Board of Visitors

The Penn State Smeal College of Business Board of Visitors serves as a corporate board of advisors, focusing especially on providing counsel and stimulating advances in areas of strategic importance to Smeal and to Penn State.

The Smeal College Board of Visitors was formed in 1989 with 10 founding members. Now the board features nearly 40 members, covering an array of businesses and industries. The board meets once every semester to provide recommendations on new initiatives and offer feedback on matters related to the college. In addition to acting as ambassadors of Smeal, members engage with the college community through mentorship, philanthropy, and recruitment.

Members of the Board

Julie McHugh, Chair, Smeal College Board of Visitors
Biopharmaceutical Industry Executive (Retired)

Richard H. Bard, Vice Chair, Smeal College Board of Visitors
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bard Capital Group, LLC

John M. Arnold
Chief Executive Officer, PPC Lubricants

Carl Berquist
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Marriott International, Inc. (Retired)

Jim Brandau
Senior Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Tom Buday
Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing and Consumer Communication, Nestlé S.A.

Anthony Buzzelli
Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner (Retired), U.S. Regions, Deloitte & Touche USA, LLP

Alvin H. Clemens
Advisor, Homestead Smart Health Plans
Trustee Emeritus, Penn State Board of Trustees

Peter Cocoziello
President and Chief Executive Officer, Advance Realty

Mitch Cohen
Vice Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Retired)

Troy H. Cromwell
President, Centennial Technologies Inc.

Bryon Deysher
President and Chief Executive Officer, Methods Machine Tools Inc.

Alex Goldberg
President (Retired), Ford Motor Land Development Corp.

Lou Grabowsky
Partner, Juniper Capital Management, L.L.C.

Jon Grosso
Executive Vice President, Director of Stores, Loss Prevention, Merchandise & Visual
   Prevention, Store Operations & Experience, Kohl's Department Stores

Alan R. Guttman
Chief Executive Officer, Guttman Energy, Inc.

Edward R. Hintz
President, Hintz Capital Management

Wanda Bryant Hope
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide

A. Richard Janiak
Managing Director, Citigroup, Inc.

Martha Barnhart Jordan
Partner (retired), Corporate Department, Latham & Watkins LLP

David M. Marcinek
Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Ron Morgan
Chairman and Co-founder, MorganFranklin Consulting

Jean Oelwang
President, Virgin Unite

David Polansky
Founder and President, D3 Partners, LLC

Robert Poole
President and Chief Executive Officer, S & A Homes, Inc.

Karen Quintos
Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer, Dell

Stephen Reeves
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Enviva Holdings

J. David Rogers
Chief Executive Officer, J.D. Capital Management LLC

Mark S. Schweiker
Senior Vice President and Corporate Development Officer, Renmatix

Salomon "Salo" Sredni
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, and Partner and Managing Director, Ocean Azul Partners

John Strackhouse
Partner, Caldwell Partners

George Strickler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Stoneridge, Inc.

Richard K. Struthers
President, Ashford Point Enterprises

Scott Tarriff
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Farnoosh Torabi
Financial Expert, Bestselling Author, Speaker and Host, Farnoosh, Inc.

Lara Warner
Chief Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Credit Suisse Group

Lizabeth H. Zlatkus
Board Director