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The Brandeis IBS Board of Advisors and Chairs

Board Co-Chairs

Alan Hassenfeld
Mr. Alan Hassenfeld (co-chair)

Chairman of the Executive Committee
Hasbro

Alan is the Chairman of Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, a philanthropic organization whose goals are to globalize safety and human rights in children's products, empower women in developing countries, and undertake initiatives to improve the economy, education, and business opportunities in Rhode Island.

David Hodes
Mr. David R. Hodes ’77 (co-chair)

Founder and Managing Partner
Hodes Weill & Associates

David is a founder of Hodes Weill & Associates, an advisory, capital raising and principal investment business. The firm provides solutions for a rapidly changing real estate private fund industry. The company leverages its global network and knowledge of the real estate private equity and private funds market.

Board Members

The Board of Advisors is responsible for providing counsel and oversight to Brandeis International Business School (IBS) in various aspects of the school’s operations, including strategy, planning, and fundraising. Board members play a critical role in developing new concepts for the school’s innovative and globally focused business degree programs.

Mr. Leonard Asper ’86
President and CEO
Anthem Media Group

Mr. B. Reuben Auspitz ’69
Managing Member and Co-Founder
ip.com

Mr. Gregory Benac, MA ’03
 President
Gregory Benac Asset Management

Dr. Orna Berry
Corporate Vice President, Growth and Innovation
EMC Centers of Excellence EMEA and the US

Mr. Steven Bunson ’82
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co. 

Mr. Wilfred Chilangwa ’91, IBS MA ’92
Lead Portfolio Manager
International Equity Group at Fidelity

Mr. Andrés Duarte Vivas
Managing Director
Duarte Vivas & Asosiados, C.A.

Mr. Paul Fruitt, P ’79
Vice President, Corporate Planning (retired)
The Gillette Company

Mr. Charles B. Housen
Chairman 
Erving Industries

Mr. Gary N. Jacobs Esq. ’66
Chairman
Accuity Delivery Systems LLC

Professor Robert S. Kaplan
Owner
Kaplan Consulting

Mr. Daniel S. Kern ’83
Chief Investment Officer
TFC Financial Management

Ms. Amy R. Kessler ’89, MA ’90
Senior Vice President
Pension Risk Management Solutions
Prudential Retirement

Mr. Brian S. Lash ’78
CEO
Target Logistics

Mr. Noor Menai, P ’17
President & CEO
Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CTBC)

Ms. Barbara Perlmutter
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs (retired)
Marsh and McLennan Companies

Mr. Omar Qandeel
Vice-Chairman
BlueOrchard

Mr. Steven Schiffman ’80
Chief Financial Officer of Private Equity
Fidelity

Mr. Joel Schwartz
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Global New Business Development
EMC Corporation

Ms. Roselyn Garber Toledano, MA ’74
President (Retired)
Garber Travel

Mr. Eric Weinstein ’76
Managing Director
Neuberger Investment Management

Ms. Lan Xue ’90, IBS MA ’91
Co-founder
Trivest Advisors

Ms. Tania Zouikin
Chairman
20-20 Investment Association

Emeritus
Mr. Ronald M. Ansin
Mr. Roger Berkowitz, P ’07
Mr. Martin J. Gross, Esq. ’72
Mr. Barry A. Kaplan
Mr. Earle W. Kazis, ’55
Mr. Malcolm L. Sherman
Mr. Adam Usdan
Mr. John Usdan