Board of Directors
The Leadership’s Board of Directors has a vested interest in the organization’s success and believes in its boundless potential. Board members have knowledge and experience that represent over 20 years of The Leadership’s history. The Board leads with integrity, balancing a recognition of past accomplishments, with a dynamic focus on current and future impact in the Greater Baltimore region.
Robert Matthews
Chair
Exelon Utilities
VP & Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Class of 2019
John Frisch
Immediate Past Chair
Shawan Leadership
Principal
Class of 1997
Laura A. Boydston
Treasurer
Legg Mason
Managing Director
Class of 2013
John Foster
Fearless
Partner & COO
Class of 20/21
Smitha Gopal
CEO
Class of 2017
Jeannie L. Howe
Alumni Council Chair
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Executive Director
Class of 2016
Jay Nwachu
Innovation Works &
Ignite Capital
President & CEO
Class of 2017
Stacie Tobin
Venable, LLP
Partner-in-Charge, Baltimore Office
Class of 2016
Jay Turakhia
Greater Baltimore Market President
Class of 2020