Our Board

Tutan Reyes, Founder

As an offensive lineman in the National Football League, Tutan Reyes’ primary responsibility is to eliminate any obstacles that stand in the way of the quarterback’s ability to perform and achieve. As a philanthropist off the field, Reyes strives to eliminate any obstacles that stand in the way of college-bound students’ abilities to perform and achieve.

Tutankhamen “Tutan” Reyes was raised in Jamaica, Queens by a single mother who was driven to help her son pursue both his athletic and his academic goals. Raised in a house filled with love and support, Reyes was always pushed to dream big.

As a youth, Reyes had two vastly different dreams for his future. One was to play professional football, and the other was to be a successful executive with a corner office. But growing up in the inner-city, he knew either dream would be a big challenge. The answer to those challenges of course, was in higher education.

Through hard work and determination, Reyes earned All-Queens honors at August Martin High School and was selected to the Coaches All-City Football Team in 1994. His commitment to athletics and academics did not end in Queens. After graduation, by way of an athletic scholarship, Reyes attended The University of Mississippi where he made the Dean’s Honor Roll and was the SEC All-Academic Honor Roll Choice in 1996 and 1999. After four years, Reyes graduated with a degree in Business Management and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints. From the Saints, he went on to play with the Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, and the Houston Texans.

When not in his football uniform, Reyes pursues his other long-held dream. He sports his business suit and networks with other like-minded individuals who share his commitment to removing financial hurdles from the dreams of all college-bound students. With persistence and dedication, Reyes has made both of his dreams a reality.

Now a devoted father, a respected athlete, a savvy entrepreneur and an upstart philanthropist, Reyes is fully aware of how much his own academic opportunities have contributed to his enviable success in life. This scholarship fund was created by a man who understands firsthand how the advantage of a higher education can carry a person out into the world and… Beyond the Boroughs.

Adrian Keevil

Adrian Keevil is an experienced operator in early and late stage companies. He is currently Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ambrose Capital Partners, LLC, a New York-based private equity fund manager that invests growth capital and operational expertise in small to middle-market companies with a focus on founder owned and managed businesses.

Prior to Ambrose, Adrian was a founder and equity partner of McGarry Bowen, LLC. Founded in 2002 the company provides strategic consulting and marketing communications services to large corporations, such as Chase, Disney and NewsCorp. As one of six partners, he sat on the board and was responsible for strategy, finance, business development, general management and senior level account coverage. Under his tenure, McGarry Bowen grew to the 10th largest private marketing communications companies in the US, and the largest in New York. Entrepreneur Magazine named McGarry Bowen the 29th fastest growing private company in America in 2007 and 38th in 2008. In 2008, the company was sold to Dentsu, realizing over 100x invested capital.

Prior to McGarry Bowen, Adrian worked for the chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam, Inc. (then the 3rd largest marketing communications conglomerate in the world) in strategy, operations, and account management. During his tenure, the company successfully realized a 100% gain on IPO value in a sale to WPP Group, PLC within two years of going public.

Adrian has a BA from Yale, was a graduate visiting scholar in English language and literature at Oxford, and holds an MBA in finance from the University of Virginia’s Darden School, where he received an academic scholarship, was a Shermet award winner, and was elected to the Raven Society.

Adrian currently sits on the board of Cardon Healthcare Network, Inc., a provider of revenue cycle management solutions to hospitals, and is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). He also serves on the US board of Trinity College, Oxford University.

Adrian grew up in New York City and married his college sweetheart. They currently live in Manhattan with their daughter.

Brian Shure

Brian K. Shure is an experienced investor in the healthcare industry. He is currently Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ambrose Capital Partners, LLC, a New York-based private equity fund manager that invests growth capital and operational expertise in small to middle-market companies with a focus on founder owned and managed businesses.

Prior to Ambrose, Brian was a Partner at Maximus Capital, LLC, a hedge fund dedicated to public healthcare investments with $200 million under management. At Maximus, he focused his investment efforts on healthcare services businesses. He was the Director of Trading, served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and was a member of the Investment Committee. He also oversaw Investor Relations and was responsible for raising over $30 million in assets for the fund.

Prior to joining Maximus, Brian was with C-Bridge Corporation, a technology consulting firm based in Cambridge, MA, where he led business development and was distinguished as the firm’s top performer. Prior to C-Bridge, Brian was an Associate with Bear, Stearns & Co. covering airfreight and logistics companies. Brian began his career as an Analyst in the alternative investments group at the Baltimore-based investment bank Alex Brown & Sons.

Brian holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Brian currently sits on the board of Cardon Healthcare Network, Inc., a provider of revenue cycle management solutions to hospitals, and is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). He also works closely with the Founder of the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Brian lives in Soho with his wife Perry and their Dog Ottis.

Cedric Jones

Cedric Jones was the ACC’s career leading scorer in receiving (upon graduation) from Duke University. Jones served as a Co-Captain, was team MVP, First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, and second team All-America as a senior at Duke. Jones played in the 1982 Senior Bowl. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Jones was a third-round draft pick by Patriots in 1982. He played nine seasons and 120 games. Jones recorded 191 receptions for 2,703 yards (14.2 yards per catch) and 16 TD’s and he played in Super Bowl XX.

