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As Board Program Manager, Brita Mathre supports the governance work of the university’s Board of Trustees through coordinating programming including full board meetings, committee meetings, and other board dinners and social events. Brita has previously cooked professionally in area restaurants, worked in real estate, and served as an academic advisor for nearly four years to […]

As Assistant University Secretary, Laura provides meeting support to Board committees, task forces, and the full board. She contributes to agenda development, assists with materials distribution, and ensures the continuity of university governance. She works closely with senior administrators, serves as a concierge to Trustees, and handles a variety of Board communications. Prior to joining […]

As Associate Secretary, Stephanie is responsible for supporting the governance work of the university’s Board of Trustees and serving as the liaison between the Board Secretary, trustees, and senior administrators.  Stephanie began her career in nonprofit administration at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Rhode Island before returning to her hometown of St. Louis, where […]

 Nick Barto is president and chief executive officer of BJC Health System, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States and the largest in the state of Missouri, serving urban, suburban, and rural communities across Missouri, southern Illinois, eastern Kansas, and the greater Midwest region. One of the largest employers in […]

Dean Yamamoto is the managing member of Yamamoto Hetherington, a law firm in Honolulu, Hawaii, which he founded in 2001.  He focuses his practice on project development, project finance and utilities law, with a particular emphasis on representing companies engaged in the development, financing and operation of utility scale energy infrastructure projects, as well as […]

Lal Karsanbhai is president and chief executive officer of Emerson, the $17.5 billion global industrial technology leader based in St. Louis. Under his leadership, the company is delivering advanced automation solutions that drive transformational outcomes.  Prior to being named CEO, Karsanbhai led Emerson’s Automation Solutions business. In this role, which he began in October 2018, […]

Nicholas S. Zeppos served as the eighth Chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 2008-2019.  Under Zeppos, Vanderbilt achieved its highest academic ranking ever (14 in US News), and dramatically grew biomedical research funding from the National Institutes of Health to ninth in the nation, the highest in university history.   Increasing access to a Vanderbilt education and […]

Joseph Wayland is Executive Vice president and General Counsel of property and casualty insurance company Chubb Limited.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Wayland was a partner with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and served in the United States Department of Justice, first as deputy assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, and later as the acting […]

Henry Warshaw is founder and president of national real estate development and financing firm Virtual Reality Enterprises, LLC. He currently serves on the boards of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. He has previously served on the boards of the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Crossroads College Prep and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. In […]

Eric B. Upin is the Board Chairman of the Washington University Investment Management Company, responsible for overseeing the Washington University Endowment and other financial assets.   He is also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Point Olema Capital Partners, a recently-formed San Francisco-based multi-family Investments Office.  Mr. Upin served as the former Chief Investment Officer at the Stanford Management Company (overseeing […]