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VSB Advisory Councils

The Villanova School of Business engages nearly 200 alumni, parents, and friends to participate in the school's advisory councils. Members of these councils assist the school with providing professional expertise and advice, feedback on undergraduate and graduate curricula, assistance with student recruitment and internships, and financial support to VSB.

If you would like more information about VSB's advisory councils, please contact Madonna Marion-Landais, Associate Dean for External Relations at madonna.sutter@villanova.edu.

VSB Advisory Councils

Select an advisory council below to view its members:

  • Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
  • Center for Business Analytics
  • Center for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center)
  • Dean's Advisory Council

    VSB Advisory Councils

    William (Bill) K. Bacic VSB '78 (Chair)
    New England Managing Partner
    Deloitte & Touche, LLP

    Daniel (Dan) H. Bathon Jr. VSB '76
    General Partner and Chairman
    Windspeed Ventures, LLC

    George W. Coleman VSB '78
    Managing Director
    Credit Suisse

    John (J.J.) J. Coneys VSB '73
    Vice Chairman
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    John P. Costas
    Chairman
    The Princeridge Group

    Kevin M. Curley VSB '80
    President and CEO
    Curley Financial Group, LLC

    Kathie De Chirico VSB EMBA '08
    Director of Commerce and Business
    Development
    Dow Jones

    Andrew (Andy) P. DiLoreto VSB '80
    CEO and Chairman
    ICS Group

    Ms. Lynn L. Elsenhaus
    Chairman, CEO and President
    Sunoco, Inc

    Stephen Furnary VSB '72
    Chairman and CEO
    ING Clarion Partners

    Thomas (Tom) F. Gilman VSB '73
    Chairman and CEO
    Chrysler Financial

    Justin G. Gmelich VSB '90
    Partner
    Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities
    Goldman, Sachs Group, Inc.

    Mark A. Graham
    Executive Vice President
    Head of Wealth Advisory Services
    Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania

    Vahan H. Gureghian VSB '76
    Chief Executive Officer
    Charter School Management, Inc.

    John Idol VSB PA '10
    Chief Executive Officer
    Michael Kors, Inc.

    Thomas (Tom) Klein VSB '84
    President
    Sabre Holdings

    Jeffrey (Jeff) C. LeSage VSB '82
    Northeast Area Managing Partner - Tax Services
    KPMG

    Elizabeth (Beth) T. Mazzeo VSB '81
    Business Head
    Bloomberg Financial Markets

    Robert (Bob) J. McCarthy VSB '75
    Group President
    The Americas and Global Lodging Services
    Marriott International

    William (Bill) McDermott
    Co-CEO and President
    SAP America, Inc.

    Donough McDonough VSB '81
    Managing Director
    Boomerang Capital, LLC

    Robert (Bob) McMahon VSB '79
    Senior Vice President, U.S. Commercial Operations
    Merck & Co., Inc.

    Robert (Bob) F. Moran VSB '72
    President and CEO
    PetSmart, Inc.

    Donald (Don) J. Musso VSB '81
    President
    FinPro

    William (Will) T. Powers, III VSB '82
    Vice President and CFO
    Rolls Royce North America, Inc.

    Thomas (Tom) Quindlen VSB '84
    President and CEO
    GE Capital, Corporate Finance

    David (Dave) E. Rutter VSB '84
    Chief Executive Officer
    ICAP Electronic Broking, LLC

    Milissa M. Tadeo VSB EMBA '04
    Senior Vice President
    Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

    Arthur (Art) F. Tully PA '10, '13
    Partner
    Ernst & Young Foundation

    Thomas (Tom) M. Venables VSB '78
    President and CEO
    Taramax USA, Inc.

     

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    Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research

    CMPPR Advisory Board

    Executive Board

    Joseph DelRaso, Esq. VSB '74 (Co-Chair)

    Partner
    Pepper Hamilton LLP

    John Kozup, Ph.D.

    Director, Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research
    Villanova School of Business

    Denise L. Devine VSB '77

    President & CEO
    Nutripharm, Inc. and Devine Foods, Inc.

    Murray Kessler VSB '81

    President and CEO
    Lorillard

    Douglas Lioon VSB '78

    Chief Executive Officer
    HVL Incorporated

    James McAndrew

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Magic Media Corporation

    Robert B. Murphy VU LAW '83

    Of Counsel
    Dykema

    Mark Valente III VSB '78

    President
    Valente & Associates

    Domestic Policy SBU

    Associate Director Ronald Paul Hill

    Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Chair
    Professor, Marketing & Business Law

    Congressman Jim Gerlach (Honorary Member)

    United States House of Representatives
    Sixth District of Pennsylvania

    Jeanne Hogarth, Ph.D.

