Dr. Louise Mirrer
Board Chair, NYC Leadership Academy, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Historical Society
Dr. Louise Mirrer is President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Historical Society. Until recently, she was Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at The City University of New York. Prior to that, she served as Vice Provost for Arts, Sciences and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she held joint appointments as Professor in the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, and Comparative Literature. Before her appointment at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mirrer was a member of the faculty at Fordham University in New York and Chair of Fordham’s Division of Humanities. Dr. Mirrer has also been visiting professor at the University of California Los Angeles.
DONALD F. DONAHUE
From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Donahue was Chief Executive Officer for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and for three of DTCC’s operating subsidiaries; Mr. Donahue also has served as Chairman of Omgeo LLC, DTCC’s joint venture with Thomson Reuters for institutional post-trade services. Since 1986, Mr. Donahue held positions in a variety of areas at DTCC, serving as head of the depository's Operations Division, Chief Information Officer, head of DTCC's Customer Marketing and Development Division, Chief Operating Officer for DTCC and as President and Chief Operating Officer for DTC and NSCC from 2003 to 2006.
Peter A. Flaherty
Managing Director, Arcon Partners; Director, Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mr. Flaherty has served as Managing Director for Arcon Partners, a private investment firm, since 2005 and is currently a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, which he joined in 1975. At McKinsey, he rose through the ranks to become a Principal in 1981, and was elected a Senior Partner in 1986. In June 2001, he moved to part-time status with that company to focus increasingly on not-for-profit interests focusing on education, the environment, international affairs, and issues relating to New York City, where he is a resident.
Erik W. Kahn
Partner, Bryan Cave LLR
Erik Kahn counsels clients in diverse industries, including technology, telecommunications and telephony, Internet, retail, consumer brands, entertainment, publishing and fashion. His practice focuses on technology deals and intellectual property protection, transactions and litigation.
Jonathan M. Moses
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Jonathan M. Moses is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, which he joined in 1998. He has represented clients in diverse industries, including banks and financial institutions, media companies, and industrial firms. His practice includes government investigative proceedings and complex commercial, insurance and securities litigation.
Evelyn Rodstein
Chief Talent Officer, Greystone & Co., Inc.
Evelyn Rodstein is a recognized authority in the field of Leadership, Talent Management, and Organizational Development who has spearheaded major leadership and talent management initiatives for five Fortune 100 Companies and a Big Four public accounting firm. Most recently, she was Chief Talent and Development Officer at KPMG, where she led a large development organization to the number two ranking in Training magazine. Evelyn advises at the CEO level, creating business transformation by aligning strategy, leadership, culture, organization design, and performance management.
Scott D. Widmeyer
Chairman, Widmeyer Communications
Scott Widmeyer has a 30-year record in providing strategic counsel to presidents, governors, chief executive officers and union leaders. His track record of successes in education, health care, politics, campaign finance, technology, trade and other public policy matters illustrates his impact as a “change agent” in things that matter most to America. He founded Widmeyer Communications in 1988, building on a career in newspaper reporting and serving in major communications positions for five highly respected leaders — former President Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Walter Mondale, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro and the late Albert Shanker.
Kathryn S. Wylde
President and CEO, Partnership for New York City
President and CEO, Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit organization of the city’s business leaders, established by David Rockefeller in 1979. The Partnership is dedicated to maintaining New York City as a center of world commerce, finance and innovation. Its public policy focus is on issues in the areas of education, infrastructure and the economy.
Irma Zardoya
Chief Executive Officer, NYC Leadership Academy
Irma Zardoya is the President and CEO of the NYC Leadership Academy. Born and raised in the Bronx, Ms. Zardoya has been an innovative agent for change on behalf of New York City public school students during her extensive career as a New York City education leader. Prior to joining the Leadership Academy, she served as a consultant to the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) in the role of Executive Director of the Office of Achievement Resources. In that role, she supported the launch of collaborative inquiry teacher teamwork citywide and rollout of the NYCDOE’s accountability tools.
