Richard Berman

Richard Berman (Secretary) is the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Innovation and Research at the University of South Florida, visiting social entrepreneurship professor in the MUMA College of Business, and a professor in the Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation.

Mr. Berman is currently an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) in Washington, DC. He currently serves as a board member for Emblem Health, Seeds of Peace, the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy, and Development in Abuja, Nigeria, CATASYS, Inc., and is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of South Florida. Previously, he has served on the Board of Directors for other organizations, including the Lillian Vernon Corporation; the Westchester Jewish Chronicle, where he chaired the Advisory Board; the American Jewish Committee, Westchester Chapter; and the March of Dimes.

Previous professional experience includes working as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company and serving as the Executive Vice President of NYU Medical Center and Professor of Health Care Management at the NYU School of Medicine. Mr. Berman also served as the Special Advisor to the leader of the African Union United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, has held various roles at Korn Ferry International and Howe-Lewis International, and served in cabinet positions with the New York State Government and the U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare. In 1995, Mr. Berman was selected by Manhattanville College to serve as its tenth President. Mr. Berman is credited with the turnaround of the College, where he served until 2009.

Mr. Berman received his BBA, MBA, and MPH from the University of Michigan and holds honorary doctorates from Manhattanville College and New York Medical College.