Jones embarked on a successful post-playing career. In January 1989, he was an analyst as part of a three-person team which handled radio broadcast feeds to 230 markets for all major sporting events. In 1992, he became a financial consultant and vice president with H.B. Hadley & Associates in Raleigh, NC.

Jones re-joined the NFL in 1993 as the manager of youth programs, developing programs and marketing strategies for youth education programs in all NFL cities. Since August 1994, Jones served as senior manager of club marketing, director of club marketing, director of consumer products, senior director of consumer products-on field operations and NFL coaches club, and senior director of the NFL Youth Football department.

The Youth Football Department managed all League Youth football-related activities and continued to build national awareness for youth football through promotional activities.
The department’s responsibilities included directing and growing key programs, such as NFL Flag, Punt Pass & Kick, Junior Player Development, and coordinating youth football initiatives with NFL clubs and players. The department supported and guided league financial investments in youth football through the Youth Football Fund and other NFL sources, and works closely with the NFL Players Association, the new USA FOOTBALL organization, and other key youth football stakeholders.

Jones currently serves as the Director of Athletics for the New York Athletic Club where he oversees 20 sports and two athletic facilities. He is the first African-American to hold that position.

Jones is a former member of the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, former member of the Duke Athletic Council, member of USA Football Board of Directors, member of National Advisory Board of Parents’ Choice, former member of the Northeast Region Board of Directors Boy Scouts of America.

Jones resides in Greenwich, CT and is married to Suzy Abrams Jones. They have four children: Cori (22), Cameron (20) and Colin (20) and Connor (2).

Eun S. Cho

Eun S. Cho works in asset management as a Portfolio Analyst/Manager with Victory Capital Management Inc., an investment advisory firm that manages $45 billion in assets for institutions and individuals. He and his team seek investment opportunities in international markets. Mr. Cho focuses on small to mid cap companies in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and South East Asia. Prior to joining Victory, Mr. Cho worked as an analyst at Fiduciary Trust Company International where he specialized in Asia-Pacific small cap companies.

Fluent in Korean and English, Mr. Cho came to the United States from South Korea at an early age with his parents and younger brother, Sang. They grew up in Jacksonville, Florida where his parents currently reside. To this day, Mr. Cho remains an avid Jaguars fan and a faithful season ticket holder even though he now calls New York City’s Upper West Side home.

Mr. Cho studied at both Columbia University, where he received a B.S. degree in Operations Research, and Jacksonville University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Engineering Physics.

An active philanthropist, Mr. Cho sits as co-chair of the fundraising committee of the Korean American Community Foundation’s Steering Committee (”KACF”) www.kacfny.org . A local foundation, KACF awards grants to deserving Korean and Asian social service organizations in the greater New York area. Mr. Cho plays an integral role in KACF’s fundraising efforts. In addition, Mr. Cho serves as a Executive Board member of the Columbia Engineering Young Alumni Association in charge of alumni relations.

Jenny Goldstock Wright

Jenny is an independent Philanthropic Advisor based in Westchester County, NY. In her capacity as a Philanthropic Advisor, Jenny has worked with trusts, wealthy individuals, family and corporate foundations, and nonprofit organizations. With these clients she has performed all roles from creating new nonprofit organizations to securing nonprofit status, to creating by-laws, to building a board, to running the day-to-day programs.

Prior to starting her own business, Jenny served as the Executive Director of The Chilton Foundation, a private family foundation for a hedge fund manager in Connecticut. Prior to that, Jenny was a consultant to myriad nonprofit organizations focused on education and youth services. Jenny advised these organizations on how to create new programs, establish new systems within existing programs, correct problems within management structures, and evaluate success to instill best practices.

In addition, for the past ten years, Jenny has been a close advisor to Schools, Mentoring and Resource Team (SMART), an education based nonprofit of which she was a co-founder and founding Executive Director.

Jenny holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College and a Master of Education from Harvard University. Jenny and her husband Michael live in Katonah, New York with their two sons Bennett (8) and Braden (5).

Juliet Gilliam

Juliet Gilliam joined ESPN in October 1998. She established the corporate outreach arm of the corporate communications division where she is responsible for program development as well as the production of the network’s corporate public service initiative, Team ESPN. In addition, Ms. Gilliam directs the overall administration of the philanthropic initiatives for ESPN including community relations, cause-related marketing, corporate giving and global outreach efforts. Prior to her position in corporate outreach, Ms. Gilliam was responsible for the strategic development and implementation of sponsorship marketing programs and grassroots promotions for ESPN proprietary events as well as those events in which ABC Sports maintained marketing rights.

Prior to joining ESPN, Ms. Gilliam worked with NBC and MSNBC in the corporate communications department where she provided media relations, community affairs and internal communications support to senior network management, producers, talent and NBC owned and operated stations.

As Promotions Manager for the DC Committee to Promote Washington and DC Mayor’s Office of Tourism and Promotions from 1994-1997, Ms. Gilliam managed corporate sponsorship programs, coordinated public relations campaigns and developed grassroots promotions for Worldfest and Taste of DC International Food and Music Festivals. While working with the DC Committee to Promote Washington and the Office of Tourism, she created and produced event promotions for the DC Olympic Torch Relay Celebration, Disney’s Anniversary Celebration and also worked with the DