VIDEO: Nonprofit Board Best Practices – Lessons From the 2020 BoardAssist Board Summit
Did you miss BoardAssist’s Annual Nonprofit Governance Summit – a meeting of some of New York’s most prominent nonprofit and corporate board members coming together to discuss nonprofit governance best practices? Catch it now on VIDEO.
Participating panelists included private and public sector industry leaders who are current trustees of distinguished boards such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Landmarks Conservancy, New York City Ballet, Environmental Defense Fund, The Buckley School, Philanthropy New York, and Girls Scouts of the USA, among other boards. From social justice and the arts to education and environmental boards, a wide cross-section of major nonprofit interest areas were represented.
The Summit was an important first step for many seeking to forge new friendships across the New York nonprofit community. Making connections between amazing people and terrific nonprofit boards has always been the primary mission of BoardAssist. Creating new dialogues between our board placements and other high impact nonprofit board trustees makes the whole New York nonprofit community stronger.
The Summit was a wonderful opportunity for those already sitting on nonprofit boards to learn from other influential board members, as well as a unique way for those considering nonprofit board service to learn more from some of New York’s most impactful board members.
Panelists:
| Name/Title | Historic/Current Board Affiliations | |
 | Justin Abelow Houlihan Lokey: Managing Director and Management Committee Member | Buckley School (Board Chair), New York Landmarks Conservancy |
| Aly Alibhai Citi: Managing Director, M&A | Education through Music (Vice Chair) |
 | Anish Batlaw General Atlantic: Operating Partner | Avon Products, TPG Wholesale Private Limited, Alinta Holdings |
 | Debjani Bagchi Deutsche Bank: Managing Director, Private Wealth Management | Read Alliance |
 | Jeanne Kwong Bickford BCG: Managing Director & Senior Partner; Managing Partner of NY Office | Girl Scouts of the USA |
 | Carlton Charles Hearst: Vice President/Treasurer | BUILD
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 | Deborah Farrington StarVest Partners: Co-Founder and Managing Partner
| Smith College, HBS Club of New York, American Friends of the V&A, NCR, Collectors Universe |
 | Kirsten Feldman Morgan Stanley: Former Head/Retail
| Asphalt Green, Environmental Defense Fund Richard Ivey School of Business |
 | Nicole Howe-Buggs Carnegie Corporation: Corporate Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer | Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Philanthropy New York |
 | Jose Ramon Gonzalez CNA Insurance: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
| ProjectExplorer (Board Chair) |
 | Jonathan Knee Columbia Business School: Professor Professional Practice; Evercore Partners: Senior Advisor; Author | National Women’s Law Center, New Alternatives for Children, Citizens Committee for Children of NY, Arts Connection, Yale Law School Fund |
 | Jennifer Nason JP Morgan: Global Chairman, Investment Banking | American Australian Association, Quibi |
 | Jeffrey Peek BofA: Executive Vice Chairman/Global Corporate and Investment Banking | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Ballet, Brearley School, Teachers College, Freddie Mac, Travelers Companies |
 | Mindy Posoff Golden Seeds: Managing Director
| 100 Women in Finance, E*Trade Asset Management, E*Trade Advisory and EAdvisor, HighMark Mutual Funds, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
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 | Jennifer Raab Hunter College: President | ExpandED Schools, United Way, Compuware |
 | Gautam Ranji ViacomCBS: Former EVP, Strategic Planning and Business Development | Breakthrough New York (Board Chair) |
 | Luke Sarsfield Goldman Sachs Asset Management Client Business: Partner and Global Head | Literacy Inc. (Board Chair), Safe Horizons, The Montclair Kimberley Academy |
Agenda:
4:00 – 4:45 pm First panel
4:45 – 5:30 pm Second panel
5:30 – 6:15 pm Third panel
6:15 – 6:30 pm Q&A