The Council of Global Advisors is comprised of global leaders who advise the dean and the school’s senior leadership on strategies to expand the brand and reach of the school internationally. The Council members are from a diverse set of countries and have varied experiences and backgrounds.
Chair
Togbe Afede XIV ’89
Executive Chairman
Strategic Initiatives Limited
Vice Chair
Alexander (Alex) Ramlie
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dhilmar Ltd.
Members
Buford (Buf) Alexander
Former Senior Partner Emeritus
McKinsey & Company
Maria Fernanda Amaral ’16
Marketing Director, Mercado Pago Mexico
Mercado Libre
Sophia Blaquier
Principal, Blaquier Family Office
Co-Founder & Creative Director, Estudio Mavit
Joseph Brandifino ’18
Global Head of Policy
Reflection
Raymond N. Chang ’96
Chairman & CEO
Agrify Corporation
Steven Chapman ’85
Former Group Vice President - China and Russia
Cummins Inc.
Jihong Chen
Director
Prosper Vantage Limited
Rock G. Positano ’89 M.P.H.
Founder & Co-Director
Non-Surgical Foot and Ankle Service
Hospital for Special Surgery
Manjit Rajain
Group Chairman
Mortice & Tenon Group of Companies
Sihan Shu
Managing Partner
Strobus Capital
Deborah Zurkow ’87
Managing Director
Head of Alternatives
Allianz Global Investors
Ex Officio Members
Kerwin K. Charles
Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management
Yale School of Management
Neil Nan Peng Shen ’92
Founding & Managing Partner of HSG
HongShan
Paula J. Volent, CFA ’97
CIO
The Rockefeller University