Involvement of alumni and friends of the College of Letters & Science strengthens its ability to extend a tradition of excellence in education, research, and outreach that achieves the Wisconsin Idea. The Letters & Science Board of Visitors is a select group of key stakeholders with unique access to the Dean, faculty, staff, and students in order to advise and support the mission of the College.
The purpose of the Letters & Science Board of Visitors is to serve as an advisory group and partner with the Dean to provide knowledge, external perspective, and financial resources to advance the mission of the College.
Current Members
Board Chair
Robert "Rob" Buono
Owner, Henry Street Partners, LLC
International Studies and Political Science B.A.’86
Board Vice-Chair
Prashanth “PJ” Jayachandran
Senior Vice President, Division General Counsel, Colgate-Palmolive North America
Economics and Political Science B.A.’95
Heather Ammons Anderson
L&S Parent - Economics, B.A.’25
Herman Baumann III
Founder, Green Line Strategies LLC
Journalism B.A.’75
Joel Berman
Founder, Iatric Systems, Inc.
James L. Chosy
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, U.S. Bancorp
Political Science B.A.’86
Donna Wills Colson
Mayor and Councilmember, City of Burlingame
Liz Dennett
Founder and CEO, Endolith
Geoscience M.S.'10, Ph.D.'14
Jesse Derris
President of Orchestra; Founder/Chair of Derris; Founder/Managing Member of Amity Supply
Political Science B.A.'02
Kristi Ebong
Partner, HealthX Ventures
Political Science and International Studies B.A.’04
Maitri Erwin
Energy Industry Advisor, Microsoft
Geology M.S.’00, Computational Sciences M.S.’03
David Hammond
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
History and Political Science B.A.’93
Robert Harty
President, Cavelle Consulting Group Inc.
Political Science B.A.’82; Journalism & Mass Communication M.A.’92
Louis Holland, Jr.
President and Chief Financial Officer, Cumota LLC
Economics B.A.’86
William Jordan
Vice Chairman, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp
Journalism B.A.’73
Christian Krautkramer
Group General Counsel, Telix Pharmaceuticals
Zoology and Political Science B.S.’02
Robert McGinnis
Senior Executive Vice President and Portfolio Leader, Harris Computer
Political Science B.A.’90
Joan Mirviss
Owner and President, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.
Art History B.A.’74
Samir Murty
Senior Relationship Manager, Orgel Wealth Management, LLC
Economics and History B.A.’99
Francesca Odell
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Political Science and Spanish B.A.’93
Phillip Schemel
Managing Partner, Schemco LLC
Economics and Political Science B.A.’82
George Shinners
President/Owner, Antigo Construction Inc.
Psychology B.S.’61; Industrial Relations M.S.’64
Greg Sinaiko
President at 10 West Partners, Inc.
History B.A.’94
John Stanoch
Chair, Medica Health Plans Board of Directors
Political Science B.A.’80
Nancy O. Sukenik
Retired, banking executive
History B.A.’69
Oliver Wiener
Founder, Kensington Merchant Partners
Political Science and International Relations, B.A.’00
Patricia "Pat" Donovan Wright
President, Donovan Wright Advisors LLC
Communication Arts B.S.’74