Richard “Rich” Wurtzburger was Executive VP Sales - Dress Furnishings Group at PVH Corp., one of the largest global apparel companies, until July 2020. Prior to his position at PVH Corp., he was Executive Vice President at Peerless Clothing Inc. for 25 years.
Affiliations:
Chairman, RMH-NY Apparel Industry Golf Outingth
Personal:
Spouse/Jennifer
Committees:
Finance
Guy Weltsch is a Partner at Toms Capital LLC, a single-family office which manages the commercial and private interests of its family clients with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term capital appreciation. Toms Capital primarily focuses on private and public equities across a diverse spectrum of geographies and industries, including consumer & retail, hospitality, technology, financial services, energy and real estate, among others.
Prior to joining Toms Capital in 2012, Mr. Weltsch was a Senior Managing Director and the Executive Vice President of Tigris Financial Group and its affiliate The Electrum Group LLC, a New York City based investment, advisory and asset management firm. Mr. Weltsch was a member of Tigris Group’s Executive Committee and served in various capacities, including as a board member and in officer roles, with selected portfolio companies. Mr. Weltsch was also the Senior Managing Director of Rhodium Group U.S. LLC, an affiliate of Tigris Financial Group, focused on high-growth cutting-edge opportunities in the fields of technology, internet, digital media, mobile and emerging technologies. He also previously worked with Banc of America Securities LLC and Equity Group Investments, a Chicago-based private investment firm.
Affiliations:
The American Friends of the Israel Museum (AFIM), DC Herzliya, Prize4Life
Personal:
Spouse/Keren
Committees:
Development Strategic Planning
Raymond “Ray” Tierney joined iSentium in 2018. iSentium provides big data solutions in finance, brand management, and politics. Tierney, ranked #1 on Institutional Investors 2016 Trading Technology 40 and has 36 years of experience in Capital Markets with Morgan Stanley & Co., Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Bloomberg. In 2017, Ray was awarded the inaugural Ken Heath Award by the Securities Traders Association for his leadership in empowering women and underrepresented groups in finance. In addition to RMH-NY, he is also a supporter of Wings over Wall Street and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Personal:
Spouse/Diane Tierney
Committees:
Building and Facilities Development
Strategic Planning
• Data Sub-Committee Chair
A seasoned executive with more than three decades of retail experience, Steve Shiffman was Chief Executive Officer of Calvin Klein until June 2019. In this role, Steve focused on strategy, product development, marketing and commercial operations for all CALVIN KLEIN product lines across the world. Prior to this role, Steve served as the President & Chief Commercial Officer for Calvin Klein, Inc., where he oversaw the global commercial operations of the business, which included having direct oversight of the North America retail and ecommerce businesses, Asia Pacific and Latin American operations, Global Licensing and the Creative Services department.
Steve joined PVH in 1992 and held senior positions including President of Van Heusen Retail and Group President of Retail for the Van Heusen, Izod, and Bass retail divisions. He also held leadership positions in buying and merchandising with Macy’s.
Personal:
Spouse/Jennifer
Committees:
Audit Development
Myron "Mike" P. Shevell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New England Motor Freight (NEMF) and Chairman of The Shevell Group of trucking, real estate and logistics companies.
He began his career in the trucking business as a teenager, working for his family’s trucking company. In 1977, the family acquired New England Motor Freight, and grew the business from 55 tractors and three truck terminals to an industry leader with more than 10,000 pieces of power and trailing equipment and 40 terminals throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. NEMF is now one of the largest privately held, northeast based LTL carriers, with a network that spans 15 States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Mr. Shevell is Chairman of New Jersey Motor Truck Association and a former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Jersey Transit. He is a member of the National Defense Executive Reserve, U.S. Department of Transportation; Member of The Traffic Club of North Jersey and Raritan Traffic Club; and Member of the Defense Orientation Conference Association (DOCA).
