The American University of Rome’s Board of Trustees is the University’s highest governing body. The Board is responsible for the oversight and conduct of the University including academic and financial policy-making, financial health, and welfare. The Board enables the university to realize its stated mission and goals.
OFFICERS

Thomas McCarthy - Chair
Retired, former CFO, The Cigna Group
Philadelphia, PA – USA

Neil Boyden Tanner – Vice Chair
SVP and General Counsel for Finance, Strategy and International Markets, The Cigna Group
Philadelphia, PA – US
TRUSTEES

Fiorella Alvino
Partner at Nuziante Magrone
Milan, Italy

Esther Barazzone
President Emerita, Chatham University
Washington, DC – USA

Gloria Polaski Blint
CEO, Red House Communications, INC.
Pittsburgh, PA – USA

Stephen A. Briganti
Retired-President and CEO Emeritus, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation
New York, NY – USA

Dustin Brighton
Managing Director of Brightstone Bridge, LLC
Fayetteville, AK – USA

Elizabeth Dibble
Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers
Rome, Italy

Thomas Duesterberg
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Washington, DC – USA

Jeannie Esti
Principal at Compagna Enterprises, LLC
Boston, MA - USA

Terry Grant
President and CEO, Alta Bank
Salt Lake City, UT – USA

Joseph Gulino
Managing Partner, DRRT
Miami, FL – USA

Mark Holland
CEO and Chairman, Ascend Staffing
Salt Lake City, UT – USA

Linda Kelley Kurfess
Former Director of Government Bond Trading at Credit Suisse First Boston
New York, NY – USA

Robert J. Krapf
Former Partner (retired), Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Newark, DE – USA

Stephen Lavine
President Emeritus, California Institute of the Arts
Los Angeles, CA - USA

Giovanni Linari
Board Member of FTS S.p.A
Rome – ITALY

Anne Luzzatto
Retired. Formerly: Co-founder of the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Washington, DC – USA

Alfredo J. Molina
Chairman and CEO of Molina Fine Jewelers and Black, Starr & Frost
Phoenix, AZ – USA

Tom Pilla
Founder & Principal, Faro Communications
London, UK

Jonathan Pollack
Attorney at Yorn, Levine, et. al.
New York, NY -USA

Matthew Ripsom
AUR alumnus (2015) and Business Consultant
New York, NY – USA

Larry Sonsini
Senior and Founding Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Palo Alto, CA – USA

Debra Tornaben
Host & Producer PBS Series. Development consultant
Jupiter Island, FL - USA

Joseph Torsella
Former State Treasurer Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA - USA

David Utrilla
CEO, U.S. Translation Company
Salt Lake City, UT – USA

Gregory Varallo
Partner, Head of Wilmington office - Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Wilmington, DE – USA
TRUSTEES EMERITI

Andrew F. Palmieri
Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
Washington, DC – USA