Our Board

Co-Chairs

Roy Castro
Founder & CEO, Castro Ventures

Brian Friedman
President, Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Vice Chair

Judith B. McElnea
Partner, The Jeffrey Group

Treasurer

Bonnie L. Howard
Independent Board Director

Secretary

Arthur Kokot
President, Kokot Realty Enterprises, Inc.

Chairman Emertius & Co-Founder

H. Thompson Rodman Jr.
CEO, Fox Hill Estate

Board Members

Richard Barthelmes
Retired, Media Executive
MEMBER SINCE 2007

Antoinette Leatherberry
Independent Board Director
MEMBER SINCE 2022

Daryl Lee
Global CEO, McCann Worldgroup
MEMBER SINCE 2020

Nick Liolis
Chief Investment Officer, Guardian Life
MEMBER SINCE 2024

Tonia O’Connor
Independent Board Director
MEMBER SINCE 2016

Yvan-Claude Pierre
Partner, Cooley LLP
MEMBER SINCE 2014

Tanya Rakpraja
Head of Corporate Responsibility & Government Relations, Annaly Capital Management
MEMBER SINCE 2024

Laurie Rosenfield
Senior Partner, Modern Executive Solutions
MEMBER SINCE 2018

Phil Salinger
Chief Product and Data Officer, Garner Health
MEMBER SINCE 2022

Laura Slutsky
President/CEO, People Finders Productions, Inc.
MEMBER SINCE 2007

Tony Steadman
Senior Managing Director, Accenture
MEMBER SINCE 2022

James Thomas
Partner, EY
MEMBER SINCE 2023

Philip Weinberg
President & CEO, STRIVE
MEMBER SINCE 2011

Randy Zeno
CEO, Sunless, Inc.
MEMBER SINCE 2013

 
Portrait of the late STRIVE co-founder and Chairman Emeritus Samuel A. Hartwell Sr.

Co-Founder Samuel A. Hartwell

The Board of Directors and staff of STRIVE mourn the passing of Samuel A. Hartwell, Sr., our founder, Chairman Emeritus and friend on July 11, 2019. Read more about Sam in STRIVE’s legacy notice.