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 Women's Alliance

The Simon Women’s Alliance (SWA) connects Simon alumni in a meaningful, ongoing, and growth-oriented way for all our alumni. Our programs facilitate the exchange of information, experiences, and support to enable University of Rochester Simon Business School alumni to reach their full potential, both personally and professionally.

While this organization focuses on the experiences and perspectives of women students, Simon welcomes and encourages participation from individuals of all backgrounds—including men. Your presence, support, and engagement help foster richer dialogue and a more connected community. Your interest demonstrates a commitment to learning, respect, and shared growth—all of which strengthen the University and move us toward a better future.

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