• Barry Salzberg,
  Board Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
• Dean Furbush,
  President, College Summit
• Chuck Harris,
  Executive Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc
• Jaime R. Harrison, Esq.,
  Principal and Democratic Strategist at the Podesta Group
• James J. McGonigle,
  Chairman, Corporate Executive Board
• Stephen Sacks,
  Business Design and Retail Director, Lloyds TSB Community Bank
• Julie Mork,
  Managing Director, ECA Foundation
• Laura Samberg,
  Co-Director, Samberg Family Foundation
• J.B. Schramm,
  Founder and Chief Executive Officer, College Summit
• Steve Seleznow,
  CEO, Arizona Community Foundation
• Arthur J. Samberg,
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pequot Capital Management
• Vanessa Kirsch,
  President and Founder, New Profit Inc.
• Brian D. Dubenion, M.S.,
  Residence Director, Offices of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs at Ithaca College

Founding Spokesman

• Don Cheadle,
  Award-winning actor

 

Biographies

Barry Salzberg
Board Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

Barry Salzberg is Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations, providing audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services through nearly 40,000 people in more than 90 cities. He also is a member of the Deloitte U.S. Firms’ Board of Directors, and the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Global Management Committee.

Mr. Salzberg joined the Deloitte U.S. Firms as a tax specialist in 1977, was admitted to the U.S. partnership in 1985, and was appointed to a variety of leadership and client service roles. Mr. Salzberg most recently served U.S. Managing Partner from 2003-2007 and oversaw the management of the organization’s four businesses and operating infrastructure, including human resources and shared services. He is an acknowledged authority in the areas of personal tax and partnership tax matters, and is becoming known in the marketplace for his commitment to building opportunities for tomorrow’s leaders and fostering diversity within the workplace.

Mr. Salzberg is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the New York County Lawyers Association. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of the YMCA of Greater New York, Chair of Diversity Best Practices’ CEO Roundtable Initiatives, and a board member of College Summit, Vanderbilt University Owen School, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and the Johnetta B. Cole Global Diversity & Inclusion Institute at Bennett College for Women.

Mr. Salzberg received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Brooklyn College, his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and his LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.

Dean Furbush
President, College Summit

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Chuck Harris
Executive Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc

Chuck Harris is Executive Partner of SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc., a newly-formed non-profit financial intermediary designed to enhance the flows of growth capital to outstanding social change organizations. He is a former partner and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Chuck is president of the trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he is also chair of the Exeter Initiatives, the school’s $305 million comprehensive capital campaign. He is a board member of College Summit, where he also worked as interim VP of Business Development from April through September 2004. He is a co-chair of the New York City Advisory Board of Teach for America and a leader of the NYC sponsor group. Chuck serves on the board of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc., which administers the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. He is a director of IPValue Management, Inc., Critical Power Services, Inc. and SeaCloth, LLC. Chuck lives in Darien, CT and Jackson, WY with his wife, Susan, an artist and fabric designer. Their twin sons are college juniors.

Jaime R. Harrison, Esq.
Principal and Democratic Strategist at the Podesta Group

Jaime currently serves as a Principal and Democratic Strategist at the Podesta Group, a full service Government and Public Relations firm in Washington DC. Prior to joining the Podesta Group, Jaime served as the Director of Floor Operations and Counsel for Majority Whip James E. Clyburn in the United States House of Representatives. Upon his appointment, Jaime became the first African-American to serve as Floor Director for a leader of the House of Representatives. Jaime has been featured in several Capitol Hill and South Carolina Publications. He was selected by The Hill newspaper as one of the “35 Stellar Staffers Under 35”; showcased as one of Roll Call’s “Fabulous 50 Staffers” on Capitol Hill (in 2006 – 2009), highlighted in the National Journal’s “The Hill People 2007”; and featured in articles in The State (“Orangeburg Native Rises Rapidly in D.C.”- February 24, 2008) and Politico “A Long Way from Orangeburg” – April 3, 2008.  Harrison has also served as Executive Director of the House Democratic Caucus, where he broke two barriers, becoming one of the youngest individuals and the first African-American to hold the position. As Executive Director, Jaime oversaw the day-to-day operations of the House Democratic Caucus, and participated in the development of national strategy, message, and policy for the Democratic Party. In 1998, Jaime, a first generation college graduate, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Yale University. While at Yale, he won numerous awards for his leadership and community service. After graduating from Yale, Jaime returned to his hometown of Orangeburg, SC and taught 9th grade social studies at his high school alma mater, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High.  In 1999, Jaime became one of the youngest non-profit executives in the country when he served as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of College Summit, Inc., a national non-profit organization that works with communities to help students from low-income backgrounds successfully enroll into college.  Jaime, a member of the College Summit National Board of Directors, was successful in helping College Summit grow into a nationally recognized organization with offices across the country.  In 2003, this former Congressional Black Caucus Foundation intern rejoined the office of Congressman Jim Clyburn as Policy Advisor.  In 2004, Jaime graduated and obtained his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.  During the summer of 2004, he returned to South Carolina to serve as Political Director for the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Victory 2004 campaign on behalf of US Senate candidate Inez Tenenbaum. Jaime served as the party’s liaison to elected officials and candidates, oversaw the campaign’s Political Program, and coordinated efforts with the Base Vote Program (voter outreach, voter registration, and GOTV Programs) which produced record African-American turnout.  Jaime, a native of Orangeburg and a Member of the SC Bar, is the son of Rodney and Patricia Stewart.  He is the grandson of Jimmie Lou Harrison and the late Willie Harrison.

