Leadership Council
Leadership Council Members are champions of innovation and entrepreneurship at Furman University. Council members serve as mentors to students and liaisons to the local, regional and national entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- REED BROWN ’88 Vice President, Brown Packing Co.
- DAVID BURTON ’99 President & CEO, Burton Holdings
- KEVIN BYRNE ’91 President & CEO, The University Financing Foundation**
- KEN CLEMENS ’87 President & CEO, URL Insurance Group
- GARY DAVIES ’90 CEO, CAPE Asset Management
- DILLON DIEFFENBACH ’00 C0-Founder & CEO, CI-Discern
- AMY DIEFFENBACH Private Investor
- DAVE ELLISON ’72 Wealth Advisor, Northwestern Mutual**
- KYLIE FELKER, CRCP ’09 President & Principal, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
- PAUL FOSTER, CFP, CPWA, CTFA ’02 Principle, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
- SEAN HARTNESS CEO, Hartness Development, Inc.**
- DAVID HAUSER ’73 Retired Chairman & CEO, FairPoint Comm., Inc.**
- ROBERT HENRY CEO; Pierian Biosciences
- ROBERT HILL ’83 Retired Vice Chair, Acosta**
- MARGARET HILL ’83 Retired Editor, Mercer University Press
- MARSHALL HILL, Director, Invest Operations at SoFi
- JIM JENKINS ’05 Partner, Jenkins Law P.L.
- MARK KAISER ’79 External Advisor, Bain & Co.**
- LOU KENNEDY CEO/Co-Founder, Nephron Pharmaceuticals
- RAYMOND KING President & CEO, Zoo Atlanta**
- LES KNIGHT 76 Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- JAIME LANIER ’79 Ray C. Anderson Foundation**
- TODD MALO ’95 Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Mavin Construction
- SUZANNE MALO ’94 Director, DHG Search Advisors
- RON MALONE ’81 PE Operating Partner, Shore Capital Partner
- MALCOLM MCCOMB ’83 Vice Chair, CBRE
- METT MILLER Executive Managing Director, Savills Studley
- TRACI MILLER ’89 Psychologist PhD, Assessment Services**
- JOHN PAZDAN CEO, Roy Metal Finishing
- KATHRYN PHILLIPS Founder & Managing Director, Kaina Strategic Counsel
- KEVIN PHILLIPS Partner & COO, Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock
- JEFF POWELL ’89 General Manager Americas, BioSerenity
- JASON RICHARDS ’01 Trustee, Global Business Director, NAI Earle Furman**
- NORM RICHARDSON ’92 President, Anchor Power Solutions
- LEIGHAN RINKER Founder & Chair, Beginnings of Palm Beach County**
- CHRISS SPIRES Partner, BKS Partners
- PAUL STASKO President/Founder, Exceptional Software
- SANDY STASKO Product Manager, Exceptional Software
- TOM SWAIN Principal, Findley
- ALEC TAYLOR ’75 Trustee, Retired CEO/Chairman, FGX International**
- ROB VICTOR ’09 Principal, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
- WILL WILLIAMS ’75 Vice Chair, KPMG LLP
- KEM WILSON III ’98 Principal, Kemmons Wilson Companies**
- JOHN YATES Trustee, Attorney Gunderson Dettmer**
**Furman Board of Trustee
Associate Members
Associate members champion the student experience in innovation and entrepreneurship at Furman University, providing financial support, grant awards, and internship opportunities for students.
- SARAH BUDD ’13 VP Finance, The Budd Group
- MATTHEW CESARI ’09 Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual
- KATHRYN CESARI ’10 Investment Banker, William Blair
- BRIAN JOHNSTON ’02 Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner, Fortwright Wealth Management
- WILL LUCAS ’09 Investor, Purple Heels
- MATT MARRON ’90 President, StaffTrack, Inc.
- MICHAEL WHITE ’00 Chief Development Officer, United Franchise Group
