Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Council

Representing a broad range of experience and professional backgrounds, PENCIL’s passionate Board of Directors is committed to supporting PENCIL and improving public education in New York City and beyond.

• Christopher B. Hayward [Chair], President and Partner, GoldenTree Asset Management, LP

• Gerd Alexander, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP
• E. Scott Beattie, Vice Chairman and Director, REVLON
• Chancellor Richard A. Carranza [Ex Officio], New York City Schools Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
• Howard Chatzinoff [Chair Emeritus], Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Susan Cosgrove [Vice Chair], Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, DTCC
• Nicole Degnan, Global Head of Fiduciary & Conflicts Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• John Fosina, Chief Financial Officer, York Capital Management
• Linda Gadsby, Esq., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Scholastic Inc.
• Sócrates Jiménez, Vice President, Enterprise Growth Strategy, Healthfirst
• Debbie Kenyon, Vice Chairman and Senior Partner, L+M Development Partners
• Joanna Lambert, General Manager, Verizon Media
• Lew Leone, Vice President & General Manager, FOX5/My9
• Cindy Ma, Ph.D., CFA, Houlihan Lokey
• Michael Maslansky, CEO, maslansky + partners
• Gloria McCarthy, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Anthem, Inc.
• Abbe Raven, Chair Emeritus, A+E Networks
• Mitchell M. Roschelle, Partner & NY Metro Business Development Leader, PwC
• Stuart Ruderfer, Co-CEO, Civic Entertainment Group
• Jason E. Silvers, M.D., Partner, Goldman Sachs
• Shael Polakow-Suransky, President, Bank Street College of Education
• Bernard Tubiana, Principal, Managing Director – New York Consulting, Deloitte Consulting
• Lewis Warren, Jr. [Vice Chair], Managing Director, National Industry Executive, Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.