Learn from and engage with experts and thought leaders.
Each year, AGB assembles a panel of experts and thought leaders who know the ins and outs of key issues foundations face, have unique experiences, and are shaping the future of higher education and the role of foundations. Learn more about this year’s featured speakers below.
As our 2022 Foundation Leadership Forum program continues to develop, check this page for updates and additions.
MODERATOR
![Carlton Brown, EdD, AGB Senior Consultant](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/brown_carlton_350x350.jpg)
Carlton Brown
practice area leader, justice, diversity, equity and inclusion; AGB senior consultant
PANELIST
![Noah Drezner, professor of higher education, Teachers College, Columbia University; founding editor, Philanthropy in Education](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Drezner_350x350.png)
Noah Drezner
professor of higher education, Teachers College, Columbia University; founding editor, Philanthropy in Education
PANELIST
![Alfred E. Harrell, III CEO, Southern University System Foundation; CEO, The Valdry Center for Philanthropy at Southern University](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Harrell_350x350-1.jpeg)
Alfred E. Harrell, III
CEO, Southern University System Foundation; CEO, The Valdry Center for Philanthropy at Southern University
PANELIST
![Ruth Simmons president, Prairie View A&M University; trustee emerita, Rice University; former trustee, Princeton University and Howard University; president emerita, Brown University; former president, Smith College](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Simmons_350x350.jpg)
Ruth Simmons
president, Prairie View A&M University; trustee emerita, Rice University; former trustee, Princeton University and Howard University; president emerita, Brown University; former president, Smith College
MODERATOR
![Kathy Schmidkofer, CEO and president, University of Minnesota Foundation](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Schmidlkofer_350x350.jpg)
Kathy Schmidlkofer
CEO and president, University of Minnesota Foundation
PANELIST
![Amy O'Brien, EVP, global head of responsible investing, Nuveen, a TIAA company](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OBrien_350x350.jpg)
Amy O’Brien
EVP, global head of responsible investing, Nuveen, a TIAA company
PANELIST
![Deborah Spalding, co-chief investment officer, Commonfund Asset Management](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Spalding_350x350.jpg)
Deborah Spalding
co-chief investment officer, Commonfund Asset Management
PANELIST
![Mary Stokes, Managing director and market investment executive, Bank of America](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Stokes_350x350.jpeg)
Mary Stokes
managing director and market investment executive, Bank of America
MODERATOR
![Tony Williams](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Williams_350x350.jpeg)
Tony Williams
trustee, Oregon State University Foundation
PANELIST
![Michelle Cooper, deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs, U.S. Department of Education](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cooper_350x350.jpeg)
Michelle Cooper
deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs, U.S. Department of Education (Invited)
PANELIST
![Sue Cunningham, President and CEO, Council for Advancement and Support of Education](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cunningham_350x350.png)
Sue Cunningham
president and CEO, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
PANELIST
![Mark Rosenberg, president, Florida International University; former chancellor, State University System of Florida](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rosenberg_350x350.jpg)
Mark Rosenberg
president, Florida International University; former chancellor, State University System of Florida
PANELIST
![Anita Zucker, Chair, University of Florida Foundation Board of Directors; trustee, University of Florida; trustee, Trident Technical College; past chair, Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Board of Directors](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Zucker_350x350.png)
Anita Zucker
chair, University of Florida Foundation Board of Directors; trustee, University of Florida; trustee, Trident Technical College; past chair, Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Board of Directors
MODERATOR
![Lynnette Heard, former Executive Director of Board Relations and Secretary of the Board, University of Cincinnati Foundation; Council of Board Professionals Ambassador and Senior Fellow, AGB](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Heard_350x350.jpg)
Lynnette Heard
former executive director of board relations and secretary of the board, University of Cincinnati Foundation; Council of Board Professionals ambassador and senior fellow, AGB
PANELIST
![Joyce McConnell, Ppresident, Colorado State University](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/McConnell_350x350.jpeg)
Joyce McConnell
president, Colorado State University
PANELIST
![Nicole Washington, vice chair, Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees; trustee, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Washington_350x350.jpg)
Nicole Washington
vice chair, Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees; trustee, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
PANELIST
![Vita Pickrum, President, Delaware State University Foundation](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pickrum_350x350.jpeg)
Vita Pickrum
president, Delaware State University Foundation
PANELIST
![](https://agb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Beirne_350x350.jpg)
Terri Cofer Beirne
chair, George Mason University Foundation Board of Trustees
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