    Senior Analyst, Consumer Education & Research
    Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

    Brett Loper VU '95

    Policy Director, Office of the Speaker of the House
    United States Congress

    John Marino

    National Executive Director
    National Italian American Foundation  

    Janis K. Pappalardo, Ph.D.

    Bureau of Economics
    Federal Trade Commission

    Debra J. Ringold

    Dean
    Willamette University

    Michael Zarrelli

    Corporate Counsel - Manager Federal Government Affairs
    Amway

    Marketing and Advertising Practices SBU

    Senior Research Fellow Charles R. Taylor

    John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing, Marketing & Business Law

    Arthur J. Furia

    Partner
    Shutts & Bowen, LLP

    Massimiliano Magrini

    Chief Executive Officer
    Annapurna Ventures

    Stephen J. McConnell, Esq.

    Partner
    Dechert, LLP

    Devanshi Patel VSB '08

    Director of Marketing
    The Venus Group

    Vanessa Perry, Ph.D.

    Chair and Associate Professor of Marketing
    George Washington University

    Paolo Torchetti

    Chairman
    Flumen Communications Companies  


    Financial Services SBU

    Associate Director Michael Pagano

    The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance
    Professor, Finance

    Stephen M. Albrecht VU '95

    Managing Director for Regulatory Affairs
    GE Capital  

    Len Amoruso

    General Counsel
    Knight Capital  

    Gerard M. Banmiller VU '69

    Chief Executive Officer & President
    First Colonial National Bank  

    Paolo Catalfamo

    Founder and Chairman
    Investar

    Vern Farnsworth

    Senior Advisor
    National Foundation for Debt Management

    Matthew McAndrew

    Vice President
    Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

    Healthcare SBU

    Associate Director Jeremy Kees

    Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law

    Associate Director Michael Capella

    Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law

    Sean P. Fahey VU '91

    Partner
    Pepper Hamilton LLP 

    Alan Levy

    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
    Food and Drug Administration

    Angelina Mondavi VU '04

    Acting Head Winemaker
    Charles Krug Winery

    Frank Perier VSB '81

    Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    Forest Laboratories

    Suzanne Petrella VSB '84

    Private Consultant

    Marc Scarduffa

    Chief of Staff/Sr. Director of Political Affairs & Federal Government Relations
    Pfizer

    Thomas Schaible, Ph.D.

    Vice President, Medical Affairs
    Centocor, Inc.

    Joseph Tesoriero VSB '75

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    Dole Foods, Inc.


    Political Science SBU

    Associate Director Satya Pattnayak

    Professor, Sociology & Political Science
    Director, Center for Latin American Studies

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    Center for Global Leadership

    CGL Advisory Council

    Council Members

    Aurelio Barria
    Executive Vice President
    Molta-Internacional S.A.

    Jim Burke
    Chief Executive Officer
    Global Compliance

    Anthony Chiarello
    President
    American Shipping Group

    Paul Colonna
    President and Chief Investment Officer
    Fixed Income, GE Asset Management

    Ron Cruse
    President, Logenix International, Inc.
    Logenix International, Inc.
    Author, Lies, Bribes & Peril: Lessons for the REAL Challenges of International Business

    James P. DeBlasio
    Chief Executive Officer
    NOVA Corporate Strategies

    Stephen (Steve) M. DeRose
    Vice President
    Global Customer Development Excellence

    Jonathan P. Doh, PhD
    Director, Center for Global Leadership
    Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business

    Villanova School of Business

    Jennifer Halliday
    Principal
    Corporate Financial Services, the Vanguard Group

    Richard G. Heintzelman
    Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas 

    Thomas Henry
    Partner-in-Charge
    Global Incentives Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Jeffrey C. Leventry
    Senior Vice President
    Willis RE Inc.

    Michael Malloy
    Audit Partner
    Deloitte & Touche LLP Northeast Region (New York)

    Rohit (Ro) Mehrotra
    JP Morgan’s Private Wealth Management Group

    Manuel “Manny” A. Nunez
    Director of External Affairs
    Inter-American Foundation

    Walter Owens
    Head of Corporate and Specialty Banking
    TD Bank

    Michael Petrane
    Partner
    Assurance Services, Ernst & Young LLP

    Rick Smith
    Leader, Organizational Effectiveness for Asia-Pacific
    Global Leader, Leadership Consulting Practice Accenture

    Ronald “Ron” Steger
    Partner-in-Charge
    Global Semiconductor Industry Practice, KPMG LLP

