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.
Richard A. D'Amore, DMSB'76
Chair, Board of Trustees
Co-Founder & General Partner at North Bridge Venture Partners
Waltham, MAJoseph E. Aoun
President at Northeastern University
Boston, MAJeffrey S. Bornstein, DMSB'89
Managing Partner at Generation Capital Partners LLC
Greenwich, CTSubodh Chanrai
Group Executive Chairman at Chanrai Summit Group
SingaporeJeffrey J. Clarke, MBA’85
Co-CEO, CFO, Secretary & Director at E.Merge Technology Acquisitions Corporation
San Francisco, CAWilliam J. Conley Jr., DMSB'90
Partner (Retired) at Goldman Sachs & Co.
New York, NYSusan S. Deitch
Coconut Grove, FLDeborah Dunsire
President and CEO at Lundbeck
København, DenmarkSpencer T. Fung, PA’96
Executive Group Chairman at Li & Fung Limited
Kowloon, Hong KongEdward G. Galante, E'73
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Former Senior Vice President at Exxon Mobil
Dallas, TXSir Lucian Grainge, CBE, H'17
Chair and CEO at Universal Music Group
Santa Monica, CADavid L. House, ME'69
Chairman of the Board at Brocade Communications Systems LLC
San Jose, CAFrances N. Janis, MBA’82
Senior Partner at Pomona Capital
New York, NYChaitanya 'Chet' Kanojia, ME’93
Co-Founder at Starry
Boston, MAAmin J. Khoury, MBA’89, H'19
President at KAD LP
Palm Beach Gardens, FLVenetia G. Kontogouris, LA'74
Managing Director at Venkon Group LLC
Weston, CTWilliam A. Lowell
Senior Counsel & Partner at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Boston, MATodd M. Manganaro, DMSB’95
President at Siena Corporation
Miami Beach, FLAlan S. McKim, DMSB'88
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
CEO and Chair at Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.
Norwell, MAAnita Nassar
Partner & Sr. Managing Director at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Central, Hong KongJames J. Pallotta, MBA’81
Chairman and Managing Director at Raptor Capital Management LP
Boston, MAIrene Panagopoulos, Mills '85
Managing Director at Magna Marine, Inc.
Athens, GreeceJohn V. Pulichino, ME'72
CEO at Group III International Inc.
Pompano Beach, FLMarcy L. Reed, PA’86
President (Retired), MA and EVP of U.S. Policy and Social Impact at National Grid
Waltham, MAKathleen C. Sanborn, Mills '83
Director of Editorial Services at OTR Global LLC
El Granada, CAWinslow L. Sargeant, E’86
Managing Director at S&T LLC
Great Falls, VAJeannine P. Sargent, E'87
Senior Advisor at Generation Investment Management
San Francisco, CARonald L. Sargent
Chairman (Retired) at Staples Inc.
Boston, MAMaha Shair
Philanthropist at Shair Foundation
Beirut, LebanonMelina Travlos, DMSB’89
Chairwoman and President at Neptune Shipping & Managing Enterprises SA
Piraeus, GreeceJean-Pascal Tricoire
Chairman & CEO at Schneider Electric
Quarry Bay, Hong KongJoseph M. Tucci, H'04
Chair and CEO (Retired) at EMC Corporation
Hopkinton, MAChristopher A. Viehbacher
Managing Partner at Gurnet Point Capital
Cambridge, MAChristophe P. Weber
President and CEO at Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
Tokyo, JapanMichael J. Zamkow, DMSB'79
Managing Director and General Partner (Retired) at Goldman Sachs & Co.
Austin, TX