Sanger Advisory Board

Stan is the principal partner of Kerwick Capital in Los Angeles. The firm serves as a principal investor in middle market growth and turnaround situations. Kerwick has been both a capital partner and financial advisor to strong management teams that have created significant growth opportunities and returns. Stan has also acted as financial advisor in the restructuring of bank debt for troubled companies as well as financial advisor to several retail, healthcare and data center operations.

Stan is also Board Chair of Eisner Health, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Los Angeles, CA. Eisner, founded in 1920 provides primary care and related services to over 45,000 patients in 17 locations.

Prior to forming Kerwick, Stan was a Managing Director and Member of the North American Management Committee of BNP Paribas, an international investment bank based in Paris, France. Over fifteen years, he served in various roles at Paribas, including head of North American banking in New York, executive responsible for U.S. regional branches in Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles, head of West Coast region based in Los Angeles and head of several merger transition working groups. Stan was selected by the firm to attend an advanced management program at London Business School.

Stan received an MBA in Finance from New York University and a BBA from the University of Michigan. He is married to Christopher Murphy, a retired executive from the Walt Disney Company and they reside in Los Angeles, CA.

I have been involved in the Leadership Crisis Challenge for several years. Experiencing the immersive and transformative nature of this event for both the students and other participants made me eager to deepen my commitment to the Sanger Leadership Center. I hope I can help bring resources and experience to further enhance the Center. Learn more >>

Tiffanie Boyd is the Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer for McDonald’s USA and a member of the US Senior Leadership Team. In this role, she leads the People function for the US business and is accountable for strategy, talent management, performance management, leadership development and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. By partnering with leaders, employees and franchisees, Tiffanie brings the McDonald’s mission and values to life for all employees and partners across the country.

Tiffanie joined McDonald’s in January 2021 after almost 23 years with General Mills. In her most recent role there, she served as Vice President, Human Resources, for North America Retail and led initiatives to upgrade talent, transform the organization design, drive culture change and improve employee engagement for 11,000 employees across the largest business segment of General Mills. She has extensive global experience through her role leading HR for the global supply chain function which had 18,000 employees across 50 manufacturing plants and offices around the world. She also held HR leadership roles in the Foodservice segment and General Mills Canada (based in Toronto).

Early in her career, Tiffanie worked in several manufacturing plants. Prior to joining General Mills, she was a consultant at Hewitt Associates advising clients on defined contribution plan administration. Tiffanie earned an MBA and BBA from the Michigan Ross Business School.

Tiffanie is deeply committed to youth education and serves on the board of Thrive Scholars, the Catalyst Advisory Board and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council.

Tiffanie lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Colbert and their sons, Evan and Ian.

Tiffanie joined McDonald’s in January 2021 after almost 23 years with General Mills. “Leadership is the difference maker and great leaders are needed across every industry and field of work,” Tiffanie shared. “The Sanger Leadership Center is focused on building skills to help people become great leaders. I had the privilege of working at General Mills during Steve Sanger’s tenure as CEO. He was inspiring. He cared about people. He led the company to accomplish amazing things. I want to support his vision and impact organizations through positive leadership the way he did.” Learn more >>

Dr. Chu currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Advocate Health (AH), the third largest health system in the nation. Serving 6 million lives across 6 states with 150,000 team members, AH formed from the merger of Atrium Health, Wake Forest, Advocate Health Care, and Aurora Health Care in December 2022. Dr. Chu joined as the SVP, Chief Quality and Safety Officer in August 2023 to integrate enterprise clinical quality and safety to enable a highly reliable organization focused on achieving clinical excellence and zero harm. 

Prior to her current role, Dr. Chu served as Enterprise SVP, Chief Medical Officer for Henry Ford Health. She was responsible for oversight of clinical quality and patient safety, provider affairs, surgical services and clinical optimization. Her academic role as Breech Endowed Chair, Clinical Quality also led to the creation of a Center for Patient Reported Outcomes. 

