Board of Directors
WBUR is owned and operated by The Trustees of Boston University. Boston University has delegated authority for the oversight of WBUR operations and finances, as well as the review and approval of strategic goals, to the WBUR Board of Directors under the leadership of the Executive Committee.
Directors are selected on the basis of their individual interests, diverse perspectives, special expertise, vision and dedication to the advancement of the station.
2019-2020 Members of the WBUR Board of Directors:
- Paul C. Gannon, Chair, Retired Partner/COO, The Baupost Group, LLC
- Nancy Benchoff, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
- Dinah Buechner-Vischer, Founder and President, Lookout Foundation
- John A. Burgess, Retired Partner, WilmerHale
- Jonathan G. Davis, CEO/CIO/Founder, The Davis Companies
- Margaret Boles Fitzgerald, Chair of the Board of Directors, The Henry Luce Foundation
- Ken Freeman, Dean Emeritus, Boston University Questrom School of Business
- Debbie Goldstein, CEO & Principal, Triad Consulting Group
- Michael D. Goldstein, President/CEO, Empire Collateral Loan
- Perrin M. Grayson, Former Communications Lawyer, American General Media, Time Life Films Inc., WQED-TV
- Clinton P. Harris, Retired Founder and Senior Advisor, Grove Street Advisors, LLC
- Meghan Verena Joyce, COO, Oscar Health
- Kevin H. Kelley, CEO, Ironshore
- Donna Levin, Executive Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Co-Founder, Care.com, Senior Lecturer Sloan School of Management, MIT
- Kevin Merida, Senior VP, ESPN
- Barbara Rose O'Connor, Partner Emeritus, Senior Advisor, The Baupost Group, LLC
- Ron O’Hanley, President/CEO, State Street Global Advisors
- Doug G. Rauch, Former CEO, Trader Joe's, CEO, Conscious Capitalism, Founder/President, The Daily Table
- Tedd R. Saunders, President, EcoLogical Solutions Inc, Co-Owner/EVP Environmental Affairs, The Saunders Hotel Group
- Molly K. Shannon, Senior Managing Director; Partner; and Director, Americas Institutional Group, Wellington Management
- Elizabeth Shelburne, Journalist/Writer
- Peter Smyth, Retired CEO, Greater Media, Inc.
- Richard J. Snyder, Esq., Counsel, Duane Morris LLP
- Jack Sommers, CFA, IR+M Income Research + Management
- Fredericka Stevenson, Founding Board Chair, Summer Search Boston
- Howard Stevenson, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School, Co-Founder, Baupost
- Cathleen D. Stone, Former Partner, Foley, Hoag, LLP
- Corey Thomas, President/CEO, Rapid7
- Michael J. Zak, Partner, Charles River Venture
2019-2020 WBUR Board of Directors and Committee Meeting Dates
PLEASE NOTE: As of 3/16/2020, all open meetings of the WBUR Board of Directors are now being held remotely. Please contact Katie (kestack@wbur.org) for details on how to participate.
Updated 5/22/2020.
July
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
HR Committee Meeting
9:00am - 11:00am
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Monday, July 29, 2019
Governance Committee Meeting
12:00pm - 2:00pm
August
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
September
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Finance Committee Meeting
8:00am - 10:00am
Meeting closed due to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Executive Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Governance Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
October
Monday, October 7, 2019
Digital & Emerging Platforms Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Board of Directors Meeting
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
November
November 6, 2019
Human Capital & Compensation Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Finance Committee Meeting
8:00am - 10:00am
Meeting closed due to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
December
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Executive Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting cancelled.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Governance Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
January
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Development Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Digital & Emerging Platforms Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
February
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Executive Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Board of Directors Meeting
4:00pm - 7:30pm
March
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Human Capital & Compensation Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
8:00am - 10:00am
Meeting re-scheduled for April.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Board of Directors Meeting
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Governance Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Monday, March 30, 2020
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
April
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Development Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting canceled.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Digital & Emerging Platforms Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting canceled.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Board of Directors Meeting
4:00pm - 7:30pm
May
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Human Capital & Compensation Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Governance Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting canceled.
June
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Executive Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Digital & Emerging Platforms Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Development Committee Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
8:00am - 10:00am
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
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