Brown Alumni Association Board of Governors

President: Harry Holt Jr. ’84, P’16

ScB’84, Chemical Engineering | M.B.A.’91, Dartmouth College | Completed doctoral coursework for a PhD in Management (HR/OB) at George Washington University in 2004

Harry Holt is the president of BITHGROUP in Baltimore. He is responsible for running all aspects of the business. Harry has also been an adjunct professor of business at Morgan State University for the past 20 years and has received awards from Morgan State, INROADS, and the Irvine Nature Center for leadership. He published his first book in 2020 entitled “You Can Get There from Here: from a   Historically Black College or University to Greatness Volume One.” He serves as the vice president of the Dartmouth Club of Maryland and is the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee as a trustee for the Irvine Nature Center.

Previously, Harry was the mid-Atlantic regional director for INROADS, a management consultant with Price Waterhouse, and a systems engineer with International Business Machines. Harry was a math teacher with the Baltimore City Public Schools and he began his career at Calgon Corporation as a production engineer.  

At Brown, Harry was the president of the Onyx Society his senior year, vice-president for the National Society of Black Engineers, a minority peer counselor, and a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated Alpha Gamma Chapter. He currently serves as the president of Brown University’s Association of Class Leaders Board and is a member of the BAA’s MAC: Diversity & Inclusion Committee. He has also served as class co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, on the leadership committee for the Brown Club of Baltimore, and as an alumni interviewer. He is a parent of a class of 2016 Brown alumna.

About the President

Harry serves as the chief executive officer of the Alumni Association and presides at all meetings of the Board of Governors. He appoints the committee chairs and members of the Board of Governors and serves as a member ex-officio of all committees. He will also serve a six-year term on the Brown Corporation.

President-Elect: Kehli Harding Woodruff ’94

AB’94, Organizational Behavior Management; Political Science | M.P.P.’96, University of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy | M.Sc.’15, Mercy Graduate School of Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology | 2015, Columbia University Teachers College, Bilingual Extension in Speech Pathology | 2023, Yale School Of Management, Women On Boards 

After graduation, Kehli was awarded a public policy fellowship through Princeton, which included an internship for President Bill Clinton and culminated in a Master’s in Public Policy with a concentration in business entrepreneurship. With her business and policy proficiency, Kehli has driven growth for start-ups and established organizations in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, dedicating her professional life toward strategic planning, building resilient systems, innovating, and establishing meaningful connections to diverse and neurodiverse stakeholders.

While at Brown, Kehli served as student representative for admissions, teacher’s assistant for three different courses, Minority Peer Counselor and Friend, Senior Class Officer, and 1994 Commencement Speaker. Kehli has since served on the Brown Alumni Association (BAA) Board of Governors and President’s Advisory Council on Diversity, as an Alumni Class Officer for 25 years, a representative of the Brown Annual Fund for five years, and an Association of Class Leaders Board of Directors member for two terms. In 2009, Kehli’s volunteer service to Brown was celebrated with a Brown Alumni Leadership Award.

About the President-Elect

The president-elect serves two years in the role of President-Elect, followed by two years as President of the Alumni Association. They assist the BAA President in guiding the Board and, in the event of a permanent vacancy in the Presidency, would serve out the vacant term.

Secretary: Sara M. Cunningham ’06

AB’06, Business Economics; Political Science |
M.S.’11, London School of Economics, Public Policy

Sara Cunningham is Chief of International Regulatory and Compliance at Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager, overseeing operations in the U.K., North America, the Middle East, and Asia. She has passion for rules and financial regulation, which she understands kills most cocktail party chatter; so to keep the conversation going, Sara and her husband run a small winery in Burgundy, France. In 2017, they said they would do harvest once and have been back every year since, starting their own label, Si Tu Sais, in 2020. In their most recent vintage, they produced nearly 10,000 bottles of red and white wines.

As a student, Sara was a founding member and co-director of imPulse Dance Company, a teaching assistant for three economics courses, and a women’s varsity squash team member. Sara currently serves on the BAA Board of Governors and the Advisory Committee on University Resources Management. She previously was co-president of the Brown Club of the U.K. and a Women’s Launch Pad mentor. This is in addition to having been an active alumni interviewer and class leader serving as Senior Class Treasurer, and as a committee volunteer for her 5th, 10th, and 15th Reunions.

About the Secretary

The secretary keeps records of all proceedings of the BAA Board of Governors. They serve a two-year term and participate in major Alumni Association decisions.

Treasurer: Evan S. Geller ’99

AB’99, Business Economics |
M.B.A.’03, Harvard University

Evan Geller is partner and portfolio manager at Sixth Street, a global alternative investment firm. Evan co-heads the firm’s Credit Market Strategies business, which manages over $15 billion of corporate and structured credit investments on behalf of pension systems, endowments, and charitable foundations around the world. Prior to joining Sixth Street, Evan was a founding member of the special situations group at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and was previously a vice president at Lazard Fréres. He lives in New York with his wife, two children, and their dogs.

While at Brown, Evan was the co-founder of the Brown Entrepreneurship Program and served on the President’s Advisory Council on University Planning. As an alumnus, he currently serves as a board member and committee chair of the BAA Board of Governors. He was previously a class leader, alumni interviewer, Reunion gift committee member, Nelson Center volunteer, and member of the Entrepreneurship Program Advisory Board.

About the Treasurer:

The treasurer manages the funds of the Association as directed by the Board, prepares financial reports, and helps to shape the BAA's overall financial strategy. They serve a two-year term and participate in major Alumni Association decisions.