The Tisch College Board of Advocates and Council of Friends are national leaders who together represent a diverse range of interests - from medicine and philanthropy to hospitality management, venture investing, and the Governor of New Mexico. Read member biographies by clicking here or on the names below.
Board of Advocates
Members of the Board of Advocates actively contribute their expertise and insights through regular full board and committee meetings.
| Deborah R. Jospin | Chair | Tisch College Board |
| Partner | sagawa/jospin | |
| Thomas Alperin | President & Partner | National Development of New England |
| Seth Barad | Consultant to Non-profits | |
| Neil Chayet | President | Chayet Communications Group Inc. |
| Stephen T. Curwood | Executive Producer and Host | Living on Earth |
| Michael X. Delli Carpini | Dean | The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania |
| Thomas Ehrlich | Senior Scholar | The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| David S. Ford | Executive Director | Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation |
| Carol Rabb Goldberg | President & CEO | The AVCAR Group, Ltd. |
| Brian H. Kavoogian | President | Charles River Realty Advisors |
| Vanessa N. Kirsch | Founder & President | New Profit Inc. |
| Steven R. Koltai | Chairman | Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles |
| Daniel LeBlanc | CEO | Somerville Community Corporation |
| Elliot D. Lobel | Partner | Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLP |
| Melinda Marble | Executive Director | |
| Diane McLeod | Director | Office of Human Diversity & Compliance, City of Medford |
| Marc H. Morial | President & CEO | National Urban League |
| Brian C. O'Connell | Professor of Public Service | Tufts University |
| Pamela Kerr Omidyar | President & Founder | The HopeLab Foundation |
| James A. Peyser | Chairman | Massachusetts Board of Education |
| Greg Propper | Managing Director and General Counsel | Be the Change, Inc. |
| William Richardson | Governor | State of New Mexico |
| Francine S. Rodgers | Chief Executive Officer | WFD, Inc. |
| Simon Rosenberg | President | NDN |
| Jason M. Samuels | Senior Producer | ABC |
| Elaine Schuster | | |
| Francesca Schwartz | Clinical psychologist in private practice | |
| Alan Solomont | Chairman & CEO | Solomont Bailis Ventures |
| Tara Sonenshine | Advisor | United States Institute of Peace |
| Jeffrey D. Stewart | Vice President of Communication and Public Affairs | Loews Hotels |
| Kevin L. Thurm | Director | Consumer Planning, Citigroup |
| Jonathan M. Tisch | Chairman & CEO | Loews Hotels |
| Daniel B. Winslow | Partner | Duane Morris, LLP |
| Keith L.T. Wright | Assembly Member | 70th Assembly District, State of New York |
Council of Friends
| Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Emory University | |
| Anthony D. Cortese | President | Second Nature |
| Pablo S. Eisenberg | Senior Fellow | Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University |
| Thomas P. Glynn | Chief Operating Officer | Partners Healthcare System, Inc. |
| Paul S. Grogan | President & CEO | The Boston Foundation |
| H. Peter Karoff | Founder & Chairman | The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. |
| Mahmood Malihi | Principal & Executive Vice President | Leggat McCall Properties LLC |
| Elaine R. Ullian | President & CEO | Boston Medical Center |
| Gloria White-Hammond | Physician | South End Community Health Center |
