CFA Institute Appoints 4 New Members of Board of Governors

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute announced on Tuesday the appointment of four new members to the association’s board of governors.

The appointments consisted of: Jennifer Garbowicz, West Florida market president at BNY Wealth; Ravi A. Gautham, senior vice president and head of Northern Trust Asset Management India; Lindsey Matthews, chief risk officer at USS Ltd.; and Ravi A. Gautham, senior vice president and head of Northern Trust Asset Management India.

The appointments, effective September 1, bring the total number of board members to 14. The board of governors’ members for the fiscal 2025 term come from eight countries: the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Nigeria and the U.K.

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Marshall Bailey, who has served on the board since 2020, was appointed as chair of the Board of Governors, and Heinz Hockman was appointed as vice chair.

Board officers are elected for a one-year term, and board governors are elected for a three-year term. For the 2025 fiscal year, the institute’s Board of Governors includes:

Marshall Bailey, chair, non-executive chairman at MUFG securities EMEA PLC;

Heinz Hockmann, vice chair and member of the advisory council at Lovell Minnick Partners LLC;

Oyebanji Fehintola, senior director at the Africa Finance Corp.;

Margaret Franklin, president and CEO of the CFA Institute;

Jennifer Garbowicz, West Florida market president at BNY Wealth;

Ravi A. Gautham, senior vice president and head of Northern Trust Asset Management India;

Joanne Hill, chief adviser, research and strategy at Vest Financial;

Yimei Li, CEO of China Asset Management Co. Ltd;

Lindsey Matthews, chief risk officer at USS Ltd.

Vipin Mayar, executive vice president and head of AI innovation at Fidelity Investments,

Tricia Rothschild, operating partner at Advent International;

Maria Wilton, chair of Spirit Super; and

Pamela Yang, managing director and chief operating officer at the Bulfinch Companies, Inc.

The CFA Institute Board of Governors oversees the strategy, vision and mission of the organization. The board is the highest governing body of the institute.