Board of Trustees
The governance of The Howard University is vested in the Board of Trustees, which is responsible for controlling and directing the affairs, property, and interests of the University. The Board of Trustees may exercise all powers and authorities conferred upon the University as set forth in the Act of Incorporation and as otherwise permitted by law. [Please refer to Act of Incorporation and The Howard University Bylaws of the Board of Trustees in the Governance Documents section for more information on the University's governance structure.]
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Howard University Board of Trustees Board Roster 2023 - 2024Trustee Roster & Biographies
Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D. (BA '73)
Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners , Class of 1973, Political Science and Economics
Ben Vinson III, Ph.D.
Howard University President
Leslie D. Hale (BBA ’94)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - President and Chief Executive Officer, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) , Class of 1994, Business Administration
Mark A. L. Mason (BBA ’91)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Chief Financial Officer, Citi Group, Class of 1991, Business Administration
Minnie V. Baylor-Henry (BSP ’72)
President, B-Henry and Associates LLC, Class of 1972, Pharmacy and Law
Richard Besser, MD
President & CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Chris Carr
Former COO, Sweetgreen Inc.
Donald B. Christian (BBA ’90)
PricewaterhouseCoopers US East Region Advisory Leader, Class of 1990, Business Administration
Arne Duncan
Managing Partner at Emerson Collective
Nchacha Etta (MBA '02)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Omnicell, Inc., Class of 2002, Master of Business Administration
Godfrey Gill (BBA’89)
Managing Director Capital & Partner Solutions Group, Vista Equity Partners, Class of 1989, Business Administration
Michele V. Hagans (BS ’73, MS ’76, MDiv ’07, DMin ’13)
President and CEO, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation, Class of 1973, 1976, 2007, 2013, Zoology, Engineering, Religious Studies, and Doctor of Ministry
Carla Hayden, PhD
14th Librarian of Congress, The Library of Congress
Danette G. Howard, Ph.D. (BA ‘97)
Director, Global Education Cummins, Inc. and Inaugural Executive in Residence at USC Race and Equity Center, University of Southern California , Class of 1997, Higher Education Policy
Marie C. Johns (Honorary degree ’13)
Chief Executive Officer, PPC-Leftwich, Class of 2013, Telecommunications, Business, Public Administration, and Doctor of Humane Letters
Marc S. Lampkin, J.D.
Shareholder Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck
Kevin E. Lofton
Lead Independent Director, Gilead
Tyra A. Mariani (BBA '97)
Principal UP Advisors, LLC, Class of 1997, Business Administration
Depelsha McGruder (BA '94)
Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer of the Ford Foundation, Class of 1994, Broadcast Communications
James J. Murren
American Businessman, Crisis Response Specialist
Hilary Rosen
Public Affairs Executive and CNN Political Analyst
Shelley Stewart Jr.
Managing Partner, BottomLine Advisory, LLC
Bruce E. Thompson (BA '79)
President, Hospitality Development Company Group, Class of 1979, Economics
Christopher J. Tyson (BArch '98)
President, National Community Stabilization Trust, Class of 1998, Architecture
Chris Washington (BA ’92)
DJ & Grassroots Marketing Consultant, Asst. Athletic Director, and Varsity Coach, Class of 1992, Broadcast Journalism