Scott Whitworth, Chair
Scott is the founding partner of WM Capital Partners, a private investment firm in New York. Before starting WM Capital, Scott served as a Vice President with Goldman Sachs and, prior to Goldman, practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Scott received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. in Economics with High Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. He chairs the PAVE Board and volunteers with Puppies Behind Bars.

Laurel FitzPatrick, Vice Chair
Laurel is a partner at Ropes & Gray, LLP, a international law firm, where she heads the Hedge Fund Practice. Prior to joining Ropes and Gray, Laurel was a partner at Tiger Management LLC. Laurel received her JD from Columbia Law School where she was member of the Law Review and her BA in Government, magna cum laude, from Harvard College. She is a founding member of the PAVE Board.

Steve Olson, Treasurer
Steve is an individual investor and operator of small businesses. Steve graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a BS in Accounting. Steve, a Certified Public Accountant, worked in public accounting and was formerly the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Tiger Management LLC. He has been a member of the PAVE Board since 2010 and chairs the Finance Committee. He is also a Trustee of the Tiger Foundation.

Nita Baum
Nita joined the PAVE Board in 2009. She is the owner of Alight LLC, an education consulting firm that provides strategy, policy, and business advisory services to K-12 and higher education organizations. Prior to Alight, Nita was a senior consultant at BearingPoint, a management consulting firm, and held administrative roles in capital budgeting and alternative schools and programs at the New York City Department of Education. She has taught English in Japan and through Americorps. She holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from George Washington University. She has been a member of the PAVE Board since 2009.

Wally Bazemore
Wally has been a member of the Red Hook community since 1955. He is active in his community, especially with neighborhood schools and youth development organizations. Wally coached Little League and was a Scout Leader for many years, is the former President of the Red Hook Lions Club, and a founding President of MAD Dads. He was the first African-American male on the Community School District 15 School Board. In addition to his extensive community involvement, he also served his country in the Vietnam War. He is a founding member of the PAVE Board.

Rick Gerson
Rick is the founder and Chairman of Falcon Edge Capital, a global investment firm based in NY. Before starting Falcon Edge, Rick was a founding member and managing director of Blue Ridge Capital, an investment firm. He graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, where he received a B.S. in Commerce. He is a member of the Cleveland Clinic International Advisory Board and a founding member of the PAVE Board.

Dylan Glenn
Dylan is a Managing Director at Guggenheim Advisors, LLC. Formerly, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia. Dylan also served two years as Special Assistant to the President George W. Bush. He was a member of the National Economic Council team advising the President on various economic issues. Dylan received his BA degree from Davidson College in North Carolina. He has been a member of the PAVE Board since 2010.

Rim Hinckley
Rim is an educator. She was a math teacher, athletic coach, school administrator, math textbook consultant and is now Head of School at the Geneva School. She founded The Geneva School of Manhattan in 1996, a preschool to 8th grade co-educational school in Manhattan. She served on the board of Hope for New York for 6 years and is currently on the board of Messiah College and PAVE Academy Charter School. Rim received a BA in Mathematics from Messiah College and graduate studies in Math Education from Millersville University and Boston College. She is the mother of two sons. She has been a member of the PAVE Board since 2009.

Emily Stone Gelb
Emily is a Vice President of Regional Operations at Teach For America. Prior to her work at Teach For America, she was a New York City public school teacher and held leadership roles at Edison Schools and Kaplan K12 Learning Services. Emily received a BA in History from Harvard in 1999 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2005. She also was certified to teach 5-9 in Massachusetts in 1999 and New York. She is a founding member of the PAVE Board.

Elizabeth Burnett Taylor
Elizabeth manages Burnett Taylor Consulting, a financial consulting business for female investors. Before becoming a consultant, Elizabeth was COO of PioneerPath Capital, a division of Citadel Investment Group. Elizabeth received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Princeton University.

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