Members and Leadership
Leadership
The leadership of BHEF consists of a chair and a vice chair. For 2012 - 2013, Wes Bush, Chairman, CEO, and President, Northrop Grumman Corporation, serves as chair of BHEF. Barbara Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University, is vice chair.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee serves as the Board of Directors for the Forum, and is responsible for approving all major policies and operating plans of the organization. It includes the chair, vice chair, immediate past chair, and at least four members chosen from the business community and four members chosen from the academic community. Current members of the Forum's Executive Committee are:
| Wes Bush |
BHEF Chair
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President,
Northrop Grumman Corporation
|
| Barbara R. Snyder |
BHEF Vice Chair
President, Case Western Reserve University
|
Jeffrey D. Armstrong |
President, California Polytechnic State University |
Molly Corbett Broad |
President, American Council on Education |
| Roger Ferguson |
President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF
|
| Matthew Goldstein |
Chancellor, The City University of New York (CUNY)
|
Charles L. Harrington |
Chairman and CEO, Parsons Corporation |
David A. Jones, Jr. |
Chairman & Managing Director, Chrysalis Ventures
Board Member, Humana, Inc. |
Renu Khator |
President, University of Houston
Chancellor, University of Houston System |
| Michael D. King |
Vice President, Global Education Industry,
IBM Corporation
|
| William E. Kirwan, II |
Chancellor, University System of Maryland
|
David Maxwell |
President, Drake University |
| Sean O'Keefe |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, EADS North America |
| Eduardo Padrón |
President, Miami Dade College
|
Edward B. Rust, Jr. |
Chairman and CEO, State Farm Insurance Companies |
William H. Swanson |
Chairman and CEO, Raytheon Company |
John Veihmeyer |
Chairman and CEO, KPMG LLP |
Jeffrey Wadsworth |
President and CEO, Battelle |
Mark S. Wrighton
|
Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis |
Brian Fitzgerald |
CEO, Business-Higher Education Forum, Ex Officio |
Click here for the full membership list
