2010-2011 Donaldson Fellows

Bradley Abelow '89
President & Chief Operating Officer
MF Global Inc.

Jennifer Niles '98
Founder and Head of School
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Ken Ofori-Atta '88
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Databank Financial Services, Ltd. (Ghana)

Hilary C. Pennington '83
Director of Education, Postsecondary Success, Special Initiatives
U.S. Program
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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The Donaldson Fellows Program for Yale SOM Alumni is named to honor SOM’s founding dean, William H. Donaldson, who has also founded an investment bank, served as an undersecretary of state, and led a major insurance corporation, the New York Stock Exchange, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The program recognizes Yale SOM graduates whose personal and professional accomplishments embody the school’s mission to educate leaders for business and society. The Donaldson Fellows are selected by a committee chaired by the dean and comprised of SOM faculty and alumni. The selections are based on nominations from members and friends of the SOM community, as well as self-nominations.

Criteria

In selecting the Donaldson Fellows, the committee seeks a wide range of experience, and a variety of industries, sectors, and years since graduation. The objective is to select alumni who exemplify what it is to live the Yale School of Management mission as expressed through the following themes: Leading and Managing Across Boundaries; Transforming Positive Values into Personal, Professional and Institutional Commitments; and Bringing Creativity and Discipline to Complex Management Problems. (Read more about these distinctive qualities of Yale SOM.)

For more information on the Donaldson Fellows Program and to nominate yourself or an SOM alum, visit the Alumni Portal.

Any questions about the Donaldson Fellows Program can be directed to Christopher Galvin, acting director of alumni relations and reunion programs.