Voting Trustees | Carnegie Mellon University
webThis page lists Carnegie Mellon University's Board of Trustees, which governs one of the world's leading AI research institutions. CMU's leadership and governance structure is tangentially relevant to AI safety as the university hosts significant AI research programs and policy initiatives.
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This page lists the voting trustees of Carnegie Mellon University's Board of Trustees for 2025-26, including their affiliations and roles. The board governs CMU's business, property, and affairs, consisting of at least 40 voting members divided into five classes with staggered five-year terms. Members include executives from technology, finance, healthcare, and public service sectors.
Key Points
- •CMU's Board of Trustees consists of a minimum of 40 voting members, including ex-officio members, divided into five classes with staggered five-year terms.
- •Trustees serve until age 75 or term expiration, whichever comes first, and may be granted Emeritus status for distinguished contributions.
- •The 2025-26 board includes leaders from major tech companies (Amazon, Adobe, Meta, Home Depot) and investment firms.
- •Ex-officio members include CMU's president, alumni association president, and Pittsburgh city officials.
- •CMU's governance structure is relevant context for understanding institutional oversight of one of the world's top AI research universities.
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Voting Trustees
The business, property and affairs of the Corporation are managed by or under the direction of a Board of Trustees of the Corporation.
The Board of Trustees shall consist of a minimum of 40 voting members, including ex-officio members, with the number of voting trustees to be determined from time to time by the trustees. Voting trustees members are divided into five classes; one class of trustees is elected each year at the annual meeting to succeed those whose terms expire in that year and to serve for a term of five years.
The term of each trustee typically commences on July 1 following his or her election. A trustee’s term expires on June 30 in the year in which his or her term is concluded, or June 30 following his or her 75th birthday, whichever occurs first. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Trustees may grant the status of Emeritus/a Trustee to those members who have made distinguished contributions to the University and who have attained at least age 60 or a maximum of age 75.
2025-26 Voting Trustees
Joel Adams *, general partner, Adams Capital Management, Inc.
Lane M. Bess *, principal and founder, Bess Ventures and Advisory; chief executive officer, Deep Instinct
Ronald Bianchini, Jr. *
Keith Block *, founder & chief executive officer, Smith Point Capital
Frank Brunckhorst *, Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.
Gloria Chen *, chief people officer and executive vice president of employee experience, Adobe Inc.
David Coulter *, special limited partner, Warburg Pincus LLC
Nathalie Cowan , founder, Abergel Homes
Russell Crockett *, founder, Aeon Blue Technologies ; founder, RTC Energy LLC
Jeanne Cunicelli *, president, UPMC Enterprises; executive vice president, UPMC
Ted Decker *, chair, president and chief executive officer, The Home Depot
Shrinivas V. Dempo *, chairman, Dempo Group of Companies
Francisco D'Souza *, co-founder and managing partner, Recognize
Howard Ellin *, partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom
Charlie Evans *, retired president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Edward H. Frank *, executive chair, Gradient Technologies
Yoshiaki Fujimori *, chairman of the board, Oracle Japan Corporation
Eric Giler *, founder and co-chief executive officer, OmniZare Imaging, Inc.
Ajei Gopal , president and chief executive officer, ProCore Technologies
Edward Grefenstette *, president and chief investment officer, The Dietrich Foundation
Thomas Healy *, founder and chief executive officer, Hyliion
Farnam Jahanian (ex officio) , president, Carnegie Mellon University
Larry Jennings, Jr* senior managing director, ValStone Partners, LLC
Katherine Kohatsu * (ex officio) , president, Andrew Carnegie Society Board
Daniel Lavelle (ex officio) , president, Pittsburgh City Council
Joanna Lovering * (ex officio) , president, Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association Boar
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