Leadership & Staff
Ben Lerner
Writer/Professor of English, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Ursula Oppens
Musician/Professor, Brooklyn College
Lisette Nieves
Partner, Lingo Ventures; Visiting Professor, Brooklyn College; Biden Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of AmeriCorps
Richard M Kessel
President & CEO of NYPA
Parents
CUNY
System of public colleges in NYC
Brianna Suggs
Ran campaign’s fund-raising operation for NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Armen Vartian
California-based attorney, specializes in legal matters in the art and collectibles industries.
Jerome S Moss
Retired founder, A & M Records, Almo Sounds/Rondor Music
Michael D. Farkas
Serial entrepreneur in Miami Beach, Florida
Robert Mujica Jr
Director ejecutivo de la Junta de Control Fiscal de Puerto Rico
Howard Slusher
Sports agent; consultant to Nike
Fred Adler
"‘The Father of Venture Capital: passed away in January 2022 at age 96
Victor Wahba
Mazars USA chairman and CEO
Dennis S Hersch
Business advisor to Leslie and Abigail Wexner; former partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jeffrey Huart
Former Executive Board, American Federal of Teachers, Local 2 NYC Teachers