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Current Board

The Board of Trustees, known formally as the Yale Corporation, is comprised of the president and sixteen trustees. In addition, the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut are board members ex officio.

President Peter Salovey
President

Peter Salovey, A.B., A.M., ’86 Ph.D.

President Peter Salovey

Peter Salovey is the twenty-third president of Yale University and the Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology.

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Joshua Bekenstein, '80 B.A., M.B.A.
Senior Trustee

Joshua Bekenstein, ’80 B.A., M.B.A.

Joshua Bekenstein, '80 B.A., M.B.A.

Joshua Bekenstein is a senior advisor to Bain Capital. He has many years of experience both as a senior executive of a large investment firm and as a director of companies in various business sectors.

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Trustee

Michael J. Cavanagh, ’88 B.A., J.D.

Michael J. Cavanagh serves as president of Comcast Corporation, a Fortune 30 global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.

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Charles Waterhouse Goodyear IV, ’80 B.S., M.B.A.
Trustee

Charles Waterhouse Goodyear IV, ’80 B.S., M.B.A.

Charles Waterhouse Goodyear IV, ’80 B.S., M.B.A.

Charles W. Goodyear IV is the president of Goodyear Capital Corporation and Goodyear Investment Company and the former chief executive officer of BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified resources company.

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Catharine Bond Hill
Trustee

Catharine Bond Hill, B.A., B.A., M.A., ’85 Ph.D.

Catharine Bond Hill

Catharine Bond Hill is managing director of Ithaka S&R, Ithaka Harbors. In her role, she leads the company’s research and consulting initiatives to improve access to higher education and enhance student outcomes.

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William Earl Kennard
Trustee

William Earl Kennard, B.A., ’81 J.D.

William Earl Kennard

William E. Kennard is a co-founding partner of Astra Capital Management, a private equity firm. Before founding Astra Capital, Mr. Kennard was U.S. ambassador to the European Union.

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Trustee

Fred Krupp, ’75 B.S., J.D.

Fred Krupp is president of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), one of the world’s leading environmental organizations.

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Maurie McInnis
Trustee

Maurie McInnis, B.A., ’90 M.A., ’96 Ph.D.

Maurie McInnis

Maurie McInnis is president of Stony Brook University, a public research university on Long Island, New York; her previous leadership in higher education includes serving as executive vice president and provost of the University of Texas at Austin and as vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Virginia.

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Ann Miura-Ko ’98 B.S., Ph.D.
Trustee

Ann Miura-Ko, ’98 B.S., Ph.D.

Ann Miura-Ko ’98 B.S., Ph.D.

Ann Miura-Ko is a co-founding partner at Floodgate, a seed-stage venture capital firm with notable investments in companies including Lyft, Twitter, Twitch, and Okta.

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Trustee

Carlos R. Moreno, ’70 B.A., J.D.

Carlos R. Moreno has spent his life dedicated to the pursuit of justice. Following a distinguished career as a jurist and public servant, he is currently an independent mediator with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, serving clients in the state of California.

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Emmett John Rice, Jr., '88 B.A., M.B.A.
Trustee

Emmett John Rice, Jr., ’88 B.A., M.B.A.

Emmett John Rice, Jr., '88 B.A., M.B.A.

E. John Rice, Jr. is the founder and chief executive officer of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national nonprofit organization that equips underrepresented minorities with skills, coaching, and relationships required to become high-impact leaders in corporations, nonprofits, and entrepreneurial ventures.

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Joshua L. Steiner
Trustee

Joshua L. Steiner, ’87 B.A., M.St.

Joshua L. Steiner

Joshua Steiner, Yale College Class of 1987, with a B.A. in history, is a partner at SSW, a private investment firm, and is a senior adviser at Bloomberg, L.P., where he previously was head of industry verticals.

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David Sze
Trustee

David Sze, ’88 B.A., M.B.A.

David Sze

David Sze is a partner at Greylock, where he invests primarily in consumer technology companies.

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Marta Tellado
Trustee

Marta L. Tellado, B.A., ’02 Ph.D.

Marta Tellado

Marta L. Tellado is president and chief executive officer of Consumer Reports, an independent, nonprofit member organization that works with consumers to foster truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace.

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Trustee

David A. Thomas, ’78 B.A., M.A., ’84 M.A., ’86 Ph.D.

David A. Thomas is president of Morehouse College. A scholar recognized for his work at the intersection of race, careers, and organizations, he has channeled his academic expertise into a distinguished career in higher education.

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Kathleen Elizabeth Walsh, ’77 B.A., ’79 M.P.H.
Trustee

Kathleen Elizabeth Walsh, ’77 B.A., ’79 M.P.H.

Kathleen Elizabeth Walsh, ’77 B.A., ’79 M.P.H.

Kate Walsh is secretary of health and human services for the State of Massachusetts. As secretary, she leads the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, which provides access to medical and behavioral health care, long-term services and supports, and key nutritional and financial benefits.

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Michael Warren
Trustee

Michael Warren, ’90 B.A., B.A.

Michael Warren

Michael Warren is the global managing director of Albright Stonebridge Group, a business strategy firm he co-founded in 2009, where he advises clients at the intersection of the public, private, and social sectors.

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TRUSTEE, EX OFFICIO
Edward Miner “Ned” Lamont, Jr., B.A., ’80 M.B.A.
Governor of the State of Connecticut

TRUSTEE, EX OFFICIO
Susan Bysiewicz, ’83 B.A., J.D.
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Connecticut