Graduate School Alumni Association Board

The Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) is the alumni leadership board for the Graduate School. The Board meets twice a year in New Haven to support the strategic goals of the Graduate School and to advise the Dean and alumni relations staff on how best to engage Graduate School alumni with Yale.
Alumni Board Committees
Yale Graduate School Alumni Association, 2023-2024:
OFFICERS
Chair
Ms. Jia Chen ‘00 Ph.D. Physics
New York, NY
Senior Director, Medidata AI, Medidata Solutions
Vice Chair
Prof. Edward J. Balleisen ‘95 Ph.D. History
Durham, NC
Vice Provost, Duke University
Secretary
Mr. David R. Sanchez ‘84 M.A. Political Science
Portland, OR
Chief Executive Officer, Sanchez Global LLC
BOARD MEMBERS
Ellen R. Babby ‘80 Ph.D. French
Chevy Chase, MD & Scottsdale, AZ
Nonprofit Management Consultant
Yana Bebieva ‘18 Ph.D. Geology & Geophysics
Houston, TX
Associate Manager Catastrophe Modeling, Progressive
Laura J. Brown ‘20 Ph.D. Music
New Haven, CT
Senior User Researcher, Spotify
Carol L. Chiodo ‘14 Ph.D. Italian
Claremont, CA
Librarian for Collections and Digital Scholarship, Harvard University
Marisa P. Dolled-Filhart ‘05 Ph.D. Genetics
Edison, NJ
Scientific Vice President, Translational Department, Tumor Microenvironment Thematic Research Center at Bristol Myers Squibb
Alicia E. Ellis ‘04 M.A. African American Studies, ‘09 Ph.D. Germanic Languages & Literatures
South Gardiner, ME
Associate Professor of German & Department Chair, Colby College
Federico Galizia ‘98 Ph.D. Economics
Washington, DC
Chief Risk Officer, International Finance Corporation
Bhaskar Ghosh ‘95 Ph.D. Computer Science
Palo Alto, CA
VP of Engineering and Operations, NerdWallet
Chun Hu ‘22 Ph.D. Pharmacology
Shanghai, China
Tammy L. Ingram ‘07 Ph.D. History
Bridgeport, CT
Associate Professor of History, College of Charleston
Sadia Khan ‘91 M.A. Economics
Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultant, Seedat Chambers
Kitty Koo-Tse ‘01 M.S. Psychology
Brooklyn, NY
Director, Global Wealth of Investment Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Sandra Kuzmich ‘89 Ph.D. Pharmacology
Sandy Hook, CT
Managing Partner, Haug Partners LLP
Benoit J. Mercereau ‘02 Ph.D. Economics
Paris, France
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Arvella Investments
Nathan N. Nguyen ‘20 Ph.D. Cell Biology
San Jose, CA
Cryptologic Warfare Officer
Carlos Riobó ‘98 Ph.D. Spanish & Portuguese
Scarsdale, NY
City University of New York, Ph.D. Program in Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures
Stephanie N. Scarmo ‘06 M.P.H. ‘09 Ph.D. Epidemiology and Public Health
Brooklyn, NY
National Senior Director of Policy Research, Voices for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association
Levi M. Smith ‘19 Ph.D. Cell Biology
Palo Alto, CA
Life Sciences Venture Capital Investor
Gale Tenen Spak ‘76 Ph.D. Political Science
Aberdeen, NJ
Evangelist, HackerU and Principal, Bridge Their Future, LLC.
James V. Staros ‘74 Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
Leverett, MA
Professor Emeritus & former campus Provost, University of Massachusetts
Anne Toker ‘98 Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
New York, NY
Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Jessica Tuan '12 M.S. Engineering & Applied Science
New Haven, CT
Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine
Lisa A. Villeneuve M.A. French
New York, NY
SVP Emerging Risks, New Product Appraisals, Citi
Zipei "Steven" Zhu ‘22 M.S. Statistics and Data Science
Scottsdale, AZ
Cofounder of Hirey
Esther Zirbel ‘93 Ph.D. Astronomy
Nantucket, MA
CEO and Founder, Educational Coaching Consultant
ADVISORY TRUSTEES (non-voting)
Dr. Stacey R. Davis ‘99 Ph.D. History
Tacoma, WA
Professor of History & Curricular Area Team Leader, Humanities, The Evergreen State College
Kai Du ‘12 Ph.D. Management
University Park, PA
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University
OrLando H. Yarborough ’10 Ph.D. Genetics
New Haven, CT
Founder, The Well Company
Huiqiong Wang ‘07 Ph.D. Engineering & Applied Science
Woodbridge, CT
Professor, Department of Physics, Xiamen University Malaysia
EX OFFICIO
Lynn Cooley, M.D.
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Christopher J. Lindsay ‘26 GRD. Astronomy
Graduate Student Assembly Chair
Immediate Past President, GSAA
James L. Shulman ‘93 Ph.D. Renaissance Studies
New York, NY
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, American Council of Learned Societies
Former GSAA Board currently serving on YAA Board of Governors
Zlatko K. Minev ’18 Ph.D. Applied Physics
New York, NY
Cory McCruden ’23 Ph.D. Political Science
Brooklyn, NY
Head of Client Experience, Digital Business Banking, RBC
Simon Morris Ingold ’07 M.A. International Relations
Global Head FB&A, Siegfried Holding AG
Vishnal Agrawal ’96 B.S., ’96 M.S. Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, ’02 M.D.
Falls Church, VA
Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, Humana, Inc.