Board of Directors

Read Ahead is governed by a Board of Directors, including representatives of some of our longest-standing corporate partners.

Julie M. Allen, Chair
Partner, Capital Markets and M&A
Proskauer Rose LLP

David Steck, Vice Chair and Treasurer
Head of Senior Relationship Management, Global Markets America
Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Jane Eddy, Secretary
Managing Director (Retired)
Standard & Poor’s

Robert Abel
Partner
Ernst & Young

Brian Basloe

Lindsay Basloe
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Carly Elson
Consumer Insights Lead
Google

Sean Fitzgerald
Managing Director
Macquarie Capital

Samantha Friedman
Senior Director, People
Vettery

John Giouroukakis
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP

Elizabeth Grayer

Sandra Haas
Managing Director
Easterly Capital

Ted Kamman
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Jonathan Kushner
President
The KRE Group

Julie North
Partner
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Chris Paci
Partner
DLA Piper LLP

Ned Russell
Managing Partner, Healthcare
MDC Partners

Denise Seegal Darrow
Chief Executive Officer
NXT Brands

John Smith
Partner
AEA Investors LP

John Cozzi
AEA Investors LP

Kris Heinzelman
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Douglas Hitchner
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC

Marilyn L. Cohen
Managing Director
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC