Board of Directors

A diverse group of thirteen people, dressed in business or semi-formal attire, stand close together and smile in front of a white backdrop with blue text and logos, celebrating opportunity and educational enrichment.

Board of Directors

Peter Croncota – Chair
Director of School and Program Partnerships, KIPP Infinity Middle School

William Clark – Secretary, Governance Committee Chair

Laura Drumm – Treasurer

Lisa Amato
Board Chair – The Writing Revolution and Braven, Newark

Kavita Bafana
Director of Admissions, Trinity School

Daniel Botoff (Dan)
Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets

Anne C. Buehl
Principal, Rocaton Investment Advisors

Jennifer A. Coyle
Partner, Argyle Capital LLC

Eric Domb
Technical Analyst, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co

Nora Elish 
Mentor, Students for Justice

Jed Feldman
Partner and Chief Legal Officer, Thrive Capital

Kerry Frum
Head of Engagement Management, OneHealth and Financial Services, Google

Gerald Cooper – Vice Chair
Partner, Campbell Lutyens

Jean-Pierre (J.P.) Jacquet – Program, Outcomes & Partnerships Chair
Director of Financial Aid, Assistant Director of Middle and Upper School Admission, Riverdale Country School

David M. Sherman – Development Chair
Senior Advisor and Co-Founder, BGO Strategic Capital Partners

Gregory K. Gale
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Matthew Heinz
Global Co-Head, Transaction Liability, Lockton Companies

Daria Hirsch
Project Lead, School Networks, NYC Kids RISE

Kimberly Johns
Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Carl Kennedy
Co-Chair, Financial Markets and Regulation Practice, Katten Muchin

Aoiffe McGarry
Managing Director, Apollo Capital Solutions

Abigail Pohlman
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Sarah Rappoport

Mona Shah

 

Associates Board

Samantha Pepe – Chair
Senior HR Business Partner, Campbell Lutyens

Jamin Bennett
Co-Founder & VP of Business Development, Sunkeeper Solar

John Eshirow*
Vice President, Francisco Partners

Roberto Hidalgo
Associate, Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Rachel Hudson
Head of Corporate Credit and Sports, Media, and Entertainment Investing, Kuvare Strategic Investments

Mary Hernandez
Capital & Policy Oversight, JP Morgan Chase

Allie Kenny
Global Account Executive, Google

Christopher Kenny – Development Chair
Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets

Timothy (Timmy) Kenny
Private Equity Associate, Oak Hill Capital

Benjamin Koch
Senior Associate, Cross Rapids Capital

 

*Breakthrough New York Alum

Peter Mullen
Investment Associate, JP Morgan Chase

Adam Pinto
Commercial Strategy and Operations Manager, National Women’s Soccer League

Rahmel Robinson*
Corporate Associate, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Sebastian Sanchez*
MBA Candidate, Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business

Lucy Alderson-Smith
Marketing Operations Analyst, American Express

Grant Thomas
Manager for Nonprofits – East Coast, LinkedIn

George Twizell
Customer Success Manager, Salesforce

Alexander Walberg
CIB Early Careers Attraction, JP Morgan Chase

Greyson Wolfram
Private Equity Associate, New Mountain Capital

Azieb Zeray
Global Strategy and Planning Sr. Associate, Uber

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