Board of Directors
The composition of the Foundation's Board of Directors ensures that it will always act to further the aims of the University of Virginia.
Chaired by the Rector of the Board of Visitors (or their designee), the Foundation Board includes selected members of the University's Board of Visitors, in addition to the President, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President for Advancement, and the Vice President for Research, as well as distinguished members of the public.
Daniel R. Abramson
Principal, Abramson Properties
Chairman of the Board
Robert M. Blue
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Energy
Robert G. Byron
Chairman & Co-founder, Blue Vista Capital
Kevin G. Chavers
Retired Managing Director, Blackrock
Frank M. “Rusty” Conner, III
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Virginia
Sean M. Dell'Orto
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
William W. Foshay, III
President, Felton Group, LLC; Executive Director, Quantitative Foundation
Robert D. Hardie
Co-Chairman & CEO, H7 Holdings, LLC
Kristian M. Gathright
Retired COO, Apple Hospitality REIT
Mark M. Luellen
Vice President for Advancement, University of Virginia
Peter E. Mahoney
Executive Vice President-Chief Program Executive, Truist Financial Corporation
Susan W. Ross
President, 1906 Group, LLC; Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Clark Construction
James E. Ryan
President, University of Virginia
Liza Jarvis Scott
Managing Director, Portfolio Management, CornerStone Partners
Keith J. Willner
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
Ione S. V. Wilsmann
Retired Managing Director, Global Investors Group, USAA Real Estate
Susi Yu
Founding Partner, Bungalow Projects