Board Directory
The Board of Trustees of the foundation is composed of dedicated and influential volunteers who govern the investment and distribution of private funds, serve as advocates, assist and advise the university’s president, and help increase the level of philanthropic support for the university.
Executive Committee
Member, Feldman LLC
Principal and COO, Turner Impact Capital
Retired President, Brokerage Solutions, SS&C Technology
Executive Chairman, Unifi Manufacturing Inc.
Retired Managing Director, Citi Private Bank
Philanthropist
Managing Director, Charles Schwab
President, UrbanCore Development, LLC
CEO, Consero Group
Retired Managing Director, Lone Pine Capital LLC
Executive Assistant to the President, AFSCME
Principal and COO, Resource Solutions, Inc.
Craig A. Thompson ’92, J.D. ’95
Partner, Venable LLP
Trustees
Managing Member, Caves Valley Partners LLC
CEO & Founder, Kander
President, FutureCare Health and Management
Former Finance Executive
Founder & CEO, Beyond Meat
James L. “Jim” Cantor ’81, M.S. ’84
Retired Executive
Managing Partner, McGuireWoods
Artist and Philanthropist
Corporate and Non-Profit Board Member
Richard D. “Rick” Davis M.A. ’84
Retired Executive Vice President of News Standards and Practices, CNN
Board Member & Retired CEO, Wood Partners
Senior Lecturer in Sports Management, Columbia University
Executive Chair, ProVise Management Group LLC
William J. "Bill" Fishlinger ’71
Chairman & CEO, Gramercy Risk Holdings, LLC
Retired SVP Academics, Specialized Education Services, Inc.
Entrepreneur in Residence, University of Maryland
Retired Principal, Gossett Group
Christopher T. “Chris” Jones Ph.D. ’97
Chief of Operations, The Leadership Compass
Independent Advisor
Educator
Partner, Bracewell LLP
Retired Partner, Jackson Lewis P.C
CEO & Founder, Luminary
Attorney, Husch Blackwell
President, The Ramsey Foundation
President and CEO, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Former Hotel Executive
President, Reyes Holdings, LLC
Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl
Stephen M. "Steve" Schanwald ’77
Retired Executive Vice President for Business Operations, Chicago Bulls
Co-President, D&H Distributing Company
Chief Investment Officer, PNC Financial Services Group
Walter A. "Walt" Williams Jr. ’92
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
CEO, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
Advisory Trustees
Emeritus Trustees
Robert A. “Bob” Bedingfield ’70
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Retired Officer, Lockheed Martin
P. Douglas “Doug” Dollenberg ’61
Past CEO, Nottingham Properties Inc.
Former United States Secretary of the Navy
Co-founder and Owner, A&G Management Company, Inc.
Partner, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.
CEO, Chairman, and President, Under Armour, Inc.
Founder, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Former Chairman and CEO, Nautica Enterprises, Inc.
Honorary Trustees
Dr. Robert E. “Bob” Fischell ’53, ’96
Chief Technology Officer and Chairman, ZyGood LLC
Philanthropist
Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland
Philanthropic Advisor
Retired UMD Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Maryland