GOSO’s Board Members share our deep commitment to partnering with justice-involved young men through education, employment, and emotional well-being. With their support and guidance, we are able to continue our important mission and grow to reach even more young people in the NYC community.
Board Officers
Réginald André
Chairman of the Board
Vice President, Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs
Norman Merritt
Vice Chairman of the Board
President & CEO
Qualitest Group
Ira Wachtel
Secretary
Former Construction Industry VP
Matthew Bloom
Treasurer
CFO
West Side Montessori School
Full Board of Directors
Joe Azelby
Former CEO
JP Morgan Global Real Assets Group
Simone Hicks
Associate
Debevoise & Plimpton
Fred Pfaff
President
Fred Pfaff Inc.
John Berman
Co-Anchor
CNN’s “New Day”
Charles Kushner
Chairman/Principal
Kushner Industries
Ashish Prashar
Senior Director of Global External Communications
Publicis Sapient
Richard Block
Former Senior VP and President
Westvaco Corporation
Erich Linker
Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer
Smart Wine Company
Kimberly Till
Former Senior Leadership
Disney, Sony, AOL Time Warner, and Microsoft
Wendy Bosalavage
President
LIV unLtd
Lauren Marrus
CEO
Dempsey & Carroll
Edie Weiner
President
Weiner, Edrich, Brown Inc.
Rakim Brooks
Litigator
Susman Godfrey
Jeremy Miller
Chief Communications Officer
McCann Worldgroup
Jake Weinig
Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager
Malachite Capital Management
Daniel Goldberg
Principal, Real Estate
Blackstone
Brian Murrell
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Robert Harwood-Matthews
Executive VP
Starcom
Paul Netter
Global Credit Portfolio Manager
Millennium Partners
Advisory Directors
John Atchison
Community Leader and Owner
John Atchison Salon
Andrew Konigsberg
Deputy Managing Partner
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Gloria Ortiz
GOSO Co-Founder and Principal
Horizon Academy
Judge Michael Corriero
New York State Judge
John Leguizamo
Actor, Stage and Screen