James J. McGonigle
Chairman, Corporate Executive Board

Jay McGonigle is the Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board, with responsibility for board leadership, high-level strategic and operational oversight, and CEO coaching and selected senior leadership development at this public company (NASDAQ: EXBD). Prior to July 2005, Jay McGonigle was Chairman and CEO, with responsibility for all strategy and operations. The Corporate Executive Board Company is a leading provider of best practices research and analysis focusing on corporate strategy, operations and general management issues. CEB provides its integrated set of services currently to more than 2,800 of the world's largest and most prestigious corporations, including over 80% of the Fortune 500. These services are provided primarily on an annual subscription basis and include best practices research studies, executive education seminars, customized research briefs and Web-based access to a library of over 300,000 corporate best practices. In 2005, the CEB grew revenues by 29% to $ 362 million, net income by 40% to $75 million, and ended the year with over 1800 employees in Washington, D.C., London and Delhi. The share price has increased ten-fold since the firm’s IPO in 1999. Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board in May of 1995, Mr. McGonigle was a consultant in the Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey & Company in New York. In his six years there, he served commercial and investment banking clients in the U.S., Belgium, Denmark, and Australia. His areas of focus included bank turnarounds, performance measurement, risk management, retail network design, database marketing, and business unit strategy. He also served clients in the telecommunications, food, and information services industries. Mr. McGonigle holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. In addition to the CEB, Mr. McGonigle also serves on the Boards of FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS), SNL Financial and College Summit.

Stephen Sacks
Business Design and Retail Director, Lloyds TSB Community Bank

Stephen Sacks is a Principal in McKinsey & Company’s London Office, and is a leader of the Firm’s Travel and Logistics and its Operations practice. His focus is on the development of business strategies and performance transformation programs for large companies and public sector institutions. He has an A.B. in politics from Princeton University and an M.S. in operations research from Columbia University.

Julie Mork
Managing Director, ECA Foundation

Julie Mork is Managing Director of the ECA Foundation, a private, corporate foundation based in Denver with a focus on youth and education. She has been a Director of Energy Corporation of America since 1993. Mork served as a founder and Secretary/Treasurer of Pacific States Gas & Oil, Inc., and Eastern American Energy Corporation. From 1989 to 1991, she was Eastern’s Community Relations and Human Resources Director. Mork received a B. A. in History from the University of California in Los Angeles in 1972. She also holds a Certificate in Real Estate Paralegal Training. Mork volunteers her time to several organizations including the Anchor Center for Blind Children where she currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board and is a past President of the Board of Directors. She also served as a member of the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation for six years.

Laura Samberg
Co-Director, Samberg Family Foundation

Laura Samberg has been Co-Director of the Samberg Family Foundation since 2001, managing all aspects of grantee relations in the Foundation’s three program areas: children, youth and education; health; and Jewish issues. Prior to joining the Foundation, Laura was a Project Manager at RO.W. Sciences, a health services research firm. Her research, policy and advocacy experience also includes positions at the American Council on Education and the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington DC. Laura is also on the Board of Directors of Harlem Children’s Zone and Jewish Outreach Institute. Laura holds a B.A. in History from Cornell University and a M.A. in Education from Stanford University.

J.B. Schramm
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, College Summit

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Steve Seleznow
CEO, Arizona Community Foundation

Steven G. Seleznow is the program director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s education initiatives and leads program grantmaking for the western United States and Ohio. Prior to joining the foundation, Seleznow served as partner and Chief Investment Officer at Venture Philanthropy Partners in Washington, DC and was responsible for developing strategies to cultivate new investments, leveraging portfolio investment partnerships, and managing the selection of new investments. Seleznow brings to the foundation nearly 30 years of leadership and management experience in public education, having led the Montgomery County, MD, Public Schools as deputy superintendent for education and the District of Columbia Public Schools as chief of staff and also interim superintendent. Prior to these appointments, Seleznow was a teacher, an elementary and a secondary school principal, and served in a wide range of district administrator roles. Seleznow was also associate research professor at the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Seleznow earned a doctorate and master’s degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University, a master’s of arts degree from the University of Maryland, and is a graduate of Boston University.

