About MLT

Leadership

MLT's Senior Management, Governing Board and Advisory Board unite some of the strongest thought leaders in business, education and philanthropy to provide the strategic insight and guidance that informs the direction of the organization and helps to drive the results that MLT is able to deliver for its partners and fellows.

Senior Management

John Rice, MLT Founder and CEO
20 years experience with National Basketball Association, The Walt Disney Company and AT&T
MLT CEO since 2001
MBA, Harvard Business School; BA, Yale University

Kevin Donahue, Vice President, Partnerships
10 years experience with Advisory Board Company, American Express and MLT
 BSBA, University of Pittsburgh

Laura Paglione, Vice President, Operations
18 years experience with Ford Motor Company, Kauffman Foundation and Avid Technology
MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management; ScM, Computer Science, Brown University; BE, Stevens Institute of Technology 

Jett Pihakis, Vice President, Programs
16 years experience with Georgetown University, University of California Berkeley, and Vanderbilt University
Ph.D. Education, Stanford University; BA Psychology, Vanderbilt University

Barbara Paige, Executive Director, Houston Fellows Program (an MLT affliate)
20+ years experience in corporate finance, community development, non-profit leadership and federal government service
MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; BBA, Temple University

 

Management

Valora Blackson, Director, College Programs
14 years experience with Southern Methodist University, California State University, Fullerton and, the University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. Women's Studies (in progress), The Ohio State University; MA Women's Studies, The Ohio Sate University; BS, Liberal Studies, Medaille College

Catherine Carrington, Chief of Staff
11 years experience in educational services management with The Princeton Review and StudyPoint
BA, Psychology, Tufts University

Nicola Halsall Idehen, Director, MBA Programs
10 years experience with JP Morgan/JP Morgan Chase Asset Management and Lehman Brothers/Neuberger Berman Asset Management
MBA, Harvard Business School; BA Economics, Yale University

Patricia Hayling Price, Managing Director, Executive Programs
23 years experience in various leadership and executive roles with IBM and LIVEWORKSTRATEGIZE LLC.
BA, Colgate University

Pauline Jennett, Director, Recruitment and Admissions
15+ years experience with Coca-Cola, Gillette, IBM, and Harvard Business School
MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MDiv, Boston University School of Theology, BBA, Baruch College

Lawrence Naiman, Director, Events & Conferences
16 years experience with Guardian Life Insurance Company and MONY Financial Services
BS, Economics, SUNY College at Oneonta

Karen Thompson, Director, Alumni Engagement
7 years experience as an attorney (Litigation and International Arbitration) at Morrison and Foerster LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP    
JD, Northwestern University School of Law; MA (Performance Studies), New York University/Tisch School of the Arts; BA (English and African-American Studies), Carleton College

Lilly Zhu, Director, Partnerships
10 years experience with Morgan Stanley Investment Banking and Levitan & Associates Energy Consulting
MBA, MIT Sloan School of Business; MA Economics, University of Washington; BA Finance, Tsinghua University, China

                                                                                                                                                             

Governing Board

John Rice MLT Founder and CEO

Conrad Cafritz Chairman, The Cafritz Group

David Carlock President, Machete Development

Ken Coleman Chairman, Accelrys, Inc.

Tyler Dickson Managing Director, Citi Markets & Banking

Trevor Edwards Vice President Global Brand and Category Managment, Nike Inc.

Matt Halprin Executive Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development, Ning

Christy Haubegger Creative Artists Agency, Founder of Latina Magazine

Marc Jones Chairman and CEO, Aeris Communications

Jason Kilar CEO, Hulu

John Legend Grammy-winning recording Artist

Elizabeth Riker Partner, New Profit Inc.

Terry Cornwell Rumsey Principal, TRE Associates

Michael Ryan Co-CEO, JAI Capital Management

Barry L. Williams President, Williams Pacific Ventures

Advisory Board

Joel Alvord Managing Director, Shawmut Capital Partners
 
Colin Campbell President, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
 
Gregory Dees Professor, Fuqua Graduate School of Business at Duke University
 
Joel Fleishman Professor, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University
 
Edward Fox Chairperson, SLM Holdings Corporation (Sallie Mae)
 
Kevin Garnett NBA All-Star, Boston Celtics
 
Richard Gay Senior Vice President, MTV Networks
 
Lloyd Howell Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
 
Candace Matthews Chief Marketing Officer, Alticor
 
Donald McHenry Professor, Georgetown University
 
Lois Rice Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution