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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 LawNewark, 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)