Arthur J. Samberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pequot Capital Management

Art Samberg is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pequot Capital Management.  In May 2009, Mr. Samberg announced he would close all public funds managed by Pequot Capital Management.  He now invests private capital with his sons, primarily in the technology industry, due to his long experience in that area and firm belief that innovation is still alive in America and can overcome the problems that confront our nation today.

Prior to establishing Pequot Capital, Mr. Samberg served as the President of Dawson-Samberg Capital Management where he established the first Pequot investment fund in 1986.  He spun the Pequot series of hedge funds out of Dawson-Samberg in January 1999, creating Pequot Capital which grew to become the largest hedge fund in the world in the early 2000’s.

Before joining Dawson, Mr. Samberg was an employee and Partner at Weiss, Peck & Greer, Inc. and served as a member of their Management Committee.

Mr. Samberg began his Wall Street career at Kidder, Peabody and worked as an aerospace engineer at Lockheed Missile and Space Company upon graduating from college.  

Mr. Samberg holds a S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is a Life Member of the MIT Corporation, and served as Chairman of the MIT Investment Management Company and Ex-Officio Member of MIT Executive Committee.  He earned his M.S. from Stanford University and M.B.A. from Columbia University, where he is Co-Chair of the Board of Overseers of the Business School.  Mr. Samberg also serves on the Board of Trustees and Executive and Investment Committees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Board of Directors of Historic Hudson Valley, and served as the Chairman of the Jacob Burns Film Center where he is currently Chairman Emeritus. Other philanthropic affiliations include: the Board of College Summit; the National Board of Directors of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship; the Board of Overseers at the Children's Hospital of New York; and Senior Chair, Wall Street & Financial Services Division of UJA.

Vanessa Kirsch
President and Founder, New Profit Inc.

Vanessa Kirsch is the President and Founder of New Profit Inc.  New Profit is a national venture philanthropy fund that unites engaged philanthropists with visionary social entrepreneurs to grow their social innovations to scale.  Vanessa has more than 17 years of experience in developing innovative solutions to social problems and is widely recognized as a leading social entrepreneur.  Prior to launching New Profit, Vanessa founded and led two nonprofit organizations, Public Allies and the Women's Information Network.  Vanessa has received numerous public service awards and recognition for her work.  In 2005, Ernst & Young named Vanessa “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the category of Social Entrepreneurship, an award that recognizes the innovation, vision, and tenacity of New England’s top entrepreneurs.  She has been recognized by Forbes as one of 15 innovators who will reinvent the future; by Fast Company as "Who’s Fast 2000;" and by the Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” as one of the most promising leaders in Boston.  In November 2007, Vanessa received the Boston History & Innovation Collaborative’s History & Innovation Award for Social Innovation.  Currently, Vanessa serves on the Board of Advocates to Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, and on the Boards of College Summit, New Leaders for New Schools, and Stand for Children.  Vanessa is a graduate of Tufts University.  She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with her husband, Alan Khazei, founder of Be the Change, Inc., and their two children.

Brian D. Dubenion, M.S.
Residence Director, Offices of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs at Ithaca College

Brian Dubenion currently serves as a Residence Director for the Offices of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs at Ithaca College.  Brian is a College Summit Alumni and participated at the Medaille College Workshop in Buffalo, NY in 1999. For several years, Brian has volunteered at College Summit workshops in various roles including Alumni Leader, Workshop Coordinator, Writing Coach, College Counselor, and Workshop Director. In 2008, Brian graduated with a Master of Science (M.S.) in Student Personnel Administration from the State University of New York College at Buffalo where he was recognized with several distinctions including the Buffalo State College President’s Medal, the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the Alfred Chiardi Leadership Award, & the Hamlin Park Community Association Award.

 

>Founding Spokesman

 

Don Cheadle
Award-winning actor

Acclaimed actor Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964, to a psychologist father and bank manager mother. During his early childhood, his family moved to Denver. He first made an impression on audiences with his lead role in Hamburger Hill (1987), and, in 1994, he had his true screen breakthrough portraying Denzel Washington's best friend in Devil in a Blue Dress. 1997 proved to be a big year for him: he co-starred in three major films, Volcano, Boogie Nights, and John Singleton's Rosewood. He won particular praise for his work in the latter two films, earning nominations for SAG and Image awards. The following year, Cheadle made a triumphant return to television with his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in The Rat Pack, winning an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe award. Also in 1998, he did stellar work in Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight and Warren Beatty's Bulworth, playing a down and dirty ex-con in the former and a drug lord in the latter. Another Emmy nomination followed in1999, for Cheadle's powerful portrayal of a school teacher sent in to counsel a young man on death row, in A Lesson Before Dying. Cheadle would become something of a fixture in Soderbergh's films, gaining positive note for his role in Traffic and later turning up in the director's remake of the Rat Pack classic Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12. In 2004, Cheadle earned a Golden Globe and Emmy Nomination for his powerful role in Hotel Rwanda. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Picture. Don Cheadle has been a College Summit Writing Coach at two workshops. He also served on the National Board of Directors for four years and is a longtime advocate for college access.