BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephen McGrath, Chair  is currently a stay-at-home father.  Previously, Mr. McGrath worked as an Investment Banker in the health care and technology industry sectors at Oscar Gruss & Son Incorporated, Mabon Securities Corp. and Oppenheimer and Co., Inc.  In addition, he has worked in the investment advisory business as a Research Analyst at Woodward & Associates and a Partner at Emerald Advisors, Inc.  Mr. McGrath received a B.A. from Columbia College.
December, 2005

Lawrence N. Lavine, Vice Chair is a Senior Managing Director of Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.  Previously, Mr. Lavine was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston in its Mergers and Acquisitions Group, where he was head of Healthcare and Real Estate M&A.  He started his career on Wall Street at Kidder, Peabody & Co. Mr. Lavine received his B.S. degree, with highest honors, from Northeastern University and his M.B.A. from  the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
March, 2008

Liberty Aldrich, Esq., Secretary & Treasurer is the General Counsel and Director of Domestic Violence and Family Court Programs at the Center for Court Innovation, where she works with courts and justice system stakeholders to improve responses to persistent social problems, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Aldrich was the Director of Legal Services at Safe Horizon. Ms. Aldrich is Chair of the Domestic Violence Task Force of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and has authored numerous articles on domestic violence law and policy. She received the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s annual Equal Access to Justice award in 2000. Ms. Aldrich received her B.A. from Harvard University and her J.D from New York University. 
Founding Member, September, 1996

Leslie Abbey, Esq. is Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Initiative at the Administration for Children's Services. Before that, she was a Staff Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit in the Juvenile Rights Division of The Legal Aid Society. Prior to joining The Legal Aid Society, Ms. Abbey was a Staff Attorney at Lawyers Alliance for New York. Ms. Abbey received her B.A. from Swarthmore College and her J.D. from New York University, where she served as associate editor of the Review of Law and Social Change.
Founding Member, September, 1996

Jonathan D. Bram is a partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a private equity firm that invests in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport and water sectors, in both OECD and select emerging markets countries. Mr. Bram is also a director of the GIP portfolio company Channelview Cogeneration, LLC. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Bram was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Department of Credit Suisse, where he held a variety of senior management positions including Co-Head of the Global Industrial and Services Group and Chief Operating Officer. For more than ten years, Mr. Bram was a senior banker in Credit Suisse’s Global Energy Group with a focus on Project Finance and the power sector. He was also Co-Head of corporate finance and advisory for the U.S. Energy Group. Mr. Bram holds an A.B. in Economics from Columbia College.
January, 2009

Peter L. Braus is a partner at Sierra Realty.  In this capacity, he represents M&T Bank (Manhattan retail locations), Reprise Media, Union Square Hospitality Group and The Suarez Restaurant Group, among others. Previously, Mr. Braus worked for New Spectrum Realty Services and Newmark & Co. Real Estate.  In over 10 years in the real estate business, he has completed in excess of 500 commercial leasing transactions with an aggregate value of well over $250 million.  He is also a principal of Prime Office Centers, which operates in three locations, and serves on boards Friends of Hudson River Park and Alliance for Downtown New York. He is Chair of Community Board 1’s Tribeca Committee. Mr. Braus received his M.B.A. with a concentration in Marketing from Columbia University Business School and his BBA from Emory University.
March, 2008

Kieran Claffey, CA, CPA is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).  After joining PwC in 1985, Mr. Claffey spent over ten years in the assurance practice primarily serving multinational clients. He then transferred to the firm’s national office to focus on major litigation and regulatory related issues. He is PwC’s representative on two professional committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: the Professional Issues Task Force and the Technical Standards Committee.  Mr. Claffey was a founding member and director of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States and a director of the European-American Chamber of Commerce.  He is currently the national treasurer and board member of the Ireland-U.S. Council of Commerce & Industry. Mr. Claffey received his BA from University College Dublin.
December, 2008

Karen A. Greenstein, Esq. is the Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at MTV Networks. Previously, Ms. Greenstein was a Vice President of Legal Affairs at iVillage, a division of NBC Universal, Inc., where she was the senior lawyer responsible for advising the management team on a wide variety of corporate, regulatory and strategic issues. Prior to that, Ms. Greenstein was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of CNET Networks, Inc. and a corporate associate with Loeb & Loeb LLP in New York. Ms. Greenstein received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from New York University.
April, 2008

Karen Fisher Gutheil, Esq. is a Staff Attorney in the Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice of The Legal Aid Society. Previously, Ms. Gutheil was a Staff Attorney in the Manhattan trial office of the Juvenile Rights Practice. Prior to joining The Legal Aid Society, Ms. Gutheil worked at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Ms. Gutheil was the Chair of the Family Court and Family Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association from 2006-2009 and is currently a City Bar delegate to the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates. Ms. Gutheil is also a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Children and the Law Committee. Ms. Gutheil received the 2006 Charles Schinitsky Award for outstanding service on behalf of children represented by the Juvenile Rights Practice and the 2010 Servant of Justice Award given by the Episcopal Diocese of New York.  Ms. Gutheil holds a B.F.A. from Drake University and a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
April, 2007

John Healy, Esq. is a partner and co-head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice at Clifford Chance US LLP.  Mr. Healy advises acquiring, selling and target companies and their financial advisors on both negotiated and unsolicited acquisitions for privately and publicly held corporations.  Mr. Healy received his B.A. from the University of Cambridge and his L.L.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
December, 2008

Julie Kinch, Esq. is Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer at Heineken USA, Inc., where she serves as a member of the Management Team, participates in the development and execution of the company’s strategic plan, and advises the company on legal, corporate and regulatory issues. Previously, Ms. Kinch served as Vice President and General Counsel to Remy Amerique, Inc., and was an associate at White & Case.  Ms. Kinch received a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Boston College School of Law.
January, 2010

Nicole Berlin Marra, Esq. is an entertainment lawyer in her own practice. Prior to launching her practice, Ms. Marra was in-house counsel for an independent film production company, and an associate at Rudolph & Beer, LLP and Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C.  She is also a co-founder and co-president of Lucky Day Pictures, LLC, a film finance and production company.  Ms. Marra received her B.A. from Brandeis University and her J.D from New York University.
March, 2006

Rodney M. Miller, Sr. is Managing Director in JPMorgan’s Mergers and Acquisitions group, having recently joined the firm in October 2007 after spending 20 years at Credit Suisse. Prior to his current position, Mr. Miller was Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for North America and Head of the Financial Sponsor Mergers and Acquisitions effort at Credit Suisse. Mr. Miller has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of financial advisory services for both domestic and international clients. Mr. Miller received his B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University and his M.B. A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
July, 2009

Bayo O. Ogunlesi is Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a private equity firm that invests in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport and water sectors, in both OECD and select emerging markets countries.  Prior to founding GIP, he held senior positions at Credit Suisse, including Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer and Global Head of Investment Banking.  From 1980 to 1981, Mr. Ogunlesi served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Ogunlesi received his B.A. (First Class Honours) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. 
January, 2009

Anthony D. Schlesinger, Esq. is retired.  Prior to retirement, Mr. Schlesinger was a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York.  Mr. Schlesinger is a member of the American College of Investment Counsel.  He is a Director and the past Chairman of St. Ann’s Warehouse and a Trustee of The Reece School and New York Methodist Hospital. Mr. Schlesinger received his B.S. from Washington and Lee University and his LL.B. from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
October, 2006