Leadership

2023–24 Board of Directors

• Clarence Otis, JALC Chairman of the Board; Former CEO, Darden
• Taylor G. Abbey, Vice President, Institutional Marketing and Investor Relations, Ariel Investments
• Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, JALC Vice Chair; Commissioner, NYC Commission on Gender Equity 
• John Arnhold, Former Chairman and CIO, Arnhold LLC
• Peter Berger, JALC Treasurer; Co-Founder, and Partner, Siris Capital Group
• Richard M. Cashin, President, One Equity Partners
• Kenneth Chenault, Former Chairman & CEO, American Express; Chairman & Managing Director, General Catalyst
• Diane Mulcahy Coffey, JALC Vice Chair; Strategic Advisor
• Gordon J. Davis, JALC Founding Chairman; Partner, Venable
• Jeanette M. Davis-Loeb, Founder & CEO, Rising Oak Foundation
• Fritz Demopoulos, Founder, Queen’s Road Capital
• Nancy Axilrod Denton, Former General Counsel, Tapestry, Inc.
• Loren R. Douglass, Global Head of Business Transformation, AIG, Inc.
• Michael D. Fricklas, JALC Secretary; Chief Legal Officer, Advance Publications, Inc.
• Peter H. Friedland
• Buzzy Geduld, CEO, Cougar Trading
• Donna Golkin
• Derek Goodman, Co-Founder and CEO, Marek Capital
• David Jaffe, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
• Jeffrey B. Kindler, CEO, Centrexion Therapeutics
• Robert Kissane
• Eric Krasnoff
• Greg Marcus, President and CEO, The Marcus Corp.
• Wynton Marsalis, Managing & Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center
• Steven Miller, Musician
• Gbenga Oyebode, Chairman, Aluko & Oyebode
• Charles E. Phillips, Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Recognize
• Richard Reitknecht, Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific Land Global Headquarters
• Mark Rosenthal, JALC Chair, Executive Committee; Former CEO, Katz Media Group
• Ian Schaefer, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
• Lisa Schiff, JALC Chairman Emeritus; Managing Director, After Nine Holdings
• Paul C. Schorr, IV, Senior Managing Director, One Equity Partners
• Beth Chartoff Spector, Blackstone, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions for Blackstone Credit
• David Steward II, CEO, Polarity Ltd.
• Robbi S. Toll
• William L. Zeckendorf, Co-Chairman, Zeckendorf Development, LLC
• Wilbur Zou, Managing Partner, BDA China Limited

Ex-Officio Members

• Hon. Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York
  Stephen R. Aiello, Designee
• Hon. Mark Levine, President of the Borough of Manhattan
  Courtney Lee-Mitchell, Designee
• Hon. Adrienne E. Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council
  Kevin R. McCabe, Designee

Board Representative

• Sherman Irby, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Emeritus Director

• Hughlyn F. Fierce, Former Banking Executive, JPMorgan Chase

Co-Assistant Secretary and Counsel

• Deirdre Davis, Vice President & Senior Counsel – Trademark and Copyright, General Counsel’s Organization – IP Law & Strategy Group, American Express