    Stephen A. Stumpf
    Professor of Management and Operations
    Fred J. Springer Chair in Business Leadership

    Villanova School of Business

    Frank Sweeney
    President and CEO
    TDK USA Corporation

    Stephen J. Szapor, Jr.
    Vice-Chairman and Co-Founder, Innovation Capital
    President, The Innovation Group

    Kenneth B. Taylor, PhD
    Associate Director, Center for Global Leadership

    Villanova School of Business

    Charles “Ray” Taylor
    John A. Murphy Professor of Marketing
    Villanova School of Business

    Ricaurte “Catín” Vásquez, PhD
    CEO
    General Electric Central America/Caribbean

    Wayne Withrow
    Executive Vice President
    SEI Investments

    Associate Council Members

    Meredith Altenhofen
    Tax Associate
    Global Transfer Pricing Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Carlos M. Pradera
    Associate
    Finance Leadership Development Program

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    Center for the Study of Church Management

    CSCM National Advisory Board

    Richard Burke
    President
    Catholic School Management

    Rev. William J. Byron, SJ
    Jesuit Community
    St. Joseph's University

    Michael Castellano
    Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director
    Lazard, LTD

    Peter Flynn (Board Chair)
    Director of Finance and Administrative Services
    Diocese of Fort Worth

    Dr. Carol Fowler
    Director of Personnel Services
    Diocese of Chicago

    Bryan T. Froehle, Ph.D.
    School of Theology and Ministry
    St. Thomas University

    The Very Rev. Anthony M. Genovese, OSA
    Prior Provincial
    Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova

    Ms. Sheila Kelly
    Church Consultant

    Charles H. Kerrigan
    Senior Vice President
    Legacy Advisors, LLC

    Kathleen McChesney, Ph.D.
    Chief Executive Officer
    Kinsale Management Consulting

    Sr. Pat Mitchell, SFCC
    Executive Director
    Silicon Valley FACES

    Most Reverend George V. Murry, SJ
    Bishop
    Diocese of Youngstown

    Most Reverend Richard E. Pates
    Bishop
    Diocese of Des Moines

    Katherine Ruth
    Associate Director, Center for the Study of Church Management
    Villanova School of Business

    Tony Salgado, CPA
    Chief Financial Officer
    Archdiocese of Santa Fe

    Charles Zech, Ph.D.
    Director, Center for the Study of Church Management
    Villanova School of Business

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    Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate

    Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate Advisory Council

    Glenn E. Alba VSB '94
    Managing Director
    Blackstone Real Estate Advisors

    Joseph F. Azrack VSB '69
    Managing Partner
    Apollo Global Real Estate

    James C. Braithwaite VSB '62
    President and CEO
    KAN-AM

    F. Davis Camalier VSB ’77
    Principal
    Washington Real Estate Partners

    Francis A. Coco VSB '81
    Executive Director
    Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

    Joseph T. Corcoran VSB '83
    President
    Strategic Realty Investments LLC

    James A. Cowan VSB '89
    Executive Director
    Morgan Stanley

    Gerry V. Curciarello VSB '73
    Managing Partner
    L&H Real Estate Group

    Edward J. DaCosta VSB '81
    Executive Vice President
    CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

    James D. Danella VSB '71
    President and CEO
    Danella Companies, Inc.

    Daniel M. DiLella VSB '73
    President and CEO
    BPG Properties, Ltd.

    Kevin D. Flynn VU '61
    President
    The Flynn Company

    Stephen J. Furnary VSB '72
    Chairman and CEO
    ING Clarion Partners

    Michael G. Geoghegan VSB PA '11
    Vice Chairman
    CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

    John A. Giunco VSB '74, PA '12
    Chairman, RE, Land Use & Development
    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla

    Christopher P. Haley VSB '90
    Principal
    Palladian Realty Capital

    Shawn Howton, PhD
    Director

    Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
    Villanova School of Business

    Michael J. Jones VSB '85
    Managing Director, Head of Securitized Product Sales
    Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    Edward A. Liva VSB PA '09, '12
    Partner
    KPMG LLP

    Joseph T. Lynch VSB '67
    President (retired)
    JTL Development Corporation

    Steven E. McCraney VSB '85
    President
    McCraney Property Company

    Lizann McGowan VU '91
    Senior Vice President
    CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

    Richard McGuckin VSB '86, EMBA '08
    Vice President of Leasing
    Brandywine Realty Trust

    James P. Meehan VSB '71
    President
    RealMarq Corporation

    Louis P. Mirando VSB '81
    Principal
    TransAtlantic Capital Advisors LLC

    Samuel J. Morreale VSB '81
    Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
    Vision Equities

    Thomas M. Mulroy VSB '85
    CEO
    T-REX Capital LLC

    Daniel F. O'Dea VSB '75
    President
    Delphi Affordable Housing Group, Inc.

