Our Board of Trustees is made up of a diverse group of individuals who are passionate about Webb. Membership of the Board covers a wide array of backgrounds and expertise, and includes industry leaders, alumni, the Dean, a Faculty Representative and a Student Representative. The Board functions as the governing body of Webb, and is responsible for making strategic and fiduciary decisions with our institution’s best interest in mind. Board members work collaboratively with Webb’s many stakeholders to fulfill Webb Institute’s mission, strategic goals, and objectives.
OFFICERS
Chairman
Jon J. LaBerge ’76
Vice Chair
Paulo A. Almeida ’95
Managing Director
M&G Investments
Treasurer
Richard M. Biben
C.E.O. & President (Ret.)
Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
President
Mark F. Martecchini ’79
Webb Institute
Secretary
Brian P.R. Eisenhower ‘06
Hill Rivkins LLP
MEMBERS
Christopher D. Allard ’04
CEO
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
David M. Bovet ’70
Managing Partner
New Harbor Consultants
CDR Richard C. Celotto, USN (Ret.) ’73
Ship Acquisition Advisor
CACI, Inc.
Dr. John C. Couch (Hon.)
Vice Chairman
C.M. Capital Corp.
Hampton Dixon ’11
Director, Refurbishment Planning
Carnival Cruise Line
Jon Dowsett ’09
VP, Fleet Performance & Special Projects
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
John (Jay) L.R. Edgar III ’87
VP for Engineering
Snow & Company
Tim Glinatsis
COO
Blue Water Autonomy
Manuel G. Hontoria ’88
Partner (Ret.)
Oliver Wyman
John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9B)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
John A. Malone ’71
Consultant
John P. McDonald
President & COO
American Bureau of Shipping
Eugene R. Miller III ’96
Chief Operating Officer
Austal USA
Bruce S. Rosenblatt (Hon.)
President
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC
Professor Cat Savage FREng
Programme Director –
Fleet Solid Support Ship BMT Ltd
Philip J. Shapiro
Chairman
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Ray Sheldon ’73
President
Leidos Gibbs & Cox
Leah R. Sosa ‘08
Global Transformation Manager
Fugro
VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Former Director, ARL
Penn State
Lina Tenenbaum ’21
Lead Sustainability Engineer
International Seaways, Inc.
Reneé Tremblay ’20
Engineer, Fleet Technical
Chevron Shipping Company
Dr. Jennifer K. Waters ’91, P’20
Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
Maine Maritime Academy
Meldon J. Wolfgang IV ’93
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
David Yim
CIO, USAA
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
R. Keith Michel ‘73
Webb Institute
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Charles G. Visconti ’55
Chairman & President
International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Dr. George Campbell Jr. (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Cooper Union
Joseph J. Cuneo ’57
Chairman (Ret.)
MARINEX International
Patrick J. Gilmartin, Esq. (Hon.)
Gilmartin, Poster & Shafto (Ret.)
Robert D. Goldbach ’58
President (Ret.)
MARINEX International
David H. Klinges (Hon.)
President, Marine Construction Div. (Ret.)
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Charles Kurz II (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Keystone Shipping Co.
Greggory Mendenhall
G B Mendenhall Pllc.
John Russell ’67
President
Russell Development
HONORARY TRUSTEE
Dr. Charles R. Cushing
President
C.R. Cushing & Co., Inc.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Matthew R. Werner ’95, PG’97
Dean and ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Webb Institute
Richard A. Royce
James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture
Webb Institute
Allison M. Toohey ’26
Student Representative
Webb Institute