Affiliations/Honors:
2018 RMH-NY Legacy Award Honoree
Board Member, Trump Palace Organization
Michael Roemer has served as Chief Compliance Officer for Wells Fargo based in San Francisco since January 2018. Previously, he was Group Head of Compliance for Barclays, after 23 years at JP Morgan Chase and its predecessor organizations. Roemer served on the Advisory Board of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York and was their Audit Committee Chair. He was also on the Board Audit Committee of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
Personal:
Spouse/ Linda Roemer
Committees:
Audit, Chair
Jason Rabin is CEO of Centric Brands. Previously, Mr. Rabin was President, North America, of the Global Brands Group after being the Chief Merchandising Officer. Previously, he was President of LF Asia Limited and President of Kids Headquarters, a children’s and young men’s apparel manufacturer, acquired by Li & Fung Group. Rabin holds the Business Visionary Award from the 21st Annual Accessories Council Excellence Awards ceremony.
Affiliations/Honors:
RMH-NY Gala Honoree, 2017
Personal:
Spouse/ Nicole Rabin
Committees:
Development
Marcos Quesada is US Field Vice President/McDonald’s, responsible for 1500 restaurants in the Stamford Field Office. He began his career with McDonald’s while in high school in Miami, Florida in 1984 as a crew member, working his way up to restaurant manager in 1991.
Marcos held a variety of senior positions with McDonald’s in Puerto Rico, Central and South America and Mexico before returning to the Oak Brook Home Office in 2007, as Senior Director of Operations for Latin America.
Since that time, he has managed operations for McDonald’s in Pittsburgh, the New York Metro and Boston Regions.
In 2018, he became a US Field Vice President for the Chicago Field Office, transferring to the Stamford Field Office in 2019, where he continues to serve as the Stamford Office Vice President.
Personal:
Spouse/ Lucy; 4 children
Kathy Presto is Vice President, Strategic Sourcing for HH Global in the Americas, responsible for shaping overall procurement and category management strategy. She is also responsible for Vendor Governance, Client and Vendor Analytics and Central Procurement. Kathy is a skilled procurement and supply chain executive with over 25 years of experience in the graphic arts industry. Kathy joined HH Global in 2017 after a 10-year career at Williams Lea Tag and more than 15 years at some of the top printers in the country – World Color, Quebecor World and Visant Corporation – where she held management positions in procurement and supply chain management. Kathy is Six Sigma Black Belt Trained and is a 2013 recipient of OutputLinks Women of Distinction award.
Affiliations:
Board, Bucknell University
Board, Lafayette College
Co-Chair, Marquis Parents Council
Personal:
Spouse/Michael Presto
Committees:
Development
Event Chair, Graphic Arts Reception, Ronald McDonald House New York
David Preiser is Co-President of Houlihan Lokey, and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and Office of the Executives. Among his duties, he serves as Chairman of Houlihan Lokey (Europe), with a primary focus on continuing the successful growth of the firm’s European, Asian and Middle Eastern businesses. Mr. Preiser played a major role in the firm’s financial restructuring activities in the United States, and has led many major transactions involving financially distressed companies.
Affiliations:
Board Member, NVR and Houlihan Lokeyealth
Personal:
Spouse/Jane Preiser
Committees:
Executive
Board Governance, Chair
Development
Nominating
Strategic Planning
Will Platt-Higgins is the Vice President of Global Client Partnerships for Facebook, leading teams of people across the world to partner with brand marketers and their agencies, enabling them to maximize their business growth and brand potential on the Facebook platform. Prior to Facebook, he served as EVP of GREY Global Group and EVP of Saatchi & Saatchi focused on global business for brands like Coca-Cola, General Mills.
Personal:
Spouse/ Lolita Platt-Higgins
Committees:
Strategic Planning
Lee Perlman was the longtime President of GNYHA Ventures, Inc. a for-profit subsidiary of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) that developed health-related business entities for more than 30 years. During his tenure, he developed and sold 4 GNYHA Ventures companies and remains its Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Lee is former Chair and now Board member of the Steering Committee of the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII), and incoming Chairman of LiveOnNY. He is Chairman of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association and Chairman of the HSCA Public Policy Committee.
