RL’s New Trustees

New Trustees

Ethan Berman ’79 Ethan Berman took on the role of President of RL’s Board of Trustees this summer; this is Ethan’s second time serving as a Trustee of Roxbury Latin. Ethan founded and ran RiskMetrics Group from a startup to a NYSE publicly traded company until the company was sold in 2010. In 2013 he founded i2 Learning, which he now serves as the organization’s president. i2 Learning provides project-based STEM curriculum, professional development for teachers, and logistical support for educators to engage and inspire their students for a STEM-based world. i2 is a 501(c)3 organization which began as a STEM summer program for 400 middle school children in Boston and New York and has since grown to reach almost 100,000 students in 48 states and 86 countries across the world. Ethan lives in New York with his three children and wife, Fiona Hollands. Before starting RiskMetrics Group, Ethan was a managing director at JPMorgan. He is a graduate of Williams College.

Matt Fruhan ’91 Matt Fruhan is a portfolio manager in the Equity division at Fidelity Investments, where he manages a variety of mutual funds, including the Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund, the Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio, and the Fidelity Mega Cap Stock Fund. He also co-manages Fidelity EquityIncome Strategy. Prior to that, Matt managed Select Defense and Aerospace Portfolio, Select Air Transportation Portfolio, and Select Consumer Staples Portfolio. Additionally, Matt worked as an equity analyst following the food and supermarket industries, and in Fidelity’s High Yield Research department following the specialty retail, automotive supply, and transportation industries. He has been in the financial industry since joining Fidelity in 1995. Matt has been a loyal alumnus and supporter of RL, serving as a member of the Alumni Leadership Giving Committee, a member of the Headmaster’s Council, and as a Class Agent for the Class of 1991. Matt earned his degree in economics from Harvard and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He lives in Wellesley with his wife, Greta, and their teenage daughters, Grace, Harper, and Georgia.

Andy McElaney ’96 Andy McElaney is a managing director at The Baupost Group, a Boston-based investment fund. Andy focuses on a broad range of equity and credit investments in their Public Group, with a particular focus on event-driven and special situation investing. He is also a member of the firm’s Risk Committee and leads the Public

Group’s recruiting efforts. Prior to Baupost, Andy was a managing director at Highfields Capital, also an investment firm in Boston. Rounding out his finance background, Andy was an associate for the private equity firm Great Hill Partners, and he began his professional career at Lehman Brothers as an investment banking analyst. Andy earned his degree in economics and history from Dartmouth and his MBA from Harvard. He has been an active alumnus, serving on and co-chairing the RL Alumni Leadership Giving Committee for many years. He also serves as a trustee of Derby Academy, an independent elementary school in Hingham, and on the board of Hingham Youth Hockey. He coaches many different athletic teams for his four sons in Hingham, where he and his wife, Lauren, both grew up and now reside.

Bo Menkiti ’95 Bo Menkiti is the founder and CEO of The Menkiti Group, a real estate company dedicated to transforming lives, careers, and communities through real estate. The Menkiti Group is focused on strengthening neighborhoods through the strategic development, management, and disposition of real estate in urban markets. Bo also serves as CEO and is the founding partner of Keller Williams Capital Properties, a residential real estate brokerage managed by The Menkiti Group. Most recently, Mr. Menkiti founded Mission Mortgage, a double bottom line regional mortgage lender. Prior to forming The Menkiti Group and KWCP, Mr. Menkiti served as COO of College Summit, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the college enrollment rate of low-income students. In this capacity, Bo oversaw the organization’s successful growth into a multi-site national organization. Bo previously served as vice chair of the board of City First Bank and as the 2013 President of the District of Columbia Association of Realtors. In 2014, Bo launched the Capital Properties Menkiti Group Foundation, an organization that focuses its resources on serving the diverse social needs of the community in the areas of housing, youth, education, and entrepreneurship. Bo serves as chair of the board for the Meyer Foundation. He is a graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Kymber, and four young sons.

Monica Neuman Monica Neuman is a partner at the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP, where her practice focuses on corporate transactions in the healthcare sector, including acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and complex contractual arrangements. Monica represents a wide range of clients, including public and private corporations, nonprofit and for-profit hospitals as well as health systems, physician practices, health insurers and strategic investors. Monica also serves as a member of McDermott’s Diversity/Inclusion Committee and the Racial & Ethnic Diversity & Inclusion Sub-Committee. Her pro bono practice focuses on advocating on behalf of children with special education needs. Monica serves as a member and has several times chaired the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, Latino Advisory Council, focused on raising funds and funding initiatives benefiting Hispanic patients and families in need. Prior to joining McDermott in 2004, Monica was an associate at the law firm of White & Case, LLP, where she worked for four years across the firm’s Miami, New York, and Mexico City offices. She earned her undergraduate degree from Brandeis and her JD from Northwestern University School of Law. Monica and her husband, William, live in Weston with their three children, including Lucas, Class III, and Thomas, Class V. Monica enjoys spending the summers with family in her hometown of Miami and Southern France, and the winter holidays between Miami and Cartagena in Colombia. //