    Puja Suneja Peruto
    Senior Manager, Transaction Real Estate
    Ernst & Young

    Paul A. Pearson VSB '77
    Principal
    Pearson Partners, Inc.

    Mr. William J. Sales VSB '67
    President
    Tishman Realty Corporation

    Gerald C. Scullin VSB '70
    Chief Operating Officer
    Delphi Business Properties, Inc.

    Gary Silvi
    President
    Vesper Property Group LTD

    Jessica L. Taylor
    Administrative Director

    Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
    Villanova School of Business

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    Center for Business Analytics

    CBA Advisory Council
    Mark Alden
    Vice President, Customer Operations
    PECO Energy Company


    Louis Alessandrini ’86 COE

    Senior Vice President, Marketing
    PPL Corporation


    Ronald Baumann ‘05 MBA

    Senior Vice President and General Manager
    Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack


    Scott Byers
    CEO
    Diversified Information Technologies


    Ryan Caplan
    CEO

    ColdLight Solutions, Inc.

    Ronald Cline
    Senior Vice President, Marketing
    Bank of America


    Lawrence DelGatto ’85 A&S
    Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
    Radian Group, Inc.


    Sharon Desmond ’85 VSB

    Senior VP, Revenue & Business Operations
    Comcast Corporation


    Howard Fields
    Programs Executive, North America Business Analytics & Optimization
    IBM Corporation


    Mark Hosbein
    Senior Vice President, Advertiser Solutions
    The Nielsen Company


    Cynthia Hubert
    Executive Director
    American Productivity & Quality Center

     

    Thomas P. Keegan
    Partner
    KPMG LLP


    Michael Lowenstein ’64 VSB
    Executive Vice President
    Market Probe, Inc.


    Roland Mosimann
    CEO
    AlignAlytics


    Anthony Reynolds
    Chief Operating Officer
    SAP America, Inc.


    Philip N. Russo

    COO and CFO
    Delaware Investments


    Michael Russomano ’79 VSB

    Chief Marketing and New Business Officer
    Pfizer, Inc.


    Craig Sanders ’90 VSB
    Vice President
    Northhighland


    Karl F. Schmidt ’78 COE
    Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy and Innovation
    Johnson & Johnson


    Karen Stine
    Director, Business Intelligence
    Vertex, Inc


    Luis Urrutia ’75 COE
    President
    LFG Resources, Inc.


    Michael L. Zubey ’01 VSB

    Vice President
    HighPoint Solutions, LLC

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    Center for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center)

    Christopher R. Antonowich ’01 VSB
    Principal
    Embryo Creative LLP

    Dax Basdeo, PhD
    Acting Chief Officer
    Cayman Islands Government

    Jeffrey P. Bodle, Esq. ’95 A&S, ’99 VLS
    Partner
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP

    Curt J. Byerley ’78 VSB
    Founder and President
    Byerley Holdings LLC

    James J. Dolan ’76 A&S
    Founder, Chairman & CEO
    Access Data Corporation

    James A. Drobile ’83 VSB
    Vice President of Mobile Strategy
    appRenaissance

    Daniel J. Hogarty Jr. ’61 VSB
    Chairman & President
    Troy Financial Corporation

    Peter T. Knobloch ’75 VSB
    CEO
    R.J. Palmer, LLC

    Stephen W. Kreter ’71 VSB
    Executive Vice President & Founder
    Kreg Information Systems

    Daniel S. Lammot ’98 A&S
    CEO
    roundCorner, Inc.

    Steven M. Lewis ’90 VSB
    Executive Vice President
    Willis HRH

    Alexander L. Maggitti
    President
    Orlando Diefenderfer Electric

    Victor J. Maggitti ’56 VSB
    Owner & President
    Vimco, Inc.

    Michael P. McCarthy ’78 VSB
    Managing Member
    Pipeline Biomedical Holdings

    Patrick Meyer ’74 VSB
    President, N. A.
    Sourcebits Technologies

    Ned Moore ’90 A&S
    Chief Executive Officer
    Portico Systems

    Charles J. Poznek ’81 VSB
    Founder
    Peety, LLC

    Roy Rosin
    Vice President, Innovation
    Intuit, Inc.

    Christopher G. Ryan ’83 COE
    Global Leader for Industrial Filtration Products
    W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

    Michael J. Thomson ’80 VSB
    President & COO
    SunCoke Energy, Inc.

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