Affiliations:
Board Member, Berkshire Theatre Group
Board Member, The Actor’s Fund
Board Member, The American Theatre Wing
Board Member, UJA Federation of New York
Board Member, Samuel Field Y
Board Member, New York Convention Center Operating Corporation and the Convention Center Development Corporation (Javits Center)
Personal:
Spouse/Linda Riefberg
Committees:
Strategic Planning
Frank Pellegrino, Jr. is the co-owner of the original Rao’s in Harlem, Rao’s at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and Rao’s Hollywood. Frank also opened his own advertising agency in New York, though he continued to work nights at Rao’s. Ultimately, Frank returned to work full-time at Rao’s.
In 2000, Frank opened Baldoria in New York’s Theater District. A fourth-generation owner of Rao’s, in 2006 he moved to Las Vegas to open Rao’s at Caesar’s Palace. In 2012, Pellegrino released the cookbook, Rao’s On the Grill (St. Martin’s Press). In 2013, Pellegrino opened Rao’s Hollywood and in 2016 he co-authored Rao’s Classics with his late father, Frank Pellegrino, Sr. and Joseph Riccobene. Pellegrino is also the former Chairman of the Board for Rao’s Specialty Foods, created in 1992 by Pellegrino, Sr. Frank still serves as a brand ambassador, consultant and spokesman for Rao’s Specialty Foods.
Personal:
Spouse/Caroline Pellegrino
Committees:
Development
Scott Panzer, joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 2009, after 15 years at Newmark Knight Frank (NKF), as a senior principal and head of its Corporate Services platform. He is a leader in the field of leasing brokerage services, with more than 25 years of experience in Manhattan real estate.
Affiliations:
Chairman, RMH-NY Shooting Clay
Board member, University of Miami Real Estate Advisory Board Board member, Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation
Adjunct Professor, St. John's University
Personal:
Partner/Jennifer Kaplow
Committees:
Executive
Building and Facilities
Since 2008, Stanley Shopkorn has been Partner and Portfolio manager at Hilltop Park Associates, which he co-founded. As Board Chair from 2006-2014, he led the organization through tumultuous financial times to a position of stability and growth.
Personal:
Spouse/Phyllis Neel, PhD
Committees:
Audit
Strategic Planning
Ralph Monte has over 35 years of information systems audit and advisory experience in managing the business benefits and risks that can arise from the use of information technology as well as experience in the design of relevant controls and security solutions. Recently, he has assumed a role at KPMG supporting audit quality initiatives. He is a champion for diversity serving on the Firm’s National Board for the Hispanic Latino Network and supports all local diversity initiatives. Ralph is also a co-leader for the KPMG Family for Literacy, a corporate philanthropic initiative promoting literacy in our communities.
Personal:
Spouse/Carmen Monte
Committees:
Finance
IT, Chair (Ad Hoc)
Strategic Planning
Michael Miebach is Chief Product Officer of MasterCard since 2016, and currently a member of the company’s Management Committee. He previously served as the President of the Middle East and Africa region. Formerly a Managing Director for Barclays’ Bank in the same region, he has held several senior-level positions at Citibank in Germany, Austria, UK and Turkey.
Affiliations:
Board, Accion
Personal:
Spouse/Petra Miebach
Committees:
Development
Beth Ann McQuade volunteers on behalf of Therapy Dog International (TDI), visiting local nursing homes with her dog Wally. A former Public Relations Director for a 500-bed hospital, McQuade oversaw all publications, served as spokesperson, and provided support for the hospital development office for fundraising events.
Affiliations:
RMH-NY, 2000 Gala Honoree
Advisory Board, Perlmutter Cancer Center/NYU Langone Health
Personal:
Spouse/Daniel McQuade
Committees:
Program Development
Public Relations
Eric Mandelblatt has been the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Soroban Capital Partners LP (SCP), the New York based hedge fund he co-founded, since 2010. He began his career in finance at Goldman Sachs in 1998, developing investment experience in fundamentally-driven equity long/short, capital structure arbitrage, distressed and volatility investing, principal finance structured products, and broader portfolio management. In 2005, Eric left Goldman Sachs after co-founding a hedge fund, TPG-Axon Management, which he ran until starting Soroban in 2010.
