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 the full vision statement.
• Read the mission statement.

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

• David Bogen
  Interim President and Provost, 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
• David Clem
  Founder and Managing Partner, Lyme Properties
• John Connaughton
  Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital LLC
• Cynthia K. Curme
  Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Emilio Estefan
  Grammy-winning producer
• Gloria Estefan
  Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
• David Gross-Loh
  Managing Director, Bain Capital
• Thomas M. Hagerty
  Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners 
• Charles Hirschhorn
  President, Otis College of Art and Design
• Velina Hasu Houston
  Distinguished Professor of Theatre in Dramatic Writing and Resident Playwright, USC
• Bill Kaiser
  Partner Emeritus, Greylock Partners
• Grace Kelly
  Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter
• Miky Lee (Mie Kyung Lee)
  Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group
• Hassell McClellan
  Associate Professor (Retired) of Finance and Policy, Boston College
• Frederick T. Miller
  President, The Chatham Group, Inc.
• Pete Muller
  Founder and CEO, PDT Partners
• Robert S. Murley
  Vice Chairman/Senior Advisor of Credit Suisse, Chairman of Investment Banking in the Americas
• Anthony Pangaro
  Real Estate Developer, Millennium Partners—Boston
• Jon Platt
  Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Publishing
• (Snow) Dan Qin
  Vice President, Y&J Petroleum Services
• Steve Ruchefsky
  President, CEO, and Cofounder, Regel Therapeutics
• David Scott Sloan
  Partner, Holland & Knight
• Darius Sidebotham
  Financial Advisor, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
• Beth Carrillo Thomas '10
  Managing Director of Bain Capital Real Estate
• Paul D. Wachter
  Founder and CEO, Main Street Advisors
• Tarik Ward
  Director of Music Programs, the ELMA Philanthropies Services
• Andy Youniss
  Cofounder, President, and CEO, 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
• Lee Eliot Berk, President Emeritus
• David Friend
• Quincy Jones