '09S (MBA)
Brand Manager, Aveeno Baby Global Innovation at Kenvue
Eboni-Starr Floyd ’13S (MBA)
Customer Development Manager, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Shay Freeman ’15S (MBA)
Marketing Program Director, Medtronic, Inc.
Gavin Hall ’19S (MBA)
Business Strategy Manager, Banking & Capital Markets; Accenture LLP
Mikayla Hart '16S (MBA)
Founding Partner, Chief Sustainability Officer, Congruence Capital
Salim Holder ’07S (MBA)
Co-Founder/CEO, 4th Ave Market
Krystalyn Jones-Broughton ’19S (MBA)
Senior Consultant, Deloitte
Jasmine Khan ’11S (MBA)
Senior Manager, Growth & Corporate Strategy; Accenture
Justin Lewis ’19S (MBA)
Senior Consultant, Gartner
Terrence Liverpool '08S (MBA)
Co-Founder, COO, SWYM
Howard Reid ’08S (MBA)
SVP/ Global Head, Global Public Health and Social Impact; Johnson & Johnson
Andre Segovia ’16S (MBA)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations; One Planet Group
Crystal Thompson ’20S (MBA)
Senior Manager, Insights; Target
Tayler Torry ’20S (MBA)
US Marketing Manager, Medtronic
Myrdna Vargas ’10S (MBA)
Simon Women's Alliance
The Simon Women’s Alliance (SWA) connects Simon alumnae in a meaningful, ongoing, and growth-oriented way. The SWA raises scholarship funds for female students at the Simon Business School. We currently support one female student per year with a scholarship, enabling them to gain the benefits of a Simon education. Our programs facilitate the exchange of information, experiences, and support to enable University of Rochester Simon Business School alumnae to reach their full potential, both personally and professionally.
The group is led by the Simon Women’s Alliance Board (below).
Lynne Amerson ’09S (MBA), Chair
Senior Portfolio Manager, Northern Trust Corporation
Molly Mesko ’20S (MBA), Vice Chair
Director of Portfolio Development and Alliance Management, Empire Discovery Institute
Dorothy Coleman ’16S (MBA)
Retired CFO/SVP Government Business Division, Anthem, Inc.
Rose Cooper ’10S (MBA)
Manager, Sales Acceleration and Revenue Operations, Paychex
Kristen Duckles ’19S (MBA)
Kelli Duprey ’93S (MBA)
Partner, K&PD Consulting
Kristine Lemke ’87, ’88S (MBA)
Independent Strategy, Commercialization and Business Consultant
Carla Nunes ’98S (MBA)
Managing Director, Global Leader of Valuation Digital Solutions, Kroll
Julie Richards ’90S (MBA)
Community Volunteer
Debbie Saik ’94, ’96S (MBA)
Sales Director, Lumentum
Lena Wiedemann ’18S (MBA)
VP, Senior Vice President- Commercial Lending Product, M&T Bank