Board of Directors

Alexandra Jackson is a Trustee of the Liana Foundation, which supports...

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937, Alicia Ostriker has been a finalist for...

Dr. Andrew Schiff joined Aisling Capital in September of 1999 and currently...

Bruno Navasky is a teacher and writer in New York City. He served for a decade...

Camille Lannan is the Map Cataloguer at the Brooklyn Historical Society. She...

Daniel J. Nadler is the Founder of Kensho Technologies, which, according to...

Elda Rotor is the Vice President & Publisher of Penguin Classics at...

Elizabeth Sobol is the President and CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts...

Eric Rayman is a partner at Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman LLP, where his...

Gerald Richards is the Chief Executive Officer of the Superpower Agency, a...

Helen Handley Houghton was an English teacher in both public and private...

Ian Kennedy retired as director of research for Cambridge Associates, a global...

James (Jim) Johnson, a retired partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and a former...

As President and Executive Director of the Academy of American Poets, Jen is an...

Serving on the Academy’s Board since 2007, John Blondel chairs the Committee...

Larry Berger is the Chief Executive Officer of Amplify, the education company...

Liza Bennett is a former advertising and publishing executive. She founded...

Margaret H. Douglas-Hamilton was the first woman corporate lawyer at the...

Maurice Tempelsman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lazare Kaplan...

Michael Jacobs is President and CEO of ABRAMS, one of the world’s premier...

Patricia Grodd is a licensed bibliotherapist and a member of the National...

Rose Styron is a poet, journalist, translator, and international human rights...

The 2010 winner of the National Book Award in poetry, Terrance Hayes is the...

Tess O’Dwyer provides strategic planning and fundraising counsel to leaders of...

Thomas Kean served as the Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. He was...

William D. Zabel is a founding partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel, and head...