Board of Directors

Themin Suwardy

Chair, GMAC Board of Directors

Associate Provost (Postgraduate Professional Education) | Singapore Management University

Dr. Themin Suwardy is the Associate Provost (Postgraduate Professional Education) overseeing an annual intake of over 1,500 students across all SMU Masters programmes. His responsibilities include academic governance and policies, institutional marketing and outreach, and student experience and development. As Associate Professor of Accounting Practice, Dr. Suwardy is a regular contributor to professional and regulatory bodies, industry and media on matters related to Corporate Governance and Controls, Accounting Education, and Financial Reporting and Disclosure. As an academic, he has received awards both at SMU and internationally, including the Singapore’s Public Administration Medal (Bronze), CPA Australia’s Lifetime Achievement Award, CEEMAN’s Champion Award and IBM Faculty Award. He is the Vice Chairman of SATA CommHealth, a leading charity for the advancement of lifelong health in the community, and a member of the Ministry of Finance’s Goods and Services Tax Board of Review.  

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou

Dean and Richard P. Simmons Professor of Finance | Tepper School of Business | Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou is the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Finance and the 10th Dean of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, a top ranked business school. Under her leadership, the Tepper School launched its first Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Strategic Plan and repositioned its brand as The Intelligent Future, where decisions are data informed and human driven. Committed to interdisciplinary education and collaborative research, she developed a Center for Intelligent Business and is expanding specialized master’s programs, as well as increasing funding for students and faculty. Bajeux seeks to broaden the impact of research through thought leadership and spearheaded the Tepper School of Business’ Strategic Plan, “Building the Intelligent Future” 2024-30, which aims to elevate the school to new heights of excellence and innovation in business research and education. This ambitious plan outlines a vision for the next six years, focusing on harnessing AI and other emerging technologies.

Martin Boehm

Executive Vice President and Global Dean of Undergraduate Programs | Hult International Business School

Professor Dr. Martin Boehm is the Executive Vice President and Global Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Hult International Business School, where he also serves as a Professor of Marketing. His research, teaching, and consulting activities are focused on issues of pricing and customer loyalty. Professor Boehm received his doctorate from Frankfurt University. He had earlier graduated from the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship with a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and from Reutlingen University with a Bachelor’s in International Business. Prior to joining Hult International Business School in 2024, Professor Boehm had served as the Rector of EBS University. Previously to EBS University, he was a member of faculty at IE Business School in Madrid and Segovia where he received several awards for his teaching across degree and executive education programs. While at IE Business School, he served in various leadership roles such as the Dean, the Dean of Programs, the Associate Dean of the Master’s in Management, and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Professor Boehm currently serves on the international board of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and has served on the Industry Advisory Board of the EMBA Council and the EQUIS Accreditation Board of EFMD.

Mukesh Butani

Founder and Managing Partner | BMR Legal Advocates

Mukesh Butani is the founder and managing partner of BMR Legal Advocates. With specialization in domestic corporate international tax and transfer pricing, Butani has over three decades of experience in advising multinational corporations and Indian conglomerates on a range of matters concerning business re-organization, cross-border tax structuring, tax controversy, and regulatory policy. Butani has been deposed as an expert witness on contentious cross-border tax treaties, and Transfer Pricing matters in foreign jurisdictions. His most recent authorships include Transfer Pricing–The Indian Landscape, Two Decades On (2021), Taxpayer Rights – Deciphering the Indian Charter (2021), and co-editing credits to the General Anti-Avoidance Rules: The Final Tax Frontier (2021). He has been recognized by national and international fora, and rankings such as the IBLJ A-Star List, the Legal500, Chambers & Partners Icon Rankings, Star for Benchmark Litigation, among others consistently for over a decade.

