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The SFI Leadership Team

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Robert F. Smith

Founder, Chairman and CEO
Vista Equity Partners
Austin, TX
VistaEquityPartners.com

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Henry Louis Gates, PhD

Director
Hutchins Center for African and African American Research
Harvard University; Boston, MA
hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Robert Jain

Co-Chief Investment Officer
Millennium Management
New York, NY
www.mlp.com

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Michael Lomax, PhD

President & CEO
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
www.uncg.org

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James Runcie

Chief Executive Officer
Education Finance Institute
New York, NY; Washington, DC
www.educationfinanceinstitute.org

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Linda D. Wilson

Executive Director
Fund II Foundation
Washington, DC
www.fund2foundation.org

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Mark A. Brown

Executive Director
Student Freedom Initiative ("SFI")

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Michele McCullom

General Counsel and Secretary
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Keith B. Shoates, PMP

Chief Operating Officer
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Donna M. Jones, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Business Operations
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Barry Cynamon

Director of Program Design
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Chimere J. Jones, EdD

HBCU Engagement Partner
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Jennelle Willis

HBCU Engagement Partner
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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Yvette Thomas

Technology Partner Manager
Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”)

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