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.
2020-2021 Members of the WBUR Board of Directors:
- Paul C. Gannon, Chair, Retired Partner/COO, The Baupost Group, LLC
- Carmen Arce-Bowen, COO, The Partnership, Inc.
- Dinah Buechner-Vischer, Founder and President, Lookout Foundation
- John A. Burgess, Retired Partner, WilmerHale
- Jonathan G. Davis, CEO/CIO/Founder, The Davis Companies
- Melissa Fetter, Community Volunteer and Small Business Owner
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Neela Pal, VP of Brand, TripAdvisor
- Doug G. Rauch, Former CEO, Trader Joe's, CEO, Conscious Capitalism, Founder/President, The Daily Table
- 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
- Michael J. Zak, Partner, Charles River Venture
2020-2021 WBUR Board of Directors and Committee Meeting Dates
PLEASE NOTE: As of 7/1/2020, all open meetings of the WBUR Board of Directors are held remotely. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are from 4–6 p.m. Please contact Katie (kestack@wbur.org) for details on how to participate.
Updated 9/17/2020.
July
Tuesday, July 22, 2020
Governance Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
September
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Development Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Monday, September 14, 2020
Governance Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Human Capital Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
October
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Executive Committee Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Board of Directors Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
November
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
Meeting rescheduled for December
December
Friday, December 11, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting
3:30–5:30 p.m.
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
January
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Development Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Governance Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
February
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Human Capital Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Executive Committee Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Finance Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Board of Directors Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
March
No meetings currently scheduled.
April
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Development Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Governance Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Human Capital Committee Meeting
May
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Strategy & Engagement Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Executive Committee Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
Meeting closed due to matters relating to individual employees; proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Board of Directors Meeting
4–6:30 p.m.
June
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Finance Committee Meeting
Meeting closed due to matters relating to proprietary information: 47 USC §396(k)(4).
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