Governance

The Board of Trustees has fiduciary responsibility for the governance of the College, in particular the health, vibrance, and ability to satisfy our mission. The president is the chief executive officer of the College and is also a trustee. The president and his or her senior staff are responsible for establishing and implementing College policy.

Board Leadership

Scott Perper, Chair of the Bowdoin Board of Trustees

Scott B. Perper ’78
Chair of the Board

Diana Spagnuolo headshot

Diana L. Spagnuolo '96
Vice Chair of the Board

Safa R. Zaki headshot

Safa R. Zaki
President

Scott B. Perper ’78, Chair of the Board
Partner, Pamlico Capital, Charlotte, NC

Diana L. Spagnuolo ’96, Vice Chair of the Board
Partner, Ballard Spahr, LLP, Philadelphia, PA

Safa R. Zaki, President of the College
Brunswick, ME

Board of Trustees

Jennifer Goldsmith Adams '90, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the NYU Langone Health Center for Empathy in Medicine, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency and Director of the Primary Care Residency Track, New York University Grossman School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Internal Medicine, Gouverneur Health Care, New York, NY

Joseph Adu ’07, Director of Technology and Security, Path AI, Needham, MA

Tejus Ajmera '04, Cofounder, FGF Brands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

William S. Anderson ’80, Los Angeles, CA

Sydney Asbury '03, Boston, MA

Kayla D. Baker ’09, Founder and Principal, Ryse Local Ventures, Washington, DC

Michel Bamani '08, Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA

Katie R. Benner ’99, Reporter, The New York Times, Washington, DC

Peter J. Bernard ’79, Chilmark, MA

Arthur E. Black ’91, Founding Partner/Owner BBR Partners, Highland Beach, FL

David G. Brown ’79, Private Investor, Jackson, WY

Ellen L.P. Chan '97, Retired, San Francisco, CA

Russell C. Crandall ’94, Professor of Latin American Studies, Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Julia L. Davidson P’21, Big Sky, Montana

Jeff D. Emerson ’70, President, Northend Group, LLC, Portland, ME

Robert T. Friedman P’15, P'21, President, YF Group, Santa Monica, CA

Bertrand Garcia-Moreno '81, Professor and Chair of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Shelley A. Hearne '83, The Inaugural Deans Sommer and Klag Professor of the Practice of Public Health Advocacy and Director, Center for Public Health Advocacy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Kathryn Roche Hope ’93, New York, NY

Tasha vanderLinde Irving ’82, Founder and Former Principal, Touchstone School, Victoria BC, Canada

Tyree P. Jones, Jr. '82, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC, Washington, DC

Ann Hambelton Kenyon ’79, Retired, Chappaqua, NY

Molly H. King ’80, Partner, Resource Group 175, Wellesley, MA

Holly E. Maloney ’07, Managing Director, General Catalyst, San Francisco, CA

Joseph V. McDevitt, Jr. ’75, Retired, Pacific Palisades, CA

John F. McQuillan, Jr. ’87, CEO, Triumvirate Environmental, Somerville, MA

Mary Hogan Preusse ’90, Founder and Principal, Sturgis Partners, LLC, New York, NY

Alison E. Rundlett '03, Associate General Counsel, Bain Capital Real Estate, LP, Boston, MA

Joan Benoit Samuelson ’79, Athletic/Health Consultant, Freeport, ME

Philip W. Schiller P'17, Apple Fellow, Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA

Andrew E. Serwer ’81, Editor at Large, Barron's, New York, NY

R. Stewart Strawbridge ’98, Managing Member, Selkirk Partners, Freeport, ME

John K. L. Thorndike ’02, Partner, GMO, LLC, Boston, MA

Karen N. Walker ’84, Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC

Paula M. Wardynski '79, New York, NY

Tracy R. Wolstencroft ’80, Senior Advisor, TPG Rise Climate, Greenwich, CT

Mitchell S. Zuklie '91, Global Chairman and CEO, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, CA