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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 […]

David Ulevitch is an entrepreneur and investor. As a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he focuses on enterprise and SaaS software investments along with companies that promote American Dynamism, which includes housing, education, logistics, national security, aerospace and public safety. His investments include Anduril, Flock Safety, Skydio, and Superhuman. He was previously the founder and […]

Lawrence Thomas is a recently retired partner at Edward Jones. Previously, he spent most of his time in the company’s Securities Research and Branch Development departments. He started as an intern in 1977 and, upon completion of his bachelor’s degree, was hired in the firm’s Corporate Bond Trading department and became principal in 1983. Mr. Thomas […]

Barbara Schaps Thomas is a member of the Washington University Board of Trustees and retired senior vice president and chief financial officer for HBO/HBO Sports, New York. In her role at HBO/HBO Sports, Thomas was responsible for operations and financial administration of all major sports departments in HBO, HBO Sports, and Time Warner Sports, $100MM […]

Kurt Summers is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Public-Private Partnership Investments in the Infrastructure Group. In this capacity, Kurt is responsible for investment strategies in partnership with governments, public entities, civic and labor organizations, and broader stakeholders to help advance local infrastructure priorities. Previously, Mr. Summers served as Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He […]

Mary Stillman is executive director of the Hawthorn Leadership School Foundation and founder of the Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls, a charter public school in St. Louis for girls in grades six through 12. Her previous roles include assistant dean of Arts & Sciences and lecturer at Washington University, internships program director at College Bound, […]

Nicholas Somers is managing partner of private investment holding company Somers Investment Partners, LLC. Previously, he was executive chairman and principal owner of IDS Group, Inc., an international supplier of enterprise application software. In that role, he directed all aspects of IDS’ strategic development and led the company’s international business development and staffing initiatives. Mr. […]