Excelsior University Board of Trustees
The Excelsior University Board of Trustees is the governing body for Excelsior. The board comprises individuals from across the United States who are prominent in the fields of business, education, government, and the professions.
Matt Loeb
Chair, Board of Trustees
Matt Loeb is a purpose-driven, strategic and digitally savvy executive and board director with more than 30 years of global leadership experience. He is CEO and principal of Optimal Performance Seekers LLC.
Charlene Dukes
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Charlene Dukes is the president emerita at Prince George’s Community College. Dukes was previously the first female president of the community college which is the home of the National Cyberwatch Center, an advanced technology education site funded by the National Science Foundation and designated a 2010–2015 and 2015–2020 Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance at the two-year level.
Kent A. D. Clark
Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Kent A. D. Clark is an experienced chief executive officer and military veteran certified in board and advisory work across the spectrums of cybersecurity, governance, finance, audit, strategic planning, and development for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Jeanne Meister
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Jeanne Meister executive vice president, Executive Networks, and was a founding partner of Future Workplace, an HR advisory and research firm. She is the best-selling author of four books—two on the launch and expansion of corporate universities and two on the future of work.
David Baime
David Baime is the senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). He previously served as director of education funding for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and as assistant director of government relations for the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Jennifer Gentry
Jennifer Gentry serves as Central Division Chief Nursing Officer for Providence St. Joseph Health-Oregon.
Daniel Greenstein
Daniel Greenstein is the CEO of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the state’s public university system serving around 90,000 students.
Karen Kocher
Karen Kocher is Microsoft’s global general manager of 21st Century Jobs, emphasizing powering the planet through sustainable individual employability and organizational strategic talent pipelines.
KH Maman
KH Maman has more than 25 years of experience in the field of information systems security, telecommunications, systems design and integration, network consulting, PCI credit card security, breach investigation, business continuity planning and disaster recovery, and more.
Karim Merchant
Karim Merchant is the Senior Executive Officer of Development, Arc of the United States, Washington, DC.
Rose Wang
Rose Wang is a serial entrepreneur and is the founder of Binary Group, an IT consulting firm providing enterprise solutions.
Alec Whitters
Alec Whitters is the CEO and co-founder of Higher Learning Technologies (HLT), an organization that develops high-rated, engaging study apps for students.
David Kwabena Wilson
David Wilson is the 10th inaugurated president of Morgan State University—Maryland’s preeminent public urban research university.
Ex-Officio Trustees
Mark Bowman
Mark Bowman works for NASA as the Soyuz spacecraft systems and crew operations lead, responsible for maintaining engineering knowledge of Russian spacecraft and launch vehicles to ensure the safety of U.S. astronauts during Soyuz flight operations.
Gretchen Schmidt
Gretchen Schmidt is the faculty program director overseeing the criminal justice and cannabis control programs at Excelsior University. As a para-academic, she combines criminal justice and legal experience with her passion for learning to create engaging and rigorous courses and programs.
Chair Emeriti
Arthur Gregg
Arthur Gregg has more than 44 years of professional experience, having held senior-level management and command positions in the military and industry.
Jerry Neff
Jerry Neff (ARNGUS, Ret.) enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in May 1960, at the age of 18, and soon after also set off on a banking career.
Joshua L. Smith
Joshua L. Smith is a prominent leader in higher education, was a professor and director of the Program in Higher Education and Center for Urban Community College Leadership, School of Education, New York University until 2000.
Richard Yep
Richard Yep is CEO of Ocean Vista Advisors in Alexandria, Virginia.
