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.

John Frisch
Chair
Shawan Leadership
Principal
Class of 1997

Anne Lin
Vice-Chair
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Dean & Professor
Class of 2014

Arun Subhas
Treasurer
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner
Class of 2013

Robert Matthews
Secretary
Exelon Utilities
VP & Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Class of 2019

Laura A. Boydston
Immediate Past Chair
Legg Mason
Managing Director
Class of 2013

Niles Ford
Baltimore City Fire Department
Chief
Class of 2017

John Foster
Fearless
Partner & COO
Class of 20/21

Don Fry
GBC Representative
Greater Baltimore Committee
President & CEO

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
President & CEO
Class of 2017

Stacie Tobin
Venable, LLP
Partner-in-Charge, Baltimore Office
Class of 2016