Meet the Team
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors Consists of Dedicated Professionals Who Guide our Strategy and Lead Funding for Our Core Mission.
With a wealth of experience in the private and public sectors, the Board of Directors ensures we continually meet our mission as the needs of New York City change.
Board Leadership
President
Paul J. Taubman
Chairman and CEO, PJT Partners
Vice President
Neil K. Dhar
Vice Chairman - Consulting, PwC
Vice President
John B. Ehrenkranz
Chief Investment Officer, Ehrenkranz Partners L.P.
Vice President
Michael Graham
Senior Managing Director & Country Head - USA, OMERS Private Equity USA
Secretary
Keith A. Grossman
President, Enterprise, MoonPay
Treasurer
Jeanne A. Straus
President, Straus News, Our Town, West Side Spirit, Our Town Downtown
Board Members
James L. Amine
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Audrey Choi
Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley
K. Don Cornwell
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dynasty Equity
Michele D. Cubic
Managing Director, Global Family and Institutional Wealth UBS
Joyce Frost
Partner, Riverside Risk Advisors LLC
Gus Garcia
President, Graf Acquisition SPACs
Gail B. Harris
President Emeritus, Board Director and Investor
Karl Kellner
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Kelley Morrell
Chief Financial Officer, Wonder Group, Inc.
Edward F. Petrosky
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Dr. Denniston M. Reid, Jr.
Chief Schools and Innovation Officer, Excellence Community Schools
Julie Turaj
Robert Walsh
Janet Zagorin
Principal, Opal Strategy LLC
Adam Zotkow
Partner, Goldman Sachs
Honorary Board Members
Edward Adler
Partner, RLM Finsbury
Richard Bilotti
Head of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Research, P. Schoenfeld Asset Management
Cheryl Cohen Effron
Ken Giddon
President, Rothman's Union Square
Sheldon Hirshon, Esq.
SIH Enterprises, a Division of MC Acquisitions LLC
Robert Levitan
Chief Executive Officer, Pando Networks, Inc.
David Rabin
Partner, The Lambs Club and Double Seven
Michael Schlein
President and CEO, Accion International
As of 10/31/2023.
Affiliations for identification purposes only.