- President, Bill Brody
- Vice President, Steve Gilbertson
- Treasurer, Dan German
Board Biographies:
Bill Brody - Principal, Brody & Associates, Milwaukee, WI
Bill Brody is founder of a marketing consulting firm specializing in market research. Prior to starting his own consultancy, Bill held various positions at S.C. Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive and Frito-Lay. Bill graduated from Tufts University with a BS degree followed by an MBA from Cornell University. He is President of the Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation.
Dan German - Investment Manager, Fort Mason Asset Management, San Francisco, CA
Dan German is founder and general partner of Fort Mason Asset Management, a money management firm based in San Francisco. For four years prior to that, Dan was a financial derivatives consultant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dan spent one semester in Moscow, Russia teaching financial derivatives to Russian MBA students. Before living in Russia, Dan worked in New York on Wall Street, primarily in the hedge fund industry. Dan was the founder, owner and general partner of Blackhawk LP, a 50-employee quantitatively based fund. Dan helped found the Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation in 1997. Dan received an MBA from Cornell University and a BA from University of California, Santa Cruz .
Stephen Gilbertson - Clinical Program Administrator, Wraparound Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Stephen Gilbertson is a licensed clinical psychologist whose practice has included a range of professional activities. While maintaining a rather traditional private clinical practice, Mr. Gilbertson has also been involved in program development; grant writing, evaluation, consultation, and training. He has been a critical member of the team of program developers responsible for the evolution of the innovative Wraparound Milwaukee project, recognized as the “best practice” in Children’s Mental Health by the Surgeon General’s Report (2001) and by the President’s Commission on Mental Health (2003). Mr. Gilbertson has provided training and consultation in several states, has authored several professional publications, and has been a federal grant recipient. He is recognized as an expert witness on issues of adolescent sexual aggression and other juvenile violence. In addition to his Ruddie Memorial board membership, Mr. Gilbertson serves on the board of the Wisconsin Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the Partnership Council of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare.
Carlos Townsend Picó - Assistant General Council, Airbnb Payments, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Carlos Townsend Picó is Assistant General Counsel at Airbnb Payments, Inc., where he supports global payments, including guest payments and host payouts, digital wallets, and “Reserve Now, Pay Later.” Based in San Francisco, he brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and technology, covering payments regulation, privacy, IP, litigation, compliance (AML/anti-bribery), and digital commerce. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.
Leonard Ellis - Head of Derivatives, North America RenCap Services, Inc., New York, NY
Len began his career in finance at Bankers Trust Company in 1990, starting in Merchant Banking and then derivatives, where he managed Equity Derivatives Trading and Structuring for the Americas until 1999. Len joined Citigroup in 2000, continuing in Equity Derivatives, and managed the Equity Derivatives business (sales, trading, structuring) in the Americas until 2009. Len was the managing partner of Capstone Global Markets, a broker dealer focused on volatility trading and structuring and then managed the US Equity derivatives business of Renaissance Capital Markets. Len founded Mohawk Capital Advisors in 2014 to provide investment and structuring advisory services. Len is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in mathematics and finance.
Bernard Sucher - Independent Advisor, Miami, FL
Bernard Sucher is a veteran entrepreneur and financier long active in emerging markets and alternative asset classes. Bernard currently serves on the board of two companies, Switzerland-based Essence Investment AG, a venture investor active in the European cannabis industry, and Mercer Park Opportunities Corp, a $220 million special purpose acquisition vehicle. Over the past 30 years, Bernard has advised or served on the boards of many companies, both private and public. His career in finance began in 1984 and featured executive roles with Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, with postings in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Moscow. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, Bernard co-founded a series of successful ventures in Russia, including the influential investment bank AO Troika Dialog. An early backer of Venture for America, Inc., and for-profit and community initiatives in his hometown of Detroit, Bernard is today active in grassroots efforts to reform the US electoral system, with a focus on implementing ranked choice voting and open primaries. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Crystal Yao - Media Strategy & Business Development, National Football League, New York, NY
Crystal is responsible for developing and executing live game media distribution deals. Prior to the NFL, she was at Creative Artists Agency in Corporate Strategy, and was the Head of Global Deal Squad and Chief of Staff to the Chief Growth Officer, Global Markets at IBM. Passionate about the performing arts, Crystal was formerly a pre-professional dancer with the Joffrey Ballet and has served on the board of two dance companies. Crystal received her MBA from Harvard Business School with High Distinction, and her BA in Public and International Affairs and minors in Finance and Dance from Princeton University
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Liz Van Brunt - RMYF Administrator, Frederick, MD
Liz Van Brunt has been the part-time Administrator for RMYF since 2002. Her business, Your Third Hand, provides full administrative support for small businesses and nonprofits around the country. Liz received a BA in Foreign Language and Communication Media from American University.