Affiliations:
Board, Harlem Children's Zone
Board, University of Florida Investment Corp
Personal:
Spouse/Danielle Mandelblatt
Committees:
Development
Jim MacGilvray is CEO of JP Mac LLC, in the Bar, Restaurant and Cafeteria Furniture industry within the Furniture and Fixtures sector. He is also a member of Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, which provides education, access to health services and family support for children in need.
Personal:
Spouse/Janet MacGilvray
Committees:
Investment
Candace Leeds is Director of Development for the Global Center, overseeing outreach and engagement with partners and donors. She has decades of experience as a public relations executive, both with PR firms and in-house for companies such as Loews Corporation, where she served as VP of Public Affairs for 19 years. She has also served in a number of roles related to philanthropy and development, including as a consultant, board member, philanthropic advisor, and as Director of Donor Relations with the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation from 2014-17. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions in major public relations firms including the PR arm of Grey Advertising and the Rowland Company (absorbed by Saatchi & Saatchi).
Personal:
Partner/Jay H. Tanenbaum
Committees:
PR, Chair (Ad Hoc)
Program Development
Gary LaBarbera has led the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 workers in New York City since 2009. He has served as President of the New York City Central Labor Council, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is currently a Vice President in the New York City Central Labor Council, the New York State AFL-CIO, and the New York Building Congress. Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed him to the NYC Exploited Worker Task Force, and he sits on the Regional Economic Development Council. Founder and chairman of the board of the New York City chapter of Helmets to Hardhats, Gary helps place veterans in the construction industry across the five boroughs. He is also President and CEO of the Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills, providing apprenticeships to underserved NYC high school students.
Affiliations:
Vice President, New York City Central Labor Council
Vice President, New York State AFL-CIO
Vice President, New York Building Congress
Council Member, Regional Economic Development
Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Personal:
Spouse/Carolyn LaBarbera
Committees:
Building and Facilities
Dr. Kung, a physician-scientist, joined Memorial Sloan Kettering as the new Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in August 2019. He oversees the clinical, research, and educational missions of the department, one of the largest in the world, and specializes in caring for patients using cancer genomics, precision medicine, and stem cell transplantation. His clinical expertise is in Pediatric Hematology, Blood & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Leukemias and Pediatric Blood Disorders. As Department Chair, Dr. Kung is also responsible for advancing MSK’s mission to train the next generation of leaders in pediatric oncology as well as the physician-scientists who will develop the newest pioneering therapies.
Awards & Honors:
Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2016-2017)
Eugene D. O'Kelly Award, American Cancer Society
Elected Member, Society for Pediatric Research
Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation
Personal:
Spouse/Kelsey
Committees:
Strategic Planning
With nearly four decades of experience with Macy’s, Inc. and its predecessor companies, Jeff Kantor was, until his retirement, Chief Merchandising Officer, with oversight of merchandising, private brands and planning. Prior to that, from 2015 to 2018, he was Chief Stores Officer, overseeing all aspects of store strategy, management and operations. He assumed additional responsibility for Human Resources in February 2017.
He has served as Chairman of Macys.com, Macys.com President for Merchandising and as Macy’s President, Merchandising for Home. Kantor was previously President and CEO of the Hecht’s/Strawbridge’s Division of the May Department Stores Company, acquired by Macy’s, Inc. in 2005. Kantor began his career as an assistant buyer at the Boston-based Filene’s/Kaufmann’s division of May Company in 1981.
Personal:
Spouse/Raelin Kantor
Committees:
Strategic Planning
James “Jim” Jacobson was Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg Specialists, LLC, a leading specialist firm (owned by Goldman Sachs) on the New York Stock Exchange until he retired from the securities business in November 2008. He joined the firm in March 2001, when Goldman Sachs acquired Benjamin Jacobson & Sons LLC, the premier mid-sized specialist firm, where he was a managing member and co-head of the management committee.
