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.

 

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.

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.

Gerald Altilio ’92S (MBA)

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.

Sean Flaherty ’97, ’06S (MBA)
EVP, Innovation, ITX Corp.

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

Scott Gordon ’84, ’85S (MBA)
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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

David Klein
President/ CEO, Klein Solutions Group, LLC

Martin Lacoff ’71S (MBA)
Chairman and Co-Founder, Belpointe

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

Kathleen Washington ’04S (MBA)
CEO, OWN Rochester

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.

 

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. 

 

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).