Our volunteer Advisory Council and East Asia Advisory Group provide philanthropic support for CTY’s priorities, help promote our programs, and assist in fundraising efforts. Whether our advisers are CTY parents, alumni, or friends, they all share a passion for educating academically gifted students.

CTY Advisory Council

  • Lee Stephens, Chair
    Executive Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon
    CTY Parent
  • Amy Bauman
    Member and Director, Angel Investor Forum
    CTY Parent
  • Kimberly Boateng
    Student, Columbia University
    CTY Scholars Program Alumna
  • Allison Devore
    Volunteer  
    CTY Parent
  • Michael Eastwood
    Managing Director, Jefferies & Co.
    CTY Friend
  • Joseph Ferguson
    Managing Partner & Co Founder, Lake Union Partners
    CTY Parent
  • Venezia Garza
    Student, Princeton University
    CTY Scholars Program Alumna
  • Mary Hyman
    Retiree, Education Department, Loyola University Maryland
    Former CTY Staff
  • Terri Kim
    Volunteer
    CTY Parent
  • Nina Kleaveland
    Co-founder & CEO, Lanyard, A Shared Stay
    CTY Alumna
  • James Li 
    Managing Director, Davidson Kempner Capital Management
    CTY Alumnus
  • Marjorie Loeb
    Owner, Loeb Jewels
    CTY Parent
  • John Lutz
    Vice Chancellor, Development & Alumni Relations, Vanderbilt University
    CTY Parent
  • W. Keith Robinson
    Professor, School of Law, Wake Forest University
    CTY Parent
  • John Sabat
    Portfolio Manager, Cubist Systematic Strategies
    CTY Parent
  • Marc Schneider
    Litigation Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
    CTY Alumnus and Parent
  • Ashley Timmer
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Barnard College
    CTY Parent 

CTY East Asia Advisory Council

  • Rebecca Xu, Chair
    Co-founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives
    CTY Parent
  • Ivy Chiang
    Counsel & Director, VG-Asset Management
    CTY Parent
  • Michelle Chin
    Volunteer
    CTY Parent
  • Warren Lee
    Senior Vice President, Capital International
    CTY Parent
  • Helen Sun
    Executive Director, Milo’s Knitwear Ltd.
    CTY Parent
  • Karel Vacek
    Co-Founder & CEO, Fund Genesis
    CTY Parent
  • Siew Fong Yiap
    Director of Marketing & Business Development Asia, Shearman & Sterling
    CTY Friend
  • Andrew Yiu
    Owner, SuperL Holdings Limited
    CTY Parent
  • Jason Zhang
    Investment Analyst, Capital Group
    CTY Friend