Leadership
The Horatio Alger Association has several governing bodies that closely monitor its progress and determine goals for its future, each with its own areas of purview and responsibilities. Board Members are elected by the membership to serve four-year terms, and may serve consecutive terms.
Executive committee
PRESIDENT
Gregory E. Abel (2018)
Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Businesses
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Executive Chairman
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Vice President
The Honorable
Barbara M. Barrett (1999)
Former Secretary
U.S. Air Force
Owner
Triple Creek Guest Ranch
Treasurer
John H. Weiland (2012)
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer (Retired)
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Immediate past chairman
Matthew K. Rose (2013)
Retired Chairman-CEO
BNSF Railway Company
CrossTie Capital, Ltd.
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
David L. Sokol (2004)
Chairman & CEO
Teton Capital, LLC
Chairman of the Board
Atlas Corp.sokol
Canadian Association President
V. Prem Watsa (2012)
Chairman and CEO
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Endowment fund president & Interim chairman
James M. Seneff, Jr. (2010)
Executive Chairman
CNL Financial Group
BOARD Members
Charles C. Anderson, Sr. (2015)
Chairman Emeritus
Anderson Companies
Lee R. Anderson, Sr. (2014)
LRA Family LLC
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
George L. Argyros (1993)
Chairman and CEO
Arnel & Affiliates
James W. Ayers (2019)
Retired/Executive Chairman of the Board
FirstBank
Ronald M. Bergeron, Sr. (2018)
Founder and CEO
Bergeron Land Development, Inc. &
Bergeron Family of Companies
Chairman, Bergeron Properties & Investment Corp.
Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger (2023)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bollinger Enterprises, LLC
Robert J. Brown (1990)
Founder, Chairman, and CEO
B&C Associates, Inc.
Rita L. Case (2022)
President and CEO
Rick Case Automotive Group
Leon G. Cooperman (2015)
Chairman and CEO
Omega Family Office, Inc.
Don R. Daseke (2018)
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Daseke, Inc.
Mark E. Davis (2016)
Chairman
Davis Family Holdings
Arthur J. Falcone (2022)
CEO & Chairman
Falcone Group
Co-founder & Managing Principal
Encore Capital Management
William F. Farley (1986)
Chairman and Owner
Liam Ventures
James B. Freedman (2023)
Chairman
Intrepid Investment Bankers
Terry M. Giles (1994)
President
Giles Enterprises
Jack M. Gill, PhD (1999)
Co-Founder, The Gill Foundation of Texas
& Gilfin International
Founder & General Partner
Vanguard Venture Partners
Joseph M. Grant (2010)
Chairman Emeritus and Founder
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
Chairman and Founder
Klyde Warren Park
Edmund A. Hajim (2015)
Chairman
HighVista Strategies LLC
Craig Hall (2007)
Chairman and Founder
Hall Group
Harold Hamm (2016)
Executive Chairman
Continental Resources, Inc.
Ronald G. Harrington (2016)
Chairman
BioMotiv/Harrington Project
David Hoffmann (2023)
Founder/Chairman
Hoffmann Family of Companies
Alphonso R. Jackson (2018)
CEO (Retired), A.R. Jackson Advisors LLC
13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Melvyn N. Klein (1996)
Founder
Melvyn N. Klein Interests
Life Member, Board of Visitors
The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Keith T. Koenig (2023)
Co-Founder and Chairman
City Furniture
Stanley Kroenke (2022)
Founder and Owner
The Kroenke Group
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Ronald J. Kruszewski (2019)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Stifel
Patrick P. Lee (2013)
Chairman, Patrick P. Lee Foundation
Chairman and CEO, Lee Capital
Gilbert Edward LeVasseur, Jr. (2015)
Chairman and CEO
LeVasseur Capital Partners, LLC
John C. Maxwell (2019)
Author, Speaker and Business Owner
The John Maxwell Co.
Craig O. McCaw (1999)
CEO, Eagle River, Inc.
Chairman, Pendrell Corporation
Howard M. Meyers (2012)
Chairman
Quexco Incorporated
Lee E. Mikles (2008)
Chairman
First Montecito Advisors, LLC
Robert G. Miller (2012)
Chairman Emeritus
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Valerie Montgomery Rice (2017)
President and CEO
Morehouse School of Medicine
Brian Mulroney (2012)
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Senior Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
R. James Nicholson (2000)
Senior Counsel
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Clarence Otis, Jr. (2007)
Retired CEO
Darden Restaurants
Harry S. Patten (2011)
Founder, Chairman and CEO
National Land Partners, LLC and
Inland Management
Patten Family Foundation
Ernest S. Rady (2018)
Founder, Executive Chairman of the Board,
and Chief Executive Officer
American Assetts Trust, Inc.
Founder and Executive Chairman
ICW Group Insurance Companies
Executive Chairman
American Assets Capital Advisers
Greg P. Renker (2012)
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman
Guthy-Renker
Jeffrey A. Rich (2013)
Managing Director
PlumTree Partners, LLC
Carl H. Ricker, Jr. (2009)
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Azalea Holdings
Chairman, Gensys Ballasts
G. Brint Ryan (2022)
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Ryan, LLC
T. Denny Sanford (2016)
Chairman of the Board
United National Corporation
Fredrick D. Schaufeld (2023)
Managing Director
SWaN & Legend Venture Partners
Robert J. Schlegel (2008)
CEO, Schlegel Capital
CEO, Bedrock Logistics
Founder, Schlegel Land
Thomas Joseph Shannon, Jr. (2009)
Founder, T-Bird Restaurant Group, Inc.
Founder, Village Development Co.
Ronald M. Simon (2005)
Chairman
RSI Holding LLC
Richard J Stephenson (2017)
Founder & Former Chairman
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
David L. Steward (2014)
Founder and Chairman
World Wide Technology, Inc.
Peter W. Stott (2014)
Chairman & CEO
Market Express, LLC.
Marcia G. Taylor (2017)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bennett International Group LLC
David A. Thompson (2022)
President and CEO
TEC Equipment, Inc.
George A. Weiss (2022)
Chief Executive Officer / Chairman
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC
Anthony Welters (1998)
Executive Chairman
BlackIvy Group, LLC
Robert L. Wright, Jr. (2009)
Chairman and CEO
FE Holdings, Inc.
Jordan Zimmerman (2015)
Founder and Chairman
Zimmerman Advertising
Honorary Board Members
Sam Fox (2005)
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium
Alan B. Miller (2010)
Executive Chairman
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Stephen C. Schott (2001)
Owner & CEO
S.C.S. Development Co. / Award Homes
Clarence Thomas (1992)
Associate Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
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Lesley Albanese
Chief Executive Officer
Endowment fund board of directors
Treasurer
John H. Weiland (2012)
Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer (retired)
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Director
Michael M. Rollins
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Valeo Groupe
President & Director
Rollins Jamaica
