Leadership
WHITMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Whitman School Advisory Council (WAC) is a group of esteemed alumni who support institution leadership to enhance the experience for our students and alumni.
WAC MEMBERS
Chair
Tracy Barash ’89: Owner and Principal, Cut-Thru Consulting
Members
Ada L. Agrait '94 (NEW): Global Chief Marketing Officer, SAP
Mark M. Andreae ’68: Chairman and President, Clarke Power Services Inc.
Daniel Arty ’81: Partner, Arty, Cohn & Feuer, L.C.
Steven W. Ballentine ’83: President and CEO, Ballentine Capital Management Inc.
Steven W. Barnes ’82: Managing Director and Chairman, Bain Capital Private Equity LP
Steven R. Becker ’73: Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC.
Michael Blackshear ’91: Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Ryan Speciality
Judd Caplain ’82: Board Director, Team8
Sean Carey ’89: Consultant, Digital Media, Film and Television
Steve Charney ’81: Chairman, Peckar & Abramson PC
Doug Cramer ’87: Managing Principal, Alternative Access Capital, LLC.
Daniel D'Aniello ’68: Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group
Robert B. Fagenson ’70: Chairman of the Board (retired), National Holdings Corp. Group Companies
Harold A. Fetner ’83: President and Chief Executive Officer, Fetner Properties
Asher Flaum ’02 (FALK): President, Flaum Management Company
Elisabeth Fontenelli ’86 (WHIT/NEW): Consultant, Coach, Advisor, Partner and Managing Director (retired), Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Nancy Girondo ’98 (A&S/MAX), ’16 MBA, ’18 M.S.: Senior Product Director, Fundamental Equities, Invesco US
Kenneth E. Goodman ’70: President and COO (retired), Forest Laboratories Inc.
Thomas Herskovits ’69, ’94 MBA: Managing Partner, Feldman Advisors
Jonathan J. Holtz ’78: Chairman, Winholt Equipment Group
Robert Hornung ’87: President, EVO Systems, LLC.
Hugh F. Johnston ’83: Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company
Steven A. Kass ’78, CPA: Chief Executive Officer, Kass Advisory, LLC.
Scott Klein ’79: President, Specialized Services, Teleperformance SA; President and CEO, LanguageLine Solutions
Steven T. Kron '95: Managing Director: Director of Americas Equity Research, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
James D. Kuhn ’70, ’72 MBA: President, Head of Investor Services, Newmark
Theodore A. Lachowicz ’72: Owner, Higgins Investments, LLC.; President, Chairman of the Board, EBV Foundation
Robert J. Laughlin ’87: Regional Market Manager, Metro New York
Deborah G. Leone ’86, ’87 MBA: Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired), Investment Management Division, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Laurie Lovett ’89: Board Member, West Monroe
Patrick A. Mannion ’80 MBA: Vice Chairman, Columbian Financial Group
Philip A. McNeill ’81: Managing Partner, Farragut Capital Partners, LLC.
Neeraj Mehta ’96 MBA: Chief Executive Officer, DigniFi Tech Inc.
Steven G. Merson ’93: President, Command Companies
David M. Nass '91, P'24, P'26: Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Finance, UBS Investment Bank
Cory Pettinella ’09: Vice President, Bank of America
Ken A. Pontarelli ’92, P’24, P’25: Partner Managing Director (retired), Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Douglas A. Present ’86: Founder, Douglas Present Associates
Neal H. Rotenberg ’79: Managing Partner and President, Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla P.C.
Jerome Ryan ’99, ’13 MBA: Head of Operations, Carbonaires
Leonard H. Shapiro: President, Commander Enterprises, LLC.
Ian Thompson ’01: Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Turnils North America Group Companies, Division of Hunter Douglas Window Fashions
Valerie Vargas ’94: Senior Vice President, Content Creation & Advertising, AT&T
Lee Zaretzky ’89: President , Ronsco Inc.
Jeffrey M. Zell ’77: President and Chairman, JM Zell Partners Ltd.
Emeritus Members
Robert C. Bantle'86 (VPA): Founder & Owner, Flexor Swing Sport, LLC.; President & Owner, Cat Rock Group
Darlene T. DeRemer '77, '79 MBA: Managing Partner, Grail Partners, LLC.
Michael A. Dritz '59: Chairman, Dritz Enterprises, LLC.
Richard L. Haydon '66 (A&S), CFA: Managing General Partner, TippHill Capital Management, LLC.
Hon. Nancy Harvey Steorts '59 (FALK): President, Nancy Harvey Steorts International
Ex-Officio Members
Logan Margolis ’17: Sales Team Leader, Corporations - East & Southeast US, Bloomberg
Alex McKelvie, Interim Dean, Whitman School
Interested in Joining the WAC?
The Whitman Advisory Council is open to alumni who would like to become more involved in supporting the Whitman School. Those interested can complete the interest form to be considered.
WHITMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL INTEREST FORM