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
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
Cory Croft