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Board of Directors

Our Leadership comes from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, from large multinational corporations and small, entrepreneurial businesses.

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  Geraldine Acuna,
  Senior Counsel, Bracebridge Capital

  Geraldine Acuna serves as Senior Counsel for Bracebridge Capital, a boutique fixed-income investment firm with over $6 billion in assets under management and a solid track record of over 18 years. Her work focuses primarily on derivatives and counterparty trading negotiations. Prior to working at Bracebridge, Ms. Acuna worked as a corporate attorney at international law firms in New York and Boston. She had also served as a consultant on various projects for the Philippine government including the Philippine Supreme Court, the Senate President’s Office, and the Department of Trade and Industry.

  After completing her studies in Government at Harvard, Ms. Acuna pursued a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School where, upon graduating, she received the Policy Analysis Exercise Award for her work on providing both the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry and private sector garment exporters insight into competitive strategies in the international garment market. She is an active member of the Kennedy School’s Dean’s Council and Littauer Society. While at Harvard College, Ms. Acuna founded Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN), an international conference run by a core of Harvard undergraduates, dedicated to teaching over 2,000 students worldwide every year about international issues and negotiation. WorldMUN currently serves as the partner host for The Resolution Project’s Social Venture Challenge, an annual competition designed to identify and support teams of young people from around the world who offer strong implementable solutions to pressing social issues. Ms. Acuna holds a JD from Columbia Law School where she graduated as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

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  Maria Livanos Cattaui,
  Former Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce

  Maria Livanos Cattaui was Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce from 1996 to 2005. Mrs. Cattaui worked with the World Economic Forum in Geneva from 1977 to 1996, where she became Managing Director, responsible for the celebrated Annual Meeting in Davos, building the public awareness it enjoys today. She holds Executive Board, Board and Advisory Board memberships on the International Crisis Group, EastWest Institute, the Institute of International Education, the Elliott School of International Affairs (George Washington University), among others. Mrs. Cattaui, of Greek origin and Swiss nationality, was educated in the United States. She graduated with honors from Harvard University and holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from York University, Toronto.

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  Tanya Ryk Friedman,
  Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice

  Tanya Ryk Friedman is a licensed clinical psychologist, focused on the treatment of children, adolescents, and their families. She went to the Chapin School in New York City, graduated with honors from Harvard College, and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from New York University. Much of her advanced clinical training took place at Bellevue Hospital Center, where she served as the staff psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic and as the clinical director of a therapeutic school program for emotionally disturbed children at Bellevue. As the associate director of the psychology externship program, she supervised the clinical training of graduate students in psychology. In 2004, she shifted her efforts to full-time private practice. In addition to her professional work, she is involved in several charitable organizations, particularly those related to children and education. As the most recent President of Chapin’s Alumnae Association, Tanya has continued her service as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and the Nominating Chair of the Alumnae Board. She has been a Chapin Trustee since 2003 and on the school’s Alumnae Board since 1995. She co-chaired the largest campaign for her alma mater to date; raising a record 78M in four years for an expansion project, faculty salaries, financial aid, and other program initiatives. She is the current President of the Harvard Club of New York Foundation, which raises funds for undergraduate financial aid and other scholarship programs for Harvard students. For many years, she was the co-chair of the New York City Harvard Schools Committee, which conducts alumni interviewing for Harvard College applicants and educational outreach in all five boroughs. She now serves on an international Schools Committee of the Harvard Alumni Association. She sits on the executive committee of the Board of Managers at the Harvard Club of New York City and chairs its House Committee.

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  Andrew U. Harris,
  Vice Chair & Secretary
  Vice President, Forum Capital Partners

  Andrew Harris is a Vice President at Forum Capital Partners, a New York-based broker-dealer that serves as placement agent and fund raising adviser for private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds worldwide. Prior to joining Forum in 2005, he was an Associate with Broadgate Consultants, a New York-based strategic communications advisory firm dedicated to the private equity industry. Andrew has a B.A. with Departmental Honors in History from Columbia University.

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  Howard A. Levine,
  Treasurer
  Associate, Special Situations Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

  Howard Levine is an Associate with the Global Loans and Special Situations Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he focuses on opportunities in distressed investments and illiquid securities. Prior to joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Howard was an Associate at Sagent Advisors, a boutique mergers and acquisitions advisory firm headquartered in New York, and an Analyst in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Citigroup Global Markets. Howard holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and a BA with honors from Harvard University.

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  Oliver B. Libby,
  Chair
  Co-Founder & Managing Director, Hatzimemos Partners LLC

  Oliver Libby is a Managing Director of Hatzimemos Partners LLC, a strategic advisory firm based in New York, focusing on the energy, infrastructure, and life sciences sectors. Oliver was previously a Vice President at a global management consulting firm, where he helped manage on the firm's private equity and energy practices. Oliver is also a Member of the Board of the philanthropic Harvard Club of New York Foundation. Oliver graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University.

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  Meagan Marks,
  Former Principal - Growth, Facebook

  Meagan Marks is a product strategist, social entrepreneur, and start-up advisor who loves improving people’s lives through technology and community development. Meagan is currently developing a digital series of chapbooks to advise, educate and support social entrepreneurs, in addition to being an angel and advisor to SF, NY, and London-based start-ups in solar, finance, and social technology. Previously, Meagan was Facebook’s Principal for the Growth, Mobile & International team, where she initiated user growth efforts globally, co-architected the launch strategy for Facebook Platform, created Facebook Developer Garages and developed product strategy for Facebook Ads and Pages. She has worked with hundreds of non-profits and brands to optimize their social distribution, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Proctor & Gamble, and Kiva. She enjoys travelling, living, and volunteering in Eastern and Southern Africa while supporting the goals of Zambezi Society, Samasource, Charity:Water, and Save the Rhino. Meagan graduated with high honors from Harvard with a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering and a joint bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics. She received her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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  Nicole M. Parent,
  Co-Founder & Managing Director, Vertical Research Partners

  Nicole M. Parent is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Vertical Research Partners. Her research career on Wall Street spans nearly two decades. Prior to founding Vertical Research Partners, she served in senior research roles at Credit Suisse and Banc of America Securities, LLC after stints at SalomonSmithBarney and Cowen & Company. She began her career on Wall Street working for the Chief Economist of the New York Stock Exchange. Most recently, she was a Managing Director and Global Sector Head of Industrials at Credit Suisse where she covered the Electrical Equipment and Multi-Industry sectors domestically and coordinated the Industrial equity research effort across the United States, Europe & Asia. Nicole has been recognized by Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, Greenwich Associates, Forbes and Starmine for her insightful coverage of the sectors. Nicole has appeared frequently on CNBC and is quoted in leading financial publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times and Bloomberg/Businessweek. Nicole holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College where she played on the Varsity soccer team. In 2011 Nicole was elected by the alumni to Harvard University’s Board of Overseers. She recently concluded a three-year term as the youngest and first female president of the Harvard Club of New York City during one of the worst recessions to hit New York City since The Great Depression. The Club emerged from the downturn debt-free and in the strongest financial position of its history. Prior to being elected president, she served in various leadership roles at the Club. Nicole serves on The Make-A-Wish Foundation National Board of Directors. She also serves on the Board of Directors of WIN, an organization devoted to providing housing, help and hope to New York City women and their families.

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  Ariel Dora Stern,
  Vice Chair
  Ph.D. Candidate & Teaching Fellow, Harvard University

  Ariel is a National Bureau of Economic Research Fellow in Aging and Health Economics and a doctoral candidate and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Ariel's research focuses on health inequalities, productivity in healthcare, innovation and technology adoption. Ariel has extensive experience in development finance and impact investing having worked as an emerging markets economist on Wall Street, at the German Development Bank (KfW) and LeapFrog Investments, the world’s first microinsurance fund. Ariel studied economics at Dartmouth College, Oxford University and the Free University of Berlin and is a two-time U.S. national collegiate figure skating champion.

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  George M. Tsiatis,
  President
  Co-Founder & Managing Director, Group 113 LLC

  George Tsiatis is the co-founder and Managing Director of Group 113, LLC, which is an independent consultant, creative shop and a true alternative to an in-house marketing department for small to mid-sized businesses that helps them reach their identity and business goals. George previously worked at Rubenstein Associates serving accounts including BMW-North America, the Tribeca Film Festival and CureSearch – National Childhood Cancer Foundation. George received his BA from Harvard University in Byzantine Studies and his JD from St. John's University School of Law.