Itziar de Ros

Associate Dean for Advancement | IESE Business School | University of Navarra

Itziar de Ros is the Associate Dean for Advancement at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. In this role, she collaborates closely with the Dean of IESE to engage the school’s global network of alumni in their lifelong learning journeys. Dedicated to creating value for all community members, de Ros inspires philanthropic giving to support the school’s fundraising efforts. De Ros joined IESE in 2007 after working in marketing at DuPont in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2011, she became the Director of MBA Admissions at IESE, a position she held for six years. From 2017 to 2024, she served as the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, defining and implementing IESE's marketing and communications strategy across all its campuses: Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York & Sao Paolo. Since 2021, de Ros has been on the Board of Raventós Codorníu, one of Europe’s most prestigious wine and sparkling wine companies. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Navozyme, a blockchain-based solutions company based in Singapore. De Ros holds an MBA from IESE, a master’s degree in Digital Transformation, and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Navarra.

W. Bruce DelMonico

Assistant Dean for Admissions | Yale School of Management | Yale University

Bruce DelMonico is Assistant Dean for Admissions at the Yale School of Management. He joined Yale SOM in 2004 and has led the Admissions Office since 2006. During his time at Yale, Bruce has helped innovate new technologies and novel methods of candidate evaluation, including early roles in the Slate CRM system, the use of asynchronous video questions, and the adoption of forced-choice non-cognitive assessments. He has sat on a number of industry-related boards and is a past Trustee of the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut. Before joining Yale, Bruce was an attorney focused on First Amendment, white collar, and commercial litigation, working primarily on cases with exposure ranging from $10 million to $10 billion. Bruce holds a bachelor’s degree in Honors English from Brown University, a master’s degree in Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Catherine Duggan

Director (Dean) | Graduate School of Business | University of Cape Town

Catherine Duggan is Director (Dean) of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB). Her research examines the political economy of development in Africa, where she has done work in two dozen countries over more than twenty years. Prior to joining the UCT GSB, she was Vice Dean at the African Leadership University School of Business – a new business school in Rwanda – and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. She served on the Harvard Business School faculty for nearly a decade and won several teaching awards, becoming the first woman in the school’s history to win the Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Required Curriculum two years in a row. She earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.A. with honors from Brown University, both in Political Science.

Curtis Alan Ferguson 

Managing Partner | Ventech China

Curtis Alan Ferguson is Managing Partner of Ventech China, leading investment in Consumer Markets. A former 38-year veteran of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), Curt served a wide range of executive positions in the USA and several ASEAN countries, including President of The Coca-Cola Greater China, Korea & Mongolia Business Unit. Curt currently serves as Vice-Chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He is a Senior Corporate Advisor to BAO Steel and serves as Chairman of Dmall – a Hong Kong-listed E-retailer. Curt has been actively involved in education, starting from being the Chairman of Cairo American College and serving on the Board of the Bilateral Fulbright Commission. He is active at his alma mater – Indiana University, serving on The Kelley School Dean’s Advisory Council since 2005. He also serves on the Indiana University Foundation Board and was recently awarded the Indiana University Distinguished Alumni Service Award recognizing Indiana’s top alumni accomplishments in their field of endeavor. Curt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University Kelley School and is a graduate of the Executive Development Programs at Stanford University and the Wharton School.

Joy Jones

CEO | Graduate Management Admission Council

Joy Jones is a transformational leader with expertise in leveraging new technologies to create innovative solutions for global markets. Joy became CEO at Graduate Management Admission Council in 2022, after five years growing and diversifying GMAC’s portfolio of GME preparation and assessment solutions as chief product officer and general manager of assessments. Prior to joining GMAC, Joy was VP, Products at Associated Press (AP), overseeing product portfolio and distribution platform management across the company’s multimedia content licensing, advertising, and content service businesses. She also previously worked at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as an executive with the Strategic Advisory Services and Telecom Media Networks consulting practices. Joy earned her MBA at Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and applied sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with honors.

