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 institutions’ best interest in mind. Board members work collaboratively with Webb’s many stakeholders to fulfill Webb Institute’s mission, vision, strategic goals, and objectives.
OFFICERS
Chairman
Bruce S. Rosenblatt (Hon.)
President
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC
Vice Chairman
Jon J. LaBerge ’76
Treasurer
Greggory Mendenhall
G B Mendenhal Pllc.
President
R. Keith Michel ’73
Webb Institute
Secretary
John N. Costello ’89
Managing Counsel, Intellectual
Property & Technology
Global Products & Services
Laureate Education, Inc.
OTHER MEMBERS
Christopher D. Allard ’04
CEO
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
Benjamin G. Bordelon
President & C.E.O.
Bollinger Shipyards LLC
David M. Bovet ’70
Managing Partner
New Harbor Consultants
Dr. George Campbell Jr.
President Emeritus
Cooper Union
CDR Richard C. Celotto, USN (Ret.) ’73
Vice President, Engineering
BMT Designers & Planners, Inc.
Nolan B. Conway ’15
Naval Architect
Resolve Marine Group
Dr. John C. Couch (Hon.)
Vice Chairman
C.M. Capital Corp.
Joseph J. Cuneo ’57
Chairman (Ret.)
MARINEX International
Hampton Dixon ’11
Manager, Hotel Refurbishments
Carnival Cruise Line
John (Jay) L.R. Edgar III ’87
Vice President, Engineering Services
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Dr. Fernando Frimm
C.E.O
FORA Technologies LLC
Alison D. Granger P’14
Chief Investment Officer
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Deputy Director Surface Warfare Division (OPNAV N96)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
John A. Malone ’71
Malone Consulting Services
Mark F. Martecchini ’79
President
Stolt Tankers
Eugene R. Miller III ’96
Vice President, Operations
Bath Iron Works
Ian Mutnick ’96
Sr. Hydrodynamics Engineer
Rolls Royce Defense
Dr. Stephen M. Payne
Vice President/Chief Naval Architect (Ret.)
Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding Southampton
Joseph H. Pyne
Executive Chairman (Ret.)
Kirby Corporation
Wombi Rose ’09
President
lovepop, Inc.
Phillip J. Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation
VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Director, Applied Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
Applied Research Laboratory
Dr. Luther Tai
Chairman/CEO
Roberts Bay Marina, LLC
Dr. Jennifer K. Waters ’91, P’20
Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs
U.S. Naval Academy
Christopher Wiernicki
Chairman, President & C.E.O.
American Bureau of Shipping
Chairman Emeritus
Charles G. Visconti ’55
Chairman & President
International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
Trustee Emeriti
Patrick J. Gilmartin, Esq. (Hon.)
Gilmartin, Poster & Shafto
Robert D. Goldbach ’58
President (Ret.)
MARINEX International
William O. Gray (Hon.)
President (Ret.)
Gray Maritime Company
David H. Klinges (Hon.)
President, Marine Construction Div. (Ret.)
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
John Russell ’67
President
Russell Development
Dr. Peter Van Dyke ’60
Managing Director (Ret.)
T. Rowe Price
Honorary Trustees
Dr. Charles R. Cushing
President
C.R. Cushing & Co., Inc.
Charles Kurz II (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Keystone Shipping Co.
Richard T. Soper (Hon.)
President & Chairman (Ret.)
American Bureau of Shipping
Ex-officio members
Matthew R. Werner ’95, PG’97
Dean and ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Webb Institute
Dr. Richard A. Royce
James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture and Director of Research
Webb Institute
Jackson Juska ’21
Student Representative
Webb Institute