Jim served two terms on the New York Stock Exchange’s Board of Directors. During the 8 years on the Board of the Exchange, Jim served on the Office of the Chairman, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Human Resources Committee and the Personnel Policy and Compensation Committee and 3 years as the board’s vice chairman. Currently, Jim serves as a Trustee of New Jersey City University. He also serves as an independent trustee for Allianz Global Investors fund board and the Pimco Closed End funds board.Since 2008, Stanley Shopkorn has been Partner and Portfolio manager at Hilltop Park Associates, which he co-founded. As Board Chair from 2006-2014, he led the organization through tumultuous financial times to a position of stability and growth.
Affiliations:
Board, Taft School, Watertown, CT
Board, New Jersey City University
Personal:
Spouse/Kerry
Committees:
Finance
Investment, Chair
Robert “Bob” Howe is global director of Marsh’s Insurer Consulting Group in North America and a 30-plus year veteran of Marsh. His previous roles include global leader of all Property Operations, Manager of Marsh’s Multinational Operations in the US, and Director of Worldwide Property Placement. Bob created Marsh’s Insurer Consulting Practice and received the first patent in its history based on the creation of Market Connect to facilitate data usage. He is a member of the executive advisory board at St. John’s University, School of Risk Management in New York, and privately created a major scholarship foundation at the school.
Personal:
Spouse/Laura Howe
Committees:
Audit
Development
Chairman, Marsh Golf Outing
Ellen R. Harris joined Merrill Lynch as a Vice President and Investment Associate in September 2015 after 35 years with UBS (formerly Paine Webber). At UBS, she had been a Vice President and Financial Advisor for 14 years and prior to that was a Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management (a division of Paine Webber). She had previously been a portfolio manager at the American General Companies in Houston, after several years as an analyst at Goldman Sachs from 1972 to 1977 and U.S. Trust from 1968 to 1972. She is a Trustee of the Trust Supporting the Camden (ME) Public Library, and a member of the Finance Committee of The University Club.
Affiliations:
Board Member, Boy Scouts of America – Greater NY Council
Committees:
Audit
Board Governance
Investment
Mr. Gromek is the retired President and CEO of the Warnaco Group and is now a retail and apparel consultant. Prior to joining Warnaco, he was President and CEO of Brooks Brothers, Inc., and held senior management positions with Saks Fifth Avenue, Limited Brands, Inc., and Ann Taylor Stores Corporation. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The New School.
Affiliations:
Board Member, Boy Scouts of America
Board Member, The Children’s Place
Board Member, Guess? Inc.
Board Member, The Stanley M. Proctor Company
Board Member, Volunteers of America
Member, St. Peter’s University Board of Trustees
Personal:
Spouse/Gail Gromek
Committees:
Building and Facilities
Development
Nominating
Morris Goldfarb leads a diversified apparel company with annual sales of approximately $3 billion. GIII has a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary brands such as DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, and over 30 licensed brands including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, and Guess?.
Mr. Goldfarb sits on the Board of Honorary Overseers of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, the Board of Directors of Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation, and the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center’s Advisory Board, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Under Mr. Goldfarb’s leadership, GIII is the founding sponsor and key supporter of the Design Entrepreneurs NYC initiative launched by Fashion Institute of Technology, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Affiliations:
RMH-NY, 2018 Gala Honoree
Director, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.
Director, RLJ Entertainment, Inc
Recipient, Business Man of the Year Award/Government of South Korea
Personal:
Spouse/Arlene
Maria Ginzburg co-founded Selendy & Gay PLLC, a 9-partner law firm focused on complex commercial and financial disputes and investigations in 2018. Previously a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan since 2011, Ginzburg also served as a partner at Kirkland Ellis LLP. She clerked for the Honorable Ralph K. Winter, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, from 1996-1997.
Affiliations:
Board Member, Rodeph Sholom School
Leadership Council of the East Harlem Tutorial Program
Leadership Council, The Basser Center for BRCA
Personal:
Spouse/Marc Sgaraglino
Committees:
Board Governance
Strategic Planning