Board of Governors Membership Photos and Bios
William F. Tate IV
Piscataway, NJ
Ex Officio
President, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark A. Angelson
New York, NY
Rutgers College, B.A., 1972
Rutgers School of Law–Newark, J.D., 1975
Public Governor–2026 (Holdover)
Chairman, Institute of International Education (IIE)
Gary W. Chropuvka
Red Bank, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1993
Columbia University, M.S., 2001
Trustee Governor–2031
Hollis A. Copeland
Newark, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1978
Trustee Governor–2031
Senior Managing Director, Tigress Financial Partners
Alan M. Crosta, Jr.
Randolph, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1986
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School, M.D., 1990
Trustee Governor–2030
Retired Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Brian K. Everett
Glendora, NJ
Honors College & Camden College of Arts and Sciences, 2015
Graduate School–Camden, 2017
Senate Representative–2027
Assistant Dean, Honors College–Camden
Nicholas H. Fixmer
Green Brook, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 2003
Public Governor–2031
Co-Founder and Partner of Parktowne Associates, LLC; Business Owner of Paragon Strategies and Consulting
Christiana R. Foglio
New Brunswick, NJ
Douglass College, B.A., 1984
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, M.S., 1986
Trustee Governor–2032
CEO of Community Investment Strategies, Inc.
Anna L. Haley
Highland Park, NJ
University of Michigan, B.A.
University of Chicago School of Social Services Administration, Ph.D. / M.S.W.
Senate Representative–2027
Associate Professor, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, School of Social Work
George S. Helmy
Mountain Lakes, NJ
Rutgers University–Newark, B.A., 2009
Harvard University, ALM, 2011
Public Governor–2030
Executive Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Policy Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
Tilak Lal
West Palm Beach, FL
School of Engineering, B.S., 1984
Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S., 1987
Columbia Business School, M.B.A., 1997
Trustee Governor–2028
Head of Investment Risk Management, Lighthouse Partners
Mark E. Manigan
Maplewood, NJ
Bucknell University, B.A., 1994
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Public Governor–2031
President & CEO, RWJBarnabas Health
Amy B. Mansue
Mullica Hill, NJ
University of Alabama, B.S., 1986
University of Alabama, M.S.W., 1987
Trustee Governor–2031
Chief Executive Officer and President, Inspira Health
Jose A. Piazza
Belle Mead, NJ
Washington University, B.S., B.A., 1983
University of Rochester, M.B.A., 1985
Trustee Governor–2027
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, Brightspeed
Harvey M. Schwartz
New York, NY
Livingston College, B.A., 1987
Columbia Business School, M.B.A., 1996
Public Governor–2028
Chief Executive Officer, The Carlyle Group
Gary B. Taffet
East Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1988
University of Pennsylvania, M.G.A. 1992
Public Governor–2031
Managing Member, Acrisure
Amy L. Towers
Mahwah, NJ
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A. & B.A., 1991
Public Governor–2027
Executive Director, Founder, The Nduna Foundation
John M. Vazquez
Camden, NJ
Rutgers College, B.A., 1992
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Public Governor–2029
Chief Legal Officer, Cooper University Health Care
Gavin P. Walker-Mason
Albuquerque, NM
Senate Representative–2027
Rutgers–Newark, School of Arts and Sciences–Newark (SASN)