Heinz College Dean's Advisory Council
The Dean’s Advisory Council is a trusted group of alumni and friends of Heinz College who are committed to the College’s success. Members of the Advisory Council are critical to Heinz College’s mission and growth, meeting regularly with Dean Krishnan and Heinz College’s senior leadership team. These individuals bring considerable expertise and lend their resources, networks, time, and talent to improve Heinz College’s visibility and capacity for innovation.
Keith Block
Carnegie Mellon University Trustee
CMU - Class of 1984
Sumit Chowdhury
Founder, GAIA Smart Cities
CMU - Class of 1998
Erin Dalton
Director, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
CMU - Class of 2003
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, KET Solutions, LLC
Board Director, Speaker, Coach
CMU - Class of 2006
Thomas Elzey
President, Elzey Consulting Group, LLC
President, South Carolina State University (retired)
CMU - Class of 1977
Jeffrey Ganek
Founding Partner, Blazar Ventures
CMU - Class of 1975
John D. Graham
Professor of Risk Analysis and Decision Science
Indiana University
CMU - Class of 1985
Michael Hanley
Chief Security Officer, GitHub
CMU - Class of 2010
Kathryn Heidemann
Chief Operating Officer and SVP of Academic Affairs (President and CEO-Elect)
Cleveland Institute of Art
CMU - Class of 2004
Nathan Houser
Chief Operating Officer
Deloitte Consulting Central Europe
CMU - Class of 1997
Steve Joachim
Chair, Board of Directors
Global Legal Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
CMU - Class of 1975
Anne Lewis
Board Chair & Co-Owner
Oxford Development Company
CMU - Class of 1990
Renee Mauldin
Chief People Officer, Nubank
Madhuvanti Pawar
Managing Director
SMB Ads Solutions, Analytics and Engineering
Google
CMU - Class of 2005
Miles Reidy
Partner, QED Investors
CMU - Class of 1986
Beverley Wheeler
Director, D.C. Hunger Solutions
CMU - Class of 1978
Nancy Wolk
Program Director, The Conference Board
CMU - Class of 1980