Board of Directors

Meet Our 2026 Board of Directors

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Andrew C. Taylor (Chair)

Executive Chairman

Enterprise Mobility

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Yemi Akande-Bartsch

Presient and CEO

FOCUS St. Louis

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Ola Ayeni

President and Founder

Claim Academy

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Nick Barto

President and CEO

BJC Health System

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Ken Cella

Head of External Affairs

Edward Jones

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Pat Coleman

Vice President, DE&I

Alberici Constructors, Inc.

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LaTonia Collins Smith

President

Harris-Stowe State University

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Scott Doyle

President and CEO

Spire

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Ed Feser

President

Saint Louis University

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Amrit Gill

President and Chairman of the Board

Restoration St. Louis

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Laurna Godwin

President

Vector Communications

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Charlotte Hammond

President and CEO

Challenge Unlimited, Inc.

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Tracy Hart

President

Tarlton Corporation

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Founder and Olympian

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

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Lal Karsanbhai

President and CEO

Emerson Electric Co.

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Laura Kaiser

President and CEO

SSM Health

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David Kemper

Executive Chairman

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

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Carolyn Kindle

CEO

St. Louis CITY SC

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Nina Leigh Krueger

CEO and President

Nestle Purina PetCare Company

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Martin J. Lyons

President, Chairman, and CEO

Ameren Corporation

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Andrew Martin

Chancellor

Washington University in St. Louis

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Kathy Mazzarella

President and CEO

Graybar

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Michael McMillan

President and CEO

Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis

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James Minor

Chancellor

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Lisa Nichols

CEO and Co-Founder

Technology Partners

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Penny Pennington

Managing Partner

Edward Jones

Rodrigo Santos

President

Bayer Crop Science

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Randy Schilling

CEO

OPO Startups

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Todd Schnuck

CEO

Schnuck Markets, Inc.

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Steve Smith

Founder and CEO

New + Found

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David Steward

Founder and Chairman

World Wide Technology

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David Steward II

Founder and CEO

Polarity Ltd

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Donald Suggs

Publisher

The St. Louis American

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Michelle Tucker

President and CEO

United Way of Greater St. Louis