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The activities of the College of Business are supported and monitored by the Dean's Advisory Council (DAC). This Council, a select group of successful alumni and friends of the college, was organized in 1990. A primary function of the DAC is to provide advice and support to the Dean in their efforts to attain the highest level of quality in undergraduate and graduate education. This distinguished body meets in plenary session twice a year, at Lehigh.
The chair of the Dean's Advisory Council is Paul Knollmeyer '87. Mr. Knollmeyer is the Council's tenth chair following Kim Rogoff '94 (2021-2024), Christopher Scott '94 (2018-2021), John Chrin '85, '86, '10P, Brad Scheler '74, '05P, '08P, '09PG (2011-2012), Bob Brown '78 (2004-2011), Fred Fraenkel '71, '03P (2000-2004), Paul N. Leitner '76 (1996-2000), Frank Speigel '57 (1995-1996) and Joseph Welch '56 (1990-1994).
Council members have a business focus with broad representation from diverse organizations and working backgrounds. The current Dean's Advisory Council consists of a cross-section of Lehigh alumni and friends who are in various phases of their business careers.
Lindsay Atha '02
Vice president of International Finance for L'Oréal's American Luxury Brands
Matthew D. Bass '00
Head, Private Alternatives, AllianceBernstein
Len Combs ‘92
Partner, Global Assurance COO, PwC
Randy Eckels '87 MBA
CEO and Board Director, Clubessential Holdings, LLC
Karrie Ford ’05, ’17 MBA
Senior Manager, Logistics and Distrubution, North America, Lime
John Gardner '95
Executive in Residence, Acrew Capital
Sandy Grippo '95
Partner and COO, Bessemer Venture Partners
Erik Hoover '96
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
John B. Howard '91
Principal, AQR Capital Management
Ginelle Julien ’94, ’96 MS, Council Vice Chair
SVP, Digital and Business Transformation, MedTech Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson
Maryann Kavallieratos ‘03
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Paul Knollmeyer '87, Council Chair
Chief Financial Officer and Partner, HPS Investment Partners, LLC
Russell Mallett '84
US Banking and Capital Markets Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Andrea Markezin '79
President, Table Management LP
Joe McGrath '04
Audit and Assurance Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kevin Parke '81
President and Chief Investment Officer (Retired), MFS Investment Management
Daniel Pietrzak '97
Partner, KKR & Co Inc.
Kim Rogoff '94
Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, Estée Lauder
Sheila Rostiac '92
Senior Vice President Human Resources, PSEG Services Corporation
Bryon Rubin '92
COO and CFO, CBS Entertainment Group
Christopher Scott '94
Managing Director, Fixed Income Division, Morgan Stanley
Brita Turner ‘04
GM of the Collectibles and Trading Cards Categories, eBay
Leah Viault '98
Managing Director, Finance Strategies, Piper Sandler
Melissa Vlak '95
Managing Director and COO, CIP Capital
Hans Zheng '10
VP, Operations and Finance, Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
Robert Brown '78
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Retired)
John R. Chrin, '85, '86, '10P
Partner, Circle Wealth Management
William Crouse, III '64
Managing Director, HealthCare Ventures
Donald M. Gruhn '49 (in memoriam)
Member, New York Stock Exchange (Retired)
Paul N. Leitner '76
Principal, The Leitner Thomas Group
Norman Merksamer '52 (in memoriam)
New York Stock Exchange
Philip R. Peller '60
Andersen Worldwide SC (Retired)
Brad Eric Scheler '74, '05P, '08P, '09PG
Senior Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Sanjay Shah '89 MBA (in memoriam)
Founder, CEO & Chief Architect, Vistex, Inc.
Sidney J. Silver '57, '81P, '93P, '15GP, '18GP
Founding Member, Silver Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLP
Eugene Mercy, Jr. '59 (in memoriam)
Madison Twenty-Four Associates, LLC
Joseph R. Perella '64
Founding Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners LP