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Leavey Executive Center, Santa Clara University

Meet the Cohort

The purpose of BCBR is to get more Black leaders on public and private corporate boards, leading to better business outcomes and racial justice.

We accompany BCBR Participants & Alumni on their board journeys; partner with organizations and individuals seeking qualified, talented leaders to serve on boards; and facilitate networking events among BCBR community members.

Cohort 14

Carolyn Benton Aiman

SVP Chief Risk, Compliance & Legal Officer (fmr) at Sempra Infrastructure
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Kofi Ampadu

Partner, Head of Talent & Opportunity at Andreessen Horowitz
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Donna Cohen

CFO at CarMax Auto Finance
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Craig Cornwell

City Attorney at City of Merced
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Karna Crawford

Global CMO at Marqeta
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Matthew Forsythe

Director of Product Management at Google
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Bernel Hall

President and CEO at New Jersey Community Capital
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Paul Henderson

Executive Director at San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA)
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Kevin Lee

Legal/Business Management Executive and Program Director & Faculty Administrator at City of San José and De Anza College
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Chimene Liburd

Physician Executive at NCQA
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Willie Maddox

EVP, Chief Risk Officer at Atlantic Community Bankers Bank
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Erin Horne McKinney

Chief Growth Officer at Public Performance Management (PPM)
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Benita McLarin

Executive & Adjunct Faculty at Believe Management Consulting and Coaching LLC., Dominican University of California
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Terri Montague

Senior Fellow at Emory University School of Law
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Kevin Nichols

Founder, President and CEO at The Social Engineering Project
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O. Valerie Nicolas

Co-Founder, President & Managing Partner at THORO Artists, Inc.
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Rick Sinkfield

Chief Legal Officer at ETS
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Dara Strickland Solomon

VP of Product Management & UX Design at OneTen
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Tiffany Stevenson

Chief People Officer (fmr) at Weight Watchers
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Darren Thierry

Head of Payor and International Operations at Dexcom
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Stephanie Toney

Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer at Diatiro
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Renada Williams

SVP, General Counsel and Human Resources at Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
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Tracey Young

Chief Brand Officer at Cinnabon
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Zaid Abdullah Zaid

Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy at Cloudfare
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