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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


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