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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is Northeastern’s governing body. The board appoints the president, who leads and manages the university, and works with senior leaders to shape the university’s strategic vision. The board also approves Northeastern’s mission, budget, policies, and significant changes to academic programs, and oversees the university’s finances and assets.

  • President Joseph Aoun

    Joseph E. Aoun

    President, Northeastern University

    Boston
  • Jeff Bornstein

    Jeffrey S. Bornstein, DMSB’89

    Managing Partner, Generation Capital Partners LLC

    Delray Beach, FL
  • Subodh Chanrai

    Subodh Chanrai

    Group Executive Chairman, Chanrai Summit Group

    Singapore
  • A woman with braided hair and earrings, wearing a black top, smiles slightly in front of a light background with green leafy plants.

    Alice R. Chinebuah, Esq.

    Managing Partner, Reynolds, C & Co. (Solicitors and Advocates)

    Accra, Ghana
  • Jeff Clarke

    Jeffrey J. Clarke, MBA’85

    CEO, Insurity

    San Francisco
  • William Conley

    William J. Conley Jr., DMSB’90

    Partner (Retired), Goldman Sachs & Co.

    Jupiter, FL
  • Deborah Dunsire

    Deborah Dunsire

    President and CEO (Retired), Lundbeck

    Wellesley, MA
  • Spencer Fung

    Spencer T. Fung, MBA’96

    Executive Group Chairman, Li & Fung Limited

    Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Edward Galante

    Edward G. Galante, E’73

    Chair, Board of Trustees, Former Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil

    Naples, FL
  • Lucian Grainge

    Sir Lucian Grainge, CBE, H’17

    Chair and CEO, Universal Music Group

    Santa Monica, CA
  • Frances Janis

    Frances N. Janis, MBA’82

    Senior Partner, Pomona Capital

    New York City
  • Chaitanya Kanojia

    Chaitanya “Chet” Kanojia, ME’93

    Co-Founder, Starry and UnifyCX

    West Newton, MA
  • Amin Khoury

    Amin J. Khoury, MBA’89, H’19

    President, KAD LP

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL
  • William Lowell

    William A. Lowell

    Senior Counsel and Partner, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

    Nahant, MA
  • Todd Manganaro

    Todd M. Manganaro, DMSB’95

    President, Siena Corporation

    Miami Beach, FL
  • Alan McKim

    Alan S. McKim, DMSB’88

    Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, CEO and Chair, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.

    Norwell, MA
  • James Pallotta

    James J. Pallotta, MBA’81

    Chairman and Managing Director, Raptor Capital Management LP

    Miami Beach, FL
  • Irene Panagopoulos

    Irene Panagopoulos, Mills ’85

    Managing Director, Magna Marine, Inc.

    Athens
  • John Pulichino

    John V. Pulichino, ME’72

    CEO, Group III International Inc.

    Pompano Beach, FL
  • A middle-aged man with short brown hair, wearing round eyeglasses, a white shirt, and a blue blazer, smiling at the camera against a light background.

    Jean Eric Salata

    Chair, EQT Group

    Hong Kong
  • Kathleen Sanborn

    Kathleen C. Sanborn, Mills ’83

    Director of Editorial Services, OTR Global LLC

    El Granada, CA
  • Winslow Sargeant

    Winslow L. Sargeant, E’86

    Chief Executive Officer, Purple Team Technologies; Managing Director, S&T LLC

    Great Falls, VA
  • Jeannine Sargent

    Jeannine P. Sargent, E’87

    Operating Partner, G2 Venture Partners; Operating Partner and Senior Advisor, Katalyst Ventures LLC

    San Francisco
  • Maha Shair

    Maha Shair

    Philanthropist, Shair Foundation

    Beirut
  • SStewart-headshot

    Shelley Stewart, Jr., CJ’75, MJ’78

    Founder and Managing Partner, Bottom Line Advisory, LLC

    North Palm Beach, FL
  • HT-headshot

    Hemant Taneja

    CEO & Managing Director, General Catalyst

    San Francisco, CA
  • Jean Pascal

    Jean-Pascal Tricoire

    Chairman at Schneider Electric

    Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
  • Christopher Viehbacher

    Christopher A. Viehbacher

    President, CEO, and Director at Biogen, Inc.

    Cambridge, MA
  • A man with short brown hair smiles at the camera. He is wearing a blue collared shirt and is posed in front of a neutral gray background.

    Gregory L. Waters, MS’89

    CEO MatrixSpace; General Partner, Socratic Partners

    Half Moon Bay, California
  • Christophe Weber

    Christophe P. Weber

    President and CEO, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America

    Tokyo

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