Leadership
Grace C. Bonilla, Esq.
President + CEO
Grace C. Bonilla is the President and CEO of United Way of New York City. She previously held positions at Covenant House International and The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families and was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as the first Executive Director of the Task force on Racial Equity and Inclusion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grace holds a BA in Political Science from St. John’s University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. She has dedicated her career to shaping policies that alleviate inequitable challenges in New York City.
Executive Leadership Team
Eichakeem McClary
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Strategic Initiatives
Tanisha McKnight
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Melissa A. Browne
Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer
Anthony Fullington
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Corrina Kirby
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Government Relations
America Cañas
Senior Vice President, Educational Equity and Opportunity
Board of Directors
CO-CHAIRS
Donald F. Donahue
President & CEO
Miranda Partners, LLC
Larry Klane
Co-Founder
Pivot Investment Partners
VICE CHAIR
Joseph A. Cabrera
Vice Chairman
CBRE
TREASURER
Christine Fenske
SECRETARY
Kevin W. Stone
Partner
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
BOARD MEMBERS
Robert J. Ancona
Vice President & General Manager, B2B Product, Partner & Client Management (BPPC)
American Express Global Merchant & Network Services
Roderick Blaylock
Carolyn Bidwell
Managing Director
Real Estate Group
Brookfield Asset Management
Andrew Bregenzer
Regional President, Metro New York
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Kenneth Bronfin
Senior Managing Director
Hearst Ventures
Evelyn Castillo
Sr. Region Executive,
East Division,
Preferred Lending
Bank of America
Steven Choi
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
Just Futures
Bernice A. Clark
EVP of External Affairs
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Stephanie Ericson
Chief of Staff to CEO
AlixPartners
Hedieh Fakhriyazdi
Chief Diversity Officer
White & Case LLP
Jana Fleishman
EVP, Strategic Marketing and Business Development/Head of Communications
Roc Nation
Samir A. Gandhi
Partner
Global Practice Lead
Capital Markets Group
Sidley Austin LLP
Tracey Gaven-Bridgman
Vice President, North America Stores & Operations
Nike
Dipti S. Gulati
Chair and CEO, Audit and Assurance, AERS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kim Hanson
Managing Director & Head, B2B Thought Leadership Content
BMO Financial Group
Evan Kaufman
Director
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Elly Keinan
Group President
Kyndryl
Randall Kessler
Helen Arteaga Landaverde
CEO
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Lorraine M. Lynch
Chief Audit Executive
National Grid
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Chancellor
City University of New York
Anish Melwani
Chairman & CEO LVMH North America
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.
Ted Moudis
AIA, Senior Principal
Ted Moudis Associates
Robert W. Mullen
Chief Executive Officer
Structure Tone
Paul Papas
Christopher J. Perry
President
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc
Denise M. Pickett
President
Global Services Group
American Express Company
Jennifer Piepszak
Co-CEO, Consumer and Community Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Antonio Richardson
Alumni
National Football League
Brad A. Rothbaum
Sherif Sakr
Partner
Deloitte LLP
Elizabeth Savino
US Exchange Traded Funds Leader
PwC
Yesenia Scheker Izquierdo
New York Office Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
Michael J. Schmidtberger
Partner, Chair of the Executive Committee
Sidley Austin LLP
Todd Schwartz
Managing Principal, New York
Cushman & Wakefield
Amani Toomer
New York Giants Alumni
David HW Turner
Karyn L. Twaronite
Global Vice Chair Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness
Ernst & Young LLP
Ann M. Vermes
Chief Operating Officer – Litigation
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Jennifer Warren
Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Institutional Services and Equipment Finance
M&T Bank
Theo Yedinsky
Vice President of Public Policy    Airbnb
Robyn Zivic