Sanjiv Kapur

Independent Consultant

Sanjiv Kapur has over 35 years of senior executive, banking and investment experience across global markets in six continents. He has served both as an Executive and non-Executive Board member of public and private companies and investment funds. Sanjiv has also established several start-up operations and international joint venture alliances. He was formerly Managing Director at Wolfensohn Fund Management and previously, a Senior Partner at Henderson Private Capital after serving as Chief Investment Officer at AMP Capital and Head, Private Equity at the IFC (World Bank). He has been a frequent speaker at international investment and economic development conferences. Sanjiv has a B.A.(Hons.) in Economics from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, India and an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Graduate Management. Sanjiv has been awarded the Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School and has also completed the Directors’ Consortium Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jay Nibbe

EY Partner (Retired)

Jay Nibbe spent 39 years at EY, including 29 years as a Partner in a variety of leadership roles including Global Vice Chair-Markets, Global Vice Chair-Tax, and EMEIA Markets Leader. He had different responsibilities in those roles, including growing the EY business, leading large groups of EY professionals, and serving global clients around the world. He served on the EY Global Executive Board for 11 years, as well as the EMEIA Executive Board and the Americas Executive Board. Nibbe was also the executive sponsor of the Institute for Emerging Markets Studies, and the Leader of the EY Tax practice in the CIS. He is an alumnus of Minnesota State University Moorhead and the University of Minnesota. He is the Chairman of the Nibbe Family Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic private charity that supports education, arts and athletics, and fitness and well-being. Nibbe is an avid wine producer of Ikano Estate wines, based in the country of Georgia.

François Ortalo-Magné

Professor of Management Practice | London Business School

François Ortalo-Magné is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School. He served as Dean and Chief Executive Officer of the school from August 2017 to July 2024. He joined LBS from the Wisconsin School of Business where he served as the Albert O. Nicholas Dean and Robert E. Wangard Professor of Real Estate. Ortalo-Magné is an accomplished economist, executive, and board member, acknowledged for driving transformations in complex environments. He empowers individuals and organizations through sound financial management, clear brand identity, and inclusive practices. Ortalo-Magné contributions are grounded in rigorous academic research and enriched by leadership experiences across diverse international contexts. With playful creativity, he fosters fresh perspectives, inspires collaboration, and catalyses action. Prior to joining the board of GMAC, Ortalo-Magné served on the board of AACSB. While at Wisconsin School of Business, he chaired the Board of the Center for Professional and Executive Development. His first academic appointment was at the London School of Economics following a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Giuseppe Soda

Professor of Organization Theory and Design and Network Analysis | Bocconi University

Giuseppe “beppe” Soda is the Professor of Organization Theory and Design and Network Analysis at the Department of Management and Technology of Bocconi University. He has been Dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management from 2016 to 2022. Prior to his Deanship, he served as the Associate Dean for Research (2007-2013), Director of the Department of Management and Technology (2013-2016), and Head of Organization and HRM Department (2001-2006). Professor Soda has a strong academic background, and his influential research investigates the performance consequences of the dynamic interplay between organizational architectures and organizational networks. His contribution on the origins and evolution of organizational networks is considered very seminal and his work and has been published in leading academic journals. He also serves as a member of the EQUIS Accreditation Board for EFMD.  

Anthony Wilbon

Dean | School of Business | Howard University 

Dr. Anthony Wilbon is the Dean of the Howard University School of Business. His particular areas of research include technology strategy, technology innovation and entrepreneurship, operations management, and research methodology. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Prior to joining Howard University, Wilbon was a faculty member at Morgan State University’s Earl Graves School of Business and Management. He also previously served in engineering and management level positions at several organizations including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., American Management Systems, Inc., and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Dr. Wilbon completed his BS in Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University, an MBA at Howard University, and a PhD at George Washington University in Management of Science, Technology and Innovation. He is also the recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrators Award (France).

Ana María Zermeño Padilla

Director of Academic Experience and Operations | EGADE Business School | Tecnológico de Monterrey

Ana María Zermeño Padilla is Director of Academic Experience and Operations at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and has a proven track as an academic leader at several institutions among Tec de Monterrey System like Virtual University and TecMilenio. At EGADE Business School, she oversees all student academic and life experience, administrative operations, and logistics for in-person and online students. Before her assignment, she innovated the admissions and enrollment process by implementing automatization and technification improvements. She is a member of the board for Somos El Cambio and Instituto de Formacion y Perfeccionamiento Policial de San Pedro, both academic institutions. She holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration, a Master's in Education and Education Innovation Ph.D. with Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a Master's in Business Analytics from EGADE Business School.