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 Berklee's unified mission and vision statements.

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
• Lee Burrows
  Vice Chair Investment Banking, Performance Trust Capital Partners
• David Clem
  Founder and Managing Partner, Lyme Properties
• John Connaughton
  Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital
• Cynthia K. Curme
  Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Kristy Edmunds
  Director, MASS MoCA
• Emilio Estefan '07H
  Grammy-winning producer
• Gloria Estefan '07H
  Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
• Thomas M. Hagerty
  Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners 
• Marina Hatsopoulos
  Board Chair, Levitronix Technologies; Entrepreneur and Writer
• Steven Holtzman
  Strategic Advisor and Former CEO, Decibel Therapeutics
• Velina Hasu Houston
  Distinguished Professor of Theatre in Dramatic Writing and Resident Playwright, USC
• Bill Kaiser
  Partner Emeritus, Greylock Partners
• Peter Labbat
  Managing Partner, Energy Capital Partners
• Grace Kelly BM '12
  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.
• Robert S. Murley
  Vice Chairman/Senior Advisor, UBS
• 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
• David Scott Sloan
  Partner, Holland & Knight
• Darius Sidebotham
  Financial Advisor, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
• Beth Carrillo Thomas '10
  Senior Advisor and Former Partner, Bain Capital
• Katie (Schlosser) Vitolins B.M '04
  Head of Fan Commerce, Amazon Music
• Paul D. Wachter
  Founder and CEO, Main Street Advisors
• Tarik Ward
  Director of Global Strategic Operations and U.S. Programs, the ELMA Philanthropies Services
• Andy Youniss
  Executive Chairman, 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
• David Friend