Board of Trustees

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The Berklee Board of Trustees is a group of individuals who are the primary fiduciaries of the institution and are familiar with Berklee’s mission, objectives, policies, and programs. Trustees have a strong interest in Berklee's future and are willing to serve as its ambassadors.

The following people make up Berklee's Board of Trustees:

  • Jim Lucchese
    President, Berklee
  • Martin J. Mannion
    Board Chair; Senior Advisor and Former Managing Director with Summit Partners
  • Marina Hatsopoulos
    Board Vice Chair; Board Chair, Levitronix Technologies; Entrepreneur and Writer
  • Bill Kaiser
    Board Vice Chair; Partner Emeritus, Greylock Partners
  • Andy Youniss
    Board Vice Chair; Executive Chairman, Rocket Software
  • Charles Anderson
    President and CEO, The Dimock Center
  • Lee Burrows
    Vice Chair Investment Banking, Performance Trust Capital Partners
  • Kristy Edmunds
    Director, MASS MoCA
  • David Friend
    Cofounder, President, and CEO, Wasabi Technologies
  • David Gross
    Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital
  • Thomas M. Hagerty
    Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners
  • Charlie Hellman
    Senior Vice President and Global Head of Music, Spotify
  • Carletta Higginson
    Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Warner Music Group
  • Steven Holtzman
    Strategic Advisor and Former CEO, Decibel Therapeutics
  • Velina Hasu Houston
    Distinguished Professor of Theatre in Dramatic Writing and Resident Playwright, University of Southern California
  • Grace Kelly BM ’12
    Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter
  • Steve Kokinos
    Chief Executive Officer, Algorand
  • Peter Labbat
    Managing Partner, Energy Capital Partners
  • Miky Lee
    Vice Chairwoman, CJ Group
  • Hassell McClellan
    Associate Professor (Retired) of Finance and Policy, Boston College
  • Noni Ellison McKee
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Tractor Supply Company
  • Kristine Moyer Higgins
    Independent Consultant, KMH Consulting
  • Robert S. Murley
    Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor, UBS
  • Jim Pallotta
    Managing Partner and Founder, The Raptor Group
  • Anthony Pangaro
    Real Estate Developer, Millennium Partners Boston
  • Jeff Patterson
    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, round2media
  • Jon Platt
    Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Publishing
  • (Snow) Dan Qin
    Vice President, Y&J Petroleum Services
  • Edwin Rasberry
    HarbourVest Partners
  • David Scott Sloan
    Partner, Holland & Knight
  • Beth Carrillo Thomas '10
    Senior Advisor and Former Partner, Bain Capital
  • Paul D. Wachter
    Founder and CEO, Main Street Advisors
  • Tarik Ward
    Chief Operating Officer, Harlem Children's Zone

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