Board of Trustees

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.

• Read Berklee's unified mission and vision statements.

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
• Susan Whitehead
  Board Chair Emerita; Vice Chair, Whitehead Institute
• Charles Anderson
  President and CEO, The Dimock Center
• Lee Burrows
  Vice Chair Investment Banking, Performance Trust Capital Partners
• Cynthia K. Curme
  Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Kristy Edmunds
  Director, MASS MoCA
• David Friend
  Cofounder, President, and CEO, Wasabi Technologies, Inc.
• David Gross
  Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital
• Thomas M. Hagerty
  Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners 
• Marina Hatsopoulos
  Board Chair, Levitronix Technologies; Entrepreneur and Writer
• 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, USC
• Bill Kaiser
  Partner Emeritus, Greylock Partners
• Peter Labbat
  Managing Partner, Energy Capital Partners
• Grace Kelly BM '12
  Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter
• Hassell McClellan
  Associate Professor (Retired) of Finance and Policy, Boston College
• Kristine Moyer Higgins
  Independent Consultant, KMH Consulting
• Robert S. Murley
  Vice Chairman/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 LLC
• Jon Platt
  Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Publishing
• (Snow) Dan Qin
  Vice President, Y&J Petroleum Services
• David Scott Sloan
  Partner, Holland & Knight
• Darius Sidebotham
  Financial Advisor, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
• Beth Carrillo Thomas '10
  Senior Advisor and Former Partner, Bain Capital
• Katie (Schlosser) Vitolins BM '04
  Head of Fan Commerce, Amazon Music
• Paul D. Wachter
  Founder and CEO, Main Street Advisors
• Tarik Ward
  Director of Global Strategic Operations and US Programs, the ELMA Philanthropies Services
• Andy Youniss
  Executive Chairman, Rocket Software
• Marillyn Zacharis
  Cochair, ArtsEmerson

Trustees Emeriti

• Vivian C. Beard
• J. Scott Benson
• Patricia Casale
• William M. Davis
• Mike Dreese
• William E. Falconer
• Allan T. McLean
• Craigie Zildjian

Global Ambassadors

• Herb Alpert
• David Friend