Advisory Organizations

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.

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.

SAB Nomination Form

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