Ann Torre Bates is a strategic and financial consultant. Between 1995 and 1997, she served as executive vice president, CFO and treasurer of NHP, Inc., a national real estate services firm. From 1991 to 1995, Ms. Bates was vice president and treasurer of US Airways. She serves on the boards of Franklin Mutual Series Fund and Allied Capital Corporation.
Chair Audit Committee and member of Executive Committee and Preferred Stock Committee.
William M. Diefenderfer III has been a partner of Diefenderfer, Hoover & Wood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 1991 and, since 2000, the vice chairman and co-founder of enumerate Solutions, Inc. He also served as treasurer and chief financial officer, Icarus Aircraft, Inc. from 1992 to 1996. Previously, he served as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1989 to 1991. He serves on the board of U-Store-It Trust (chairman); was a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, from 2004 to 2005, Commission on the Future for America's Veterans.
Member of Finance Committee.
Diane Suitt Gilleland is an associate professor of higher education at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. She served as deputy director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003; senior associate for the Institute for Higher Education Policy from 1998 to 1999; senior fellow of the American Council on Education in 1997; director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education from 1990 to 1997; and CFO for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education from 1986 to 1990. Ms.Gilleland serves on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Foundation Board and the University of Arkansas Foundation Board.
Member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee.
Earl A. Goode is chief of staff to the governor of Indiana, November 2006–present and deputy chief of staff April 2006–November 2006. He was commissioner of the Department of Administration, State of Indiana, January 2005–March 2006. He was chairman of the Indiana Sports Commission 2001–2006. Retired as president of GTE Information Services Corp. in 2000, he has served on the boards of The Chase Bank of Texas, N.A.–Dallas, NBD Bank of Indiana, Meridian Insurance Company and Williams Manufacturing. Currently, he is a director of Georgetown College Foundation.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee.
Ronald F. Hunt, an attorney, retired from the Student Loan Marketing Association in 1990. Between 1973 and 1990, he served in several executive positions, most recently as executive vice president and general counsel. He is a member of the board of directors of enumerate Solutions, Inc. and vice chairman of the board of trustees of Warren Wilson College.
Chair of the Finance and Operations Committee and member of Executive Committee.
Albert L. Lord is a vice chairman and CEO of SLM Corporation. Previously, he served as vice chairman and chief executive officer from 1997 to 2005 and as chairman from 2005 to January 2008. From 1994 to 1997, he was president and principal shareholder of LCL, Ltd., an investment and financial consulting firm. From 1981 to 1994, Mr. Lord held several executive positions at Sallie Mae, including COO. Under Mr. Lord's leadership, Sallie Mae created specialized subsidiaries and divisions that also provide an array of consumer credit loans, including those for lifelong learning and K-12 education, and business and technical outsourcing services for colleges and universities. Mr. Lord is on the Board of Directors of BearingPoint, Inc., the National Academy Foundation, and Children's Choice Learning Centers, Inc.
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors and member of Executive Committee and Strategy Committee.
Michael Martin serves as president of Brooklyn NY Holdings LLC (BNYH), an asset and investment management firm of the Lerner Family, which he joined in 2006. Before joining BNYH, he served as vice chairman and managing director of UBS Investment Bank. He was Global Head of UBS’ Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group between 2002 and 2006, and managing director and head of Global Banks and Diversified Finance of Credit Suisse First Boston from 1987 to 2002. Before that, he practiced law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Martin serves on the Board of Directors of Aston Villa Football Club and Arena Media Networks, LLC.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee and member of Strategy Committee.
Howard Newman is president and chief executive officer of Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC, a private equity firm. Previously, he served as vice chairman and senior advisor of Warburg Pincus and was a senior member of the firm’s management and investment operations. Earlier in his career, he performed energy and financial services investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated and served as a senior advisor to the Long Island Power Authority. Mr. Newman serves on the Board of Directors of Newfield Exploration Company and several private companies.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee and member of Strategy Committee.
Barry A. Munitz is trustee professor, California State University, Los Angeles, 2006–present. He is the former chancellor of the California State University and the former president of The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles. Dr. Munitz was chair of the American Council on Education and vice chair of the National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education. He currently serves as a fellow, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; director, Leeds Equity Partners Advisory Board, Broad Foundation, and Cotsen Family Foundation.
Member of Audit Committee.
A. Alexander Porter Jr. is founder and partner of Porter Orlin, Inc. (formerly Porter Fellerman, Inc.), an investment management company he founded in 1976. Mr. Porter is founder and director of Distribution Technology, Inc. and is a trustee of Davidson College in North Carolina, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Library of America.
Chair of Nominations and Governance Committee and member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Executive Committee and Strategy Committee.
Frank C. Puleo was a partner at Millbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since 1978 and served as co-chair of the firm’s Global Finance Group from 1995 until his retirement in 2006. He was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 1982 to 1991 and from 1996 to 2002. In addition, he served as a lecturer at Columbia University School of Law from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Puleo serves as a director of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp.
Member of Audit Committee.
Wolfgang Schoellkopf is managing partner of Lykos Capital Management LLC, a private equity management company, 2003–present, He was chief executive officer of Bank Austria Group's US Operations, 2000–2001. He was vice chairman and chief financial officer, First Fidelity Bancorp 1990–1996 and executive vice president and treasurer for Chase Manhattan Bank, 1979–1988. He currently is a director for Bank Austria Cayman Islands Ltd., WÜBA, Versicherungs, AG.
Chair of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee, Strategy Committee, Executive Committee and Preferred Stock Committee.
Steven L. Shapiro is a CPA and personal financial specialist with Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese. Wilson & Co., an accounting firm, 1995–present. He serves on the boards of MetLife Bank and Virtua Health and Hospital Foundation. He is a member of the executive advisory council of Rutgers University, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania societies of CPAs.
Member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee.
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Mr. Strange is retired from KPMG LLP, where he served as vice chair and managing partner of the U.S. audit practice. He also served as the global managing partner of the audit practice of KPMG International and was a member of its international executive committee. Most recently, he served as lead architect of the redesign of the KPMG audit methodology and led development of the global strategy for the worldwide audit business. Mr. Strange currently serves on the Board of Directors of BearingPoint, Inc., Group1 Automotive, Inc., New Jersey Resources Corporation and Newfield Exploration Company.
Member of Audit Committee.
Mr. Terracciano was formerly president of First Union Corporation (now Wachovia), chairman and chief executive officer of First Fidelity Bank Corporation, president and chief operating officer of Mellon Bank, vice chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, and non-executive chairman of both The Dime Bank and Riggs National Corporation.
Chairman of Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Strategy Committee.
Barry L. Williams is president of Williams Pacific Ventures, Inc., a consulting and investment company, 1987–present. He was interim president and CEO, the American Management Association International, 2000–2001. Previously, Mr. Williams was managing principal of Bechtel Investments, Inc., 1979–1987. He serves on the boards of PG&E Corp., R.H. Donnelly & Co., CH2M HILL, North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Simpson Manufacturing Co. He is trustee, American Conservatory Theater, American Management Association, Resources Legacy Foundation; trustee and chairman, African American Experience Fund, Management Leadership for Tomorrow.
Member of the Audit Committee.