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
Craig A. Thompson ’92, J.D. ’95
Partner, Venable LLP
Albert P. Carey ’74
Executive Chairman, Unifi Manufacturing Inc.
James L. “Jim” Cantor ’81, M.S. ’84
Consulting Employee, Leidos
Rose Horan Cohen M.B.A ’03
Managing Director, Citi Private Bank
Ruchi Mehta Ph.D. ’00
Retired Managing Director, Lone Pine Capital LLC
Daniel I. “Dan” Millman ’84
Principal and COO, Turner Impact Capital
Nicole R. Pollard ’91
Executive Assistant to the President, AFSCME
Trustees
Murray P. Abrams ’83
Executive Vice President, Capital One Financial
Sharon L. Akers ’78
Executive Director, Special Projects, St. John Properties/President, Edward St. John Foundation
Carlton M. Arrendell ’84
Director, Real Estate Development, University of Pennsylvania
Mark T. Ciardi ’83
Chief Content Officer Game1; President of Select Films
Charles W. “Chuck” Daggs ’69
Corporate and Non-Profit Board Member
Richard D. “Rick” Davis M.A. ’84
Retired Executive Vice President of News Standards and Practices, CNN
Amy I. Eisen ’88
Leonard J. "Len" Elmore ’74
Senior Lecturer in Sports Management, Columbia University
V. Raymond “Ray” Ferrara ’70
Executive Chair, ProVise Management Group LLC
Ellen F. Gaske ’75
Senior Vice President for Academics, Specialized Education Services, Inc.
Harry L. Geller ’81
Entrepreneur in Residence, University of Maryland
Brian J. Gibbons ’84, J.D. ’87
Chairman and CEO, Greenberg Gibbons Commercial
William M. Greenblatt ’79
Chairman, Montague Street Capital
Michael E. Johnson ’76
President, UrbanCore Development, LLC
Christopher T. “Chris” Jones Ph.D. ’97
Chief of Operations, The Leadership Compass
Michael P. “Mike” Luzio ’98
Managing Director, The LVE Group
Timothy F. “Tim” Maloney
Partner, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.
Ashley Manning Foxworth ’06
Alex S. Mehr M.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’03
Co-Founder and CEO of Retail E-Commerce Ventures
Catherine “Cathy” Merrill
President and CEO, Washingtonian
Kevin A. Plank ’96
Founder, Executive Chairman & Brand Chief, Under Armour, Inc.
Timothy J. “Tim” Regan ’97
President and CEO, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Advisory Trustees
Ryan L. Dearborn ’90
Board Member & Retired CEO, Wood Partners
Emeritus Trustees
Brenda Brown Rever ’65
Founder, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Robert A. “Bob” Bedingfield ‘70
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
P. Douglas “Doug” Dollenberg ’61
Past CEO, Nottingham Properties Inc.
Gordon R. England ’61
Former United States Secretary of the Navy
Lowell R. Glazer ’55
Co-founder and Owner, A&G Management Company, Inc.
Harvey L. Sanders ’72
Former Chairman and CEO, Nautica Enterprises, Inc.
Honorary Trustees
Dr. Robert E. “Bob” Fischell ’53, ’96
Chief Technology Officer and Chairman, ZyGood LLC
Joseph B. Gildenhorn ’51
Retired Founding Partner, The JBG Companies
William E. “Brit” Kirwan
Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland
Gary B. Williams ’68
Retired UMD Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Maryland