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Advisors and Committees

SIPA Advisory Board

The SIPA Advisory Board brings together a select group of distinguished professionals in various fields of international and public affairs. Board members advise the Dean on issues central to the School’s mission, strategy, and programs to strengthen and promote SIPA as a leading global public policy school. Insofar as possible, the Board includes individuals who work in or represent the six areas of the School’s curricular concentrations.

The Members of the SIPA Advisory Board

Charles S. Adams MIA’83
Morgan Stanley

Reed D. Auerbach MIA’82
Bingham McCutchen, LLP

David Seth Baran  MIA‘87
Symphony Financial Partners

Roger Baumann  IF’84, MIA’85
JP Morgan Asset Management

Matthew P. Boyer  MIA’94
Cooper Investment Partners

Michael J. Brandmeyer  MIA’95, IF’95
Goldman Sachs & Company

Edward T. Cloonan MIA’77
AIG (Retired)

The Hon. David N. Dinkins
Professor in the Professional Practice of Public Affairs, Columbia University

Alexander Georgiadis  MIA’85
Krinos International S.A.

Susie Gharib  MIA’74
Nightly Business Report

Richard S. Goldberg
Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Merit E. Janow
Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University

Anuradha Jayanti
Citigroup

Nemir Kirdar
Investcorp, Inc.

Robert I. Kopech  MIA’77
The World Bank

Harley Lippman MIA’79
Genesis 10

James Luikart  MIA’72
Jefferies Capital Partner

Peter Marber  MIA’87
HSBC Halbis Partners

James Navarro
The Exxel Group S.A.

Brett A. Olsher  MIA’93
Goldman Sachs & Company

David B. Ottaway IF’63
Woodrow Wilson Center

John H. Porter  IF’82, MIA’83
Barclays Capital

Barbara Reguero  MIA’86
Nomura Securities International, Inc.

Michael M. Roberts  MIA’86
Citigroup

Juan A. Sabater
Augeo Affinity Marketing

Romita Shetty  MIA’89
DA Capital Asia PTE Ltd

Mitchell D. Silber MIA‘05
New York Police Department

David Z. Solomon MIA’97
Goldman Sachs & Company

Michael D. Tusiani
Poten & Partners, Inc.

Lan Yang  MIA’96
Sun Culture Foundation


SIPA Alumni Council

The mission of the Alumni Council is to strengthen SIPA’s alumni community, facilitate networking among alumni and foster their connection to the School. The Council provides a means for graduates to communicate with each other and with SIPA and for the School to strengthen its relationship with the alumni community.

The Members of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Council

Roger Baumann (Chair) MIA ’85, IF ’84
J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Laura Ballman MIA '00
U.S. Department of Energy

Alfred Chow MIA '09
Sprint Capital Partners Ltd.

Allison Cooke Kellogg IF '72, MIA '73
McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Alexander Dake MIA '86
Cosimo, Inc

Habib Enayetullah MPA '91
Hilton Worldwide

Kirsten Frivold EMPA '03
Goldman Sachs & Company

George Hollendorfer MIA '01
CIBC World Markets

Stephanie Kahn MIA '09
SOS International (SOSi)

Shamsudeen Mustafa MPA '06
NYC Business Solutions/SEEDCO

Neal Parry PESP '06
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Anuj Shah MIA '05
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Aaron Singer MPA '04
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Lakshmi Sundaram MIA '03, MPH '03
FIND-Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics

George Marshall Worthington MIA '78, MBA '93
World Foundation for Medical Research and Prevention


SIPA's Executive Committee

SIPA’s Executive Committee consists of the Dean, the Vice Dean of the Faculty, the Senior Associate Dean, and the Associate Deans for Faculty and Curriculum; Finance and Administration; and Student Affairs.  This group works with each other to set strategy and goals and to ensure that the School’s faculty, staff, students and resources are engaged appropriately to achieve those goals. 

The Members of the Executive Committee

John H. Coatsworth
Dean, Professor of History and International and Public Affairs

Robert Lieberman
Vice Dean of the Faculty

Troy Eggers
Senior Associate Dean

Patrick Bohan
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

Caroline Kay
Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Dan McIntyre
Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum

Shalini Mimani
Associate Dean of Development

Elizabeth Wilner
Associate Dean for Communications and External Relations

The Faculty of the School of International and Public Affairs

In addition to their active research, teaching, and policy practice activities, the Faculty of the School of International and Public Affairs are engaged in all governance issues of the School, including faculty searches and promotions, curriculum review and evaluation, and strategic planning for the Dean.

Lists of SIPA Faculty