The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Oberlin College. It manages the welfare of the college and entrusts the day-to-day operations to the president. Oberlin’s board has 34 members and completes its work through an executive committee and various subcommittees. The board is comprised of 24 board-elected members and six alumni-elected members, all of whom serve six-year terms. There are also three class trustees elected by recent graduating classes to serve three-year terms. The final member of the board is the president of Oberlin College, who serves ex officio (by nature of his or her position). The entire board convenes four times a year in Oberlin. During meetings that occur while classes are in session, class trustees organize forums for students to voice their concerns directly to members of the board. The Executive Committee, comprising the chair and vice chair of the board and the chairs of the major subcommittees, convenes approximately one month prior to each meeting of the full board. The general counsel and secretary of the college is the primary liaison between the board and the campus constituencies.
Membership of the Board of Trustees
* indicates alumni-elected trustee
+ indicates class-elected trustee
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Clyde McGregor '74 Co-Manager |
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Marvin Krislov President |
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Neil S. Barsky '81 Founder |
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Director of Global Policy Development, Soros Fund Management New York, New York |
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*Amy Chen '79 Chief Investment Officer Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C.
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Thomas F. Cooper '78 Chartered Financial Analyst |
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Motoko T. Deane '71 Treasurer, Renewable Investment Corporation |
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Artistic Director and Harpsichordist |
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Karen Florini '79 Director of Strategic Alliances & Senior Attorney, Climate Program, |
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*Jacob A. Gayle '79 Vice President of Community Affairs and Executive Director Medtronic Foundation |
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*Alan W. Houseman '65 Executive Director |
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former President, Merck BioVentures West Point, Pennsylvania |
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Hidong Kim '87 Medical student at Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio |
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Stewart A. Kohl '77 Co-CEO |
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Thomas Kutzen '76 FounderAlphaBridge Capital Greenwich, Connecticut |
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Will Lewis '90 President and CEO |
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President and Chief Operating Officer |
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Emily McClintock '76 Treasurer of the Eric and Jane Nord Foundation |
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+Assishana Osho '10 Medical Student |
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Faisal A. Saleh '74 Principal, Hager Strategic, Inc. |
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Patricia Shanks '63 Founder, President (retired) and |
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David S. Shapira '63 Chair, CEO, and President Giant Eagle, Inc. |
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Steven Shapiro '83 President, Intrepid Capital |
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+Luke Squire '11 Consultant |
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+Susan Troy '76 President and General Counsel Martin Linen Supply Company Los Angeles, California |
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Philip S. Vasan '80 Managing Director, Prime Services |
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Leanne C. Wagner '76 Principal, Leanne C. Wagner, LLC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Harlan W. Waksal '75 President and Sole Proprietor |
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Elizabeth Welch '80 Retired General Manager |
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*Danette Wineberg '68 Attorney; former Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Alan Wurtzel '55 Private Investor |
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+Inyang Udo-Inyang '12 Geisel School of Medicine |
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*Diane Yu '73 Vice-Chair Chief of Staff and Deputy to the President of New York University New York, New York |