Howard University Board of Trustees
WHUT is a licensee of Howard University, which is governed by the Howard University Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees may exercise all powers and authorities conferred upon the University as set forth in the Act of Incorporation and as otherwise permitted by law. [Please refer to Act of Incorporation and The Howard University Bylaws of the Board of Trustees in the Governance Documents section for more information on the University's governance structure.]
Download Current Board of Trustees Roster
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Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D. (BA '73)
Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners , Class of 1973, Economics
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Ben Vinson III, Ph.D.
Howard University President
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Leslie D. Hale (BBA ’94)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - President and Chief Executive Officer, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) , Class of 1994, Business Administration
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Mark A. L. Mason (BBA ’91)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup, Class of 1991, Business Administration
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Minnie V. Baylor-Henry (BSP ’72)
President, B-Henry and Associates LLC, Class of 1972, Pharmacy
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Richard Besser, MD
President & CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
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Chris Carr
Former COO, Sweetgreen Inc.
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Donald B. Christian (BBA ’90)
PricewaterhouseCoopers US East Region Advisory Leader, Class of 1990, Business Administration
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Arne Duncan
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Nchacha Etta (MBA '02)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Omnicell, Inc., Class of 2002, Master of Business Administration
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Godfrey Gill (BBA’89)
Managing Director Capital & Partner Solutions Group, Vista Equity Partners, Class of 1989, Business Administration
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Michele V. Hagans (BS ’73, MS ’76, MDiv ’07, DMin ’13)
President and CEO, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation, Class of 1973, 1976, 2007, 2013, Zoology, Engineering, Religious Studies, and Doctor of Ministry
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Carla Hayden, Phd
14th Librarian of Congress, The Library of Congress
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Danette G. Howard, Ph.D. (BA ‘97)
Director, Global Education Cummins, Inc. and Inaugural Executive in Residence at USC Race and Equity Center, University of Southern California , Class of 1997, Human Communication Studies
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Marie C. Johns (Honorary degree ’13)
Chief Executive Officer, PPC-Leftwich, Class of 2013, Telecommunications, Business, Public Administration, and Doctor of Humane Letters
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Marc S. Lampkin, J.D.
Shareholder Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck
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Kevin E. Lofton
Lead Independent Director, Gilead
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Depelsha McGruder (BA '94)
Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer of the Ford Foundation, Class of 1994, Broadcast Communications
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JAMES J. MURREN
American Businessman, Crisis Response Specialist
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Hilary Rosen
Public Affairs Executive and CNN Political Analyst
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Shelley Stewart Jr.
Managing Partner, BottomLine Advisory, LLC
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Bruce E. Thompson (BA '79)
President, Hospitality Development Company Group, Class of 1979, Economics
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Christopher J. Tyson (BArch '98)
President, National Community Stabilization Trust, Class of 1998, Architecture
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Chris Washington (BA ’92)
DJ & Grassroots Marketing Consultant, Asst. Athletic Director, and Varsity Coach, Class of 1992, Broadcast Journalism
