VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, LUMINA FOUNDATION

Dr. Debra Humphreys serves on the executive team of Lumina Foundation and oversees the foundation’s strategic communications work as well as its efforts to increase the number of individuals attaining high-quality Bachelor’s degrees. 

Dr. Warren Simmons NME Board

BOARD CHAIR, SENIOR FELLOW & FORMER E.D., ANNENBERG INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL REFORM

Dr. Warren Simmons BOARD CHAIR, SENIOR FELLOW & FORMER E.D., ANNENBERG INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL REFORM Dr. Warren Simmons is Chair of the Board of Directors at the Foundation. In his former role as Executive Director for the Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR), Warren worked to improve outcomes and practices in urban schools, especially for…

Prudence Carter NME Board

SARAH AND JOSEPH JR. DOWLING PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, BROWN UNIVERSITY

Dr. Prudence CarterSARAH AND JOSEPH JR. DOWLING PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, BROWN UNIVERSITY Dr. Prudence Carter is the Sarah and Joseph Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology at Brown University. Prior to joining Brown, she served as the E.H. and Mary E. Pardee Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley from 2016-2021.…

Prabal Chakrabarti NME Board

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON

Prabal Chakrabarti SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON Prabal Chakrabarti is Senior Vice-President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in the Regional and Community Outreach department, with a mission to improve the economic well-being of low and moderate-income people. He oversees department initiatives with a focus on revitalizing smaller cities through the Working…

Nicholas Warren NME Foundation

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER GLENMEDE ENDOWMENT & FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT

Nicholas Warren CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER GLENMEDE ENDOWMENT & FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT Nicholas Warren brings years of experience in finance and higher education to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Mr. Warren currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of Glenmede Endowment & Foundation Management, where he is responsible for driving investment policy and strategy for more than $11…

Mishone Donelson NME Foundation

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE

Mishone Donelson SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE Mishone is a Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director at Horizon Technology Finance, a leading venture lending firm. He is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities in the life sciences and healthcare technology markets. Mishone has nearly 20 years of investment and business…

Makeeba McCreary NME

PRESIDENT, NEW COMMONWEALTH RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

Dr. Makeeba McCreary PRESIDENT, New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Dr. Makeeba McCreary has served as President of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund (NCF) since September 2021. NCF is a coalition founded of Black and Brown executives from Massachusetts’ leading corporations united to support Black and Brown communities amid…

John H. Jackson NME

PRESIDENT & CEO, THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

Dr. John H. Jackson PRESIDENT & CEO, THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION Dr. John H. Jackson is President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education, where he leads the Foundation’s efforts to ensure a high-quality public education for all students regardless of race or gender. Previously, Dr. Jackson served as the National…

Jack Remondi NME

PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAVIENT

Jack Remondi PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAVIENT Jack Remondi is president and CEO of Navient, the nation’s leading education loan management, servicing and business processing company. He is also a member of the Navient board of directors. Servicing more than $300 billion in student loans, the company supports the educational and economic achievements of…

Elsa M. Núñez NME

VICE CHAIR, PRESIDENT, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Elsa M. Núñez VICE CHAIR, PRESIDENT, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Elsa M. Núñez is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Foundation. In August 2022, Dr. Elsa M. Núñez began her 17th year as the president of Eastern Connecticut State University.  She came to the University in 2006 following more than…