The Board of Visitors held a special meeting June 6 at Morven Farm in Albemarle County to discuss “accountability” and “aligned governance” — two areas of focus Rector Carlos Brown identified for the Board in March. During the “retreat-style” meeting, Board members and administrators began by engaging in a facilitated discussion on what role the Board should play in the future of University governance.
The Board welcomed four University alumni — Jeff Rudnicki, senior and managing partner at McKinsey & Company and Darden Class of 2011 alumnus, Bryan Hancock, McKinsey partner and Class of 1997 alumnus, Tyler Rose, McKinsey partner and Class of 2012 alumna, and Wan-Lae Cochran, McKinsey partner and Class of 2003 alumna — to act as pro-bono facilitators in this discussion.
Also present were the majority of Board members, and several University administrators — including Brie Gertler, interim executive vice president and provost, and Jennifer Wagner Davis, executive vice president and chief operating officer. University President Scott Beardsley was not present at the meeting…