For over 50 years, Stuart Bernstein has been a recognized leader in real estate development and investment in the Mid-Atlantic region, with the focus of his business efforts centered in the Washington, DC area. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to represent the United States as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark where he served with distinction until January 2005.

A graduate of American University, Stuart was a member of the Board of Trustees of that institution for twenty years. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush appointed Stuart as a Commissioner of the International Cultural and Trade Center. The following year, in recognition of his achievements, President George H. W. Bush appointed him as a Trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Currently, Stuart serves on the Board of Trustees of the Council of American Ambassadors, is a Trustee of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a Society of Fellows member of the Aspen Institute and is on the Board of the US Diplomacy Center Foundation.

He is a native Washingtonian and with his wife Wilma, have three grown children, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren.

Gary D. Cohn is an American business leader, investor and the former director of the U.S. National Economic Council. He is an internationally recognized expert on the financial markets, global economy and economic policy.

Mr. Cohn is Vice Chairman of IBM, working in partnership with IBM’s Executive Leadership Team on a wide range of business initiatives and external engagement in areas including business development, public advocacy and client relationship management.

Mr. Cohn served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council from 2017-2018. As chief economic advisor to the president of the United States, Mr. Cohn managed the administration’s economic policy agenda and led the successful effort to grow the U.S. economy, create jobs and increase wages through tax and regulatory reform. 

Before serving in the White House, Mr. Cohn was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 2006-2016. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 and held several other leadership positions including Global Co-Head of the Equities and Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division. He was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee.

Mr. Cohn began his career at U.S. Steel before moving to New York to trade on the New York Commodities Exchange from 1982-1990.

Mr. Cohn actively invests in private companies and serves on many private corporate boards including Abyrx, Lazurite, Sotera Digital Security and Pallas Advisors. Additionally, Mr. Cohn serves on the advisory board for Starling. He is a member of the Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee (SRAC) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Mr. Cohn has long been dedicated to advancing healthcare and education. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of NYU Langone Health and serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital. He is also on the Board of Overseers of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. In 2019 Mr. Cohn was a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.

Mr. Cohn lives in New York. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and received his undergraduate degree from American University in 1982.

Michael G. Rosenberg is an entrepreneur and American consumer-packaged goods producer. In October 1979, Mr. Rosenberg founded a company with $150 from his dorm room as an undergraduate at the American University Kogod School of Business. By August of 1980, Rosenberg amassed $10,000 and formally incorporated the company, known today as PIM Brands, Inc. (“PIM”). Forty-six years later, PIM generates over $1 Billion in global revenues and continues diversifying as one of the world’s largest makers of confections, snack foods and consumer health products. PIM’s portfolio of loved and iconic brands enjoyed by millions across the world each day, includes the famed WELCH’S® Fruit Snacks, WELCH’S®Fruit ‘n Yogurt™Snacks, WELCH’S®Juicefuls®, WELCH’S®Fruitfuls™, SUN-MAID®Chocolate Raisins, SOUR JACKS®Sour Candy, TUXEDOS®Chocolate Almonds and many others. PIM is also a leading producer of Gummi Supplements including Hair Skin & Nails, Melatonin, Vitamins C, D, and Multi Vitamins under some of the world’s best-selling brands. From headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey, the company’s operations span Canada, Mexico, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, India as well as Latin America and Asia. Under Rosenberg’s guidance, PIM is ranked by Crains as one of the largest privately owned companies in Metro New York and repeatedly by Boston Consulting/IRI as one of fastest growing CPG’s in North America, with six top ten listings in the past ten years. Mr. Rosenberg is a long-standing industry leader as past Treasurer, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the National Confectioners Association. He sits on the Board of the National Confectionery Sales Association, the National Confectionery Education Advisory Board and Candy School at University of Wisconsin, is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation, a long-time member of the American Association of Candy Technologists, is Founder and Chairman of The American Museum of Candy History and serves on numerous philanthropic boards including as current Chairman of the Chemotherapy Foundation of New York. He has long been a fundraiser, donor and reliable supporter of charitable organizations focused on child food insecurity and has received an array of recognition for his diverse endeavors including induction into the Candy Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the highest confectionery lifetime achievement Kettle Award, an NCA Silver Candy Dish Lifetime Achievement award, and recognized by the National Association of Theatre Owners with a Paul J Rogers Award for his contributions to the Movie Theatre Industry. He was first ever recipient of the National Association of Concessionaires Show-East Legacy Award recognizing charitable work and lifetime contributions encompassing movie theatres, theme parks, stadiums and arenas. Mr. Rosenberg maintains residences in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Sagaponack, NY and Naples, FL, is passionate about ice hockey, antique trucks, football, art and classical music, and recently joined the Board of the New Jersey Symphony.

Steven Shapiro began his career in 1968 while studying at the Kogod School of Business at American University. His auditing professor, John Quigley, introduced him to Hughes Computer Systems, a company providing computerized accounting solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. Four years later, Hughes was acquired by Automatic Data Processing (ADP), where Shapiro rose to the role of Vice President. Early in his career Shapiro became a CPA, served in the Army reserve and raised a family.

Shapiro’s leadership in operations and sales management at ADP led to his promotion to Vice President before he transitioned to the telecommunications industry. He spent another 15 years with Cellular Communications, Inc., serving as President of the Northeast Ohio Market, operating under the Cellular One brand—now part of Verizon—and as President of Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico. Under his leadership, the company was sold to AT&T for $815 million.

Shapiro is a co-founder of eHealth Ventures (eHv), a global consortium of leading healthcare organizations and investors focused on identifying and scaling disruptive digital health companies. Over the past eight years, eHv has built a portfolio of more than 28 innovative companies commercialized across six countries. Based in Israel, eHv continues to drive innovation in digital health. In 2024, eHv was recognized as Israel’s second most active healthcare VC.

In addition to serving on numerous for-profit and nonprofit boards, Shapiro actively consults for early stage companies, manages a family office, and played a pivotal role in establishing the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship at American University. Shapiro and his wife Susy are active members of the Meltzer Schwartzberg Center for Israel Studies also at American University.  He is a sought-after speaker on topics including innovation and Israel’s role in global entrepreneurship.

Susy and Steve live in Bethesda, MD, and have six children and eight grandchildren.

Jeff Sine is a Co-Founder and Partner of Raine. Prior to founding Raine, Jeff was Vice Chairman and Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking at UBS Investment Bank. He joined UBS in April 2001 and was named a board member in 2003. Prior to that, Jeff was Global Head of Media Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. Jeff’s clients have included many of the leading global media, technology, and communications companies. Over the course of his career, Jeff has advised on over $1 Trillion in Transactions.

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Jeff was an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and London. Jeff is a current or past board member of The Manhattan Theatre Club, The International Radio and Television Society, The Museum of Television and Radio Media Center, National Public Radio (NPR) (Past Chair), The USC Annenberg School of Communication/Law Center Joint Venture, ITHAKA, Educational Testing Service (Past Chair), TelevisaUnivision, ARM Limited, and American University (Past Chair). He has also produced many plays and musicals over the past two decades on Broadway and in London’s West End, and is a three-time Tony Award winner.

Jeff also serves on the boards of many Raine portfolio companies and subsidiaries. Jeff has a BA from American University and a JD from the University of Southern California.