McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes three new members advisory body, established in October 2021. Kunal Gandhi (MPP’05), Chief Investment Officer of Berggruen Holdings, Scheherazade Semsard de Boisseson (SFS/G’90), CEO of McCourt Global, and Dr. Georgian Valtrella (C’ 73, M) ’82), Founder and Chairman of Patient Advocacy, joins more than 20 dynamic leaders in politics, policy, business and philanthropy to provide expertise on strategic priorities, Raise the school’s profile and support its goal of the most inclusive public policy. domestic schools.
The McCourt School is proud to introduce new professionals who will help guide and advance the school’s mission of comprehensive public service and impact on the common good.
Introducing our new advisory board members
Kunal Gandhi
Koonal Gandhi (MPP’05) is the Chief Investment Officer of Berggruen Holdings, where he is responsible for managing and overseeing the company’s global investment portfolio. Mr. Gandhi previously served as chief investment officer and senior vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation. He also served on senior government appointments in both the Bush and Obama administrations, including the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Gandhi earned a dual degree in economics and political science from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in public policy from the McCourt School.
Scheherazade Semesard de Boisseson (SFS/G’90)
Scheherazade Semsard de Boisseson (SFS/G’90) is CEO of McCourt Global, a privately held family company committed to building a better future through its work across the real estate, sports, technology, media, and financial industries. is. Important charity work.
Previously, Scheherazade Project Liberty’s McCourt Institutewas founded with founding partners Georgetown University, Stanford University, and the Paris Polytechnic Institute to advance effective digital governance by supporting cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Scheherazade was the founding CEO of POLITICO Europe from 2015 to 2021 and owner and publisher of European Voice, a leading Brussels media outlet covering EU policy that it acquired from The Economist Group in 2013.
Scheherazade graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1990 with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in international finance. She then served as a member of Georgetown’s Board of Directors from 2013 until 2019. She currently serves on the advisory board of Georgetown’s School of Diplomacy, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, and the French Government Institute. American Foundation.
Joorganne Valtrella
Dr. Georganne Vartorella (C’73, M’82) is a physician and graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown School of Medicine. After achieving her success in her internal medicine private practice, Ms. Bartorella focused her expertise and experience on advocating for equitable access, delivery, and payment for optimal care. As a patient advocate, Bartorella works directly with patients and families, as well as with employers and human resources teams, insurance payers and intermediaries, large health systems and small concierge care groups.
Currently, she is working with community organizations in Northeast Ohio to develop programs to support and provide resources to caregivers of older adults and patients with chronic and progressive illnesses. With her lifelong interest and love for the ocean, she and her husband Richard also dedicate their efforts and energy to exploring and supporting solutions that ensure the sustainable health and conservation of the deep sea.
