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
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.

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Gregory E. Abel (2018)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
George L. Argyros, Sr. (1993)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Arnel & Affiliates

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
David L. Sokol (2004)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Teton Capital, LLC.
Chairman of the Board, Atlas Corp.

chairman EMERITUS
Matthew K. Rose (2013)
Retired Chairman-CEO
BNSF Railway Company
Owner
CrossTie Capital, Ltd.

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
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. (2025)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Park Hotels & Resorts
Ronald M. Bergeron, Sr. (2018)
Founder and CEO
Bergeron Land Development, Inc. &
Bergeron Family of Companies
Chairman, Bergeron Properties & Investment Corp.
William Robert Berkley (2024)
Founder and Executive Chairman
W. R. Berkley Corporation
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
Fernando R. De León (2025)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Leon Capital Group
P. James Donnelly (2024)
Founder and Chairman
Crown Residential
Howard S. Dvorkin (2025)
Founder and Chairman
Debt.com
Founder, Consolidated Credit
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
Mario J. Gabelli (2022)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman
Associated Capital
Chief Executive Officer
LICT Corporation
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
Founder, Osprey Capital LLC
Founder, DHR International
Alphonso R. Jackson (2018)
CEO (Retired), A.R. Jackson Advisors LLC
13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Keith T. Koenig (2023)
Co-Founder and Chairman
City Furniture
Stan Kroenke (2022)
Chairman 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
Dale LeFebvre (2024)
Founder and Executive Chairman
35711
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
Christopher “Topher” Merrill (2025)
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Harrison Street
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
Ramola Ramesh Motwani (2024)
Chairwoman
Merrimac Ventures
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
Founder, Patten Family Foundation
Ernest S. Rady (2018)
Founder, Executive Chairman of the Board,
and Chief Executive Officer
American Assets 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
Victor Paul Winkler (2025)
President and Chief Financial Officer
Metro Metals Northwest, Inc.
Richard Eugene Workman (2024)
Founder and Executive Chairman
Heartland Dental
Robert L. Wright, Jr. (2009)
Chairman and CEO
FE Holdings, Inc.
Jordan Zimmerman (2015)
Founder and Chairman
Zimmerman Advertising
Honorary Board Members
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
CEO and Chairman
Valeo Groupe
CEO and Chairman
Rose Hall Developments Ltd.













