Trustees

The George Washington University is served by 22 members of the Board of Trustees, including the president of the university, who serves as an ex-officio member. The officers of the Board include the chair, vice chair and secretary.

The Board of Trustees plays an integral role in oversight of fiscal, academic, and campus operations. In addition, the trustees provide leadership in developing the university’s endowed resources and participate actively in George Washington’s strategic initiatives.

Officers of the Board

Photo of Grace Speights

Chair

Partner
Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice

Photo of Ellen Zane

Vice Chair

CEO Emeritus, Tufts Medical Center

ave tucker

Secretary

CEO and Co-founder
TM Financial Forensics, LLC

Trustees

Christine Parth

Charles Bendit

Co-Chief Executive Officer
Taconic Partners

Mollie Bowman

Chief of Staff and Director of Special Projects, Partnership for American Democracy

Rosalyn Brock

Chief Advocacy Officer
Bon Secours Mercy Health System

Mark Chichester

Co-founder, Atlas Research, LLC
Vice Chair, Atlas Research Board of Directors

Adam Connor

Vice President of Technology Policy,
Center for American Progress and CAP Action

Amr ElSawy

President and CEO
Noblis, Inc.

Peter Harrison

Managing Partner
Sanderhill Capital

Donna Hill Staton

Co-Founder and Partner
Decision Point Strategy Group, LLC

Co-Founder and Partner
Staton & Nolan, LLC dba Decision Point Law

Michael Hoffman

Co-founder and Chairman
Palamon Capital Partners

Madeline Jacobs

President, Strategic Science

Todd Klein

Partner
Revolution Growth

Ali H. Kolaghassi

President
Kolaghassi Capital

Pamela Lawrence

Health Career Management Leader

Thomas LeBlanc

President (ex-officio)

Chelsea Lenhart

Department of Justice

Judith Rogers

Sam Shekar

Retired Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral

George Wellde

Retired Vice Chairman of the Securities Division
Goldman, Sachs & Co.