Her recognitions include Michigan Women Forward – Women of Achievement and Courage Award 2021; DBusiness Powered By Women 2020, Esteemed Woman of Michigan in 2018, Crain’s Detroit Business “40 Under 40” in 2010 and the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce Professional Leadership Award. She was appointed in 2020 by Governor Whitmer as the Co-Chair of the Michigan Nursing Homes COVID-19 Preparedness Task Force. In 2018, she served as the President of the Michigan State Medical Society.

Dr. Chu graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School Premed-Medical program, completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, and received her MBA from the University of Michigan Ross Business School.

The leadership learning I experienced as a student at Ross was transformative for my career. I’m honored to serve on the Sanger Advisory board with our commitment to inspiring the next generation and educating the leaders and best! Learn more >>

Tamika Curry Smith is a global HR and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive who is currently Chief Diversity Officer at Arm Ltd., the world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property company. Tamika has previous experience leading DEI at Nike, Inc., Mercedes-Benz USA, Target Corporation, and Deloitte. Tamika also is an advisor to Goldman Sachs’ asset management division, in addition to early-stage start-ups and venture capital firms, such as Talenya, Mathison, and SemperVirens Venture Capital.

Akshay is a senior partner at McKinsey with 20+ years of experience serving financial institutions on a broad range of themes, including strategy, transformation, growth, M&A, risk and compliance, and capability building. He lives in NJ with his wife, Rekha, and two kids, Aryana and Arjun. He loves to play golf, go biking with kids, take long road trips, and watch movies.

Akshay is passionate about supporting the University of Michigan and its students. “I am very keen to help the next generation of leaders understand what being a leader truly means in the real world,” Akshay shared. “I want to ensure that our students are supremely confident about themselves, their education, and their ability to drive substantive impact.” Learn more >>

Jessica Lieberman Quinn is Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of American Express.

She leads a team of 1600 colleagues to ensure financial integrity and a strong control environment through the delivery of financial accounting, reporting, compliance, and advisory services. Jessica has held a variety of roles at the company, including SVP, Corporate Planning & Analysis and SVP, Chief Financial Officer for several business segments.

Jessica is a member of World50’s Finance Executives network and the University of Pennsylvania’s Professional Women’s Alliance. She is the executive sponsor for American Express’ Women in Finance initiative and a member of its Executive Women’s Interest Network Steering Committee.

I want the opportunity to give back to the university and to share what I have learned about leadership with the team at Sanger and indirectly with students. Learn more >>

Jim is a senior partner and a 25+ year veteran in Deloitte’s Financial Services practice. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and specializes in operations and infrastructure improvement for global banks.

His areas of focus include:

• Large-scale operational and organizational transformation

• Operations risk mitigation through organizational restructuring and process redesign efforts

• Strategic planning and implementation

• Target operating model development for shared services functions

Jim also leads Deloitte’s US account leader program for Banking & Capital Markets and serves as the Advisory Partner for the Firm’s extended relationship with the University of Michigan. He received his MBA from The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and his B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Jim is married to Sabine (LS&A BA and Ross MBA), has two very active teenagers (Sophia & James), and spends any free time attending college field hockey matches (Sophia) and tennis matches and sailing regattas (James). He has been a runner for over 40 years, logging over 75,000 miles, and completed 20 marathons.

Because leadership is Michigan’s secret sauce. The Sanger mission is so important and its ability to deliver leadership experiences so early in a professional’s life is critically important to their long-term success.

Jared Stadlin is the President and a Principal of Linden Warehouse & Distribution Co., Inc. with company headquarters in Linden, NJ. He is a past Chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), the founding Chairman of the Gateway Warehouse Association and an executive committee and board member of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association. He is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Gateway Chamber of Commerce and an officer of the Linden Industrial Association. Jared received his BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a JD from the New York University School of Law.

My Michigan Ross education provided a foundation for entrepreneurial leadership that has served me well in growing a vibrant logistics, real estate, and supply chain business. I am pleased to partner with Sanger to help the next generation embark on their leadership journey. Learn more >>