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
Maggie Paláu Hernández
Founder & CEO
Hernández Ventures
Members
Buford (Buf) Alexander
Former Senior Partner Emeritus
McKinsey & Company
Elizabeth Berry Gips ’89
Venture Partner
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Eric Braverman ’97 B.A., ’02 J.D.
CEO, Schmidt Futures
Lecturer in the Practice of Government, Yale School of Management
Martha Finn Brooks ’81 B.A., ’86
Board Member
Volvo AB, Jabil Inc., Constellium SE
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
Bob Diamond
Founder & CEO
Atlas Merchant Capital LLC
Zach Du Chao
Champion for Children
UNICEF
Rajeev Dubey ’82
Group President, HR & Corporate Services
CEO, After-Market Sector
Mahindra & Mahindra
Donald Gips ’89
CEO
Skoll Foundation
Roland A. Hernández
Retired Chairman of the Board
Belmond Ltd.
Naomi Hirose ’83
Vice Chairman
Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Company, Incorporated
Steven Kauderer ’89
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Neal L. Keny-Guyer ’82
Former CEO
Mercy Corps
Brian B. Koo
CEO
LB Investment/LB Private Equity
Thomas Krens ’84
Former Director Emeritus
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Chairman & CEO
Global Cultural Asset Management LLC
James A. Lawrence ’74 B.A.
Chairman
Lake Harriet Capital LLC
Sarena Lin ’98, ’98 M.A.
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Global Marketing
Elanco USA
Ken McKenna ’75 B.A., ’78 Ph.D.
Former Founder & Head
McKenna & Associates, LLC
Albert H. Nahmad
Chairman & CEO
Watsco, Inc.
Sunil K. Nair ’95
Former Founding Partner
MOVE Capital
Rock G. Positano ’89 M.P.H.
Director
Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center
Hospital for Special Surgery
Manjit Rajain
Group Chairman
Mortice & Tenon Group of Companies
Tandean Rustandy
CEO
PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk
Henry B. Schacht ’56 B.S.
Special Limited Partner
Warburg Pincus LLC
Alice Steenland ’03
Chief Sustainability Officer
Dessault Systémes
Robert Thomson
Chief Executive
News Corp
Paul Tregidgo
Former Vice Chairman, DCM – Credit Suisse
Board Member, Accion International
Advisory Council Member, Center for Financial Inclusion
Gita Irawan Wirjawan
Founder & Chairman
Ancora Group
Steven Xiang
Executive Director & CEO
Huanxi Media Group Limited
Ken Xu
Win-Light Capital
Sha Ye
Managing Partner
Chengwei Capital
Deborah Zurkow ’87
Managing Director
Head of Alternatives
Allianz Global Investors
Ex Officio Members
Kerwin K. Charles
Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management
Yale School of Management
Neil Nan Peng Shen ’92 M.A.
Steward of Sequoia Capital
Founding & Managing Director
Sequoia Capital China
Paula J. Volent, CFA ’97
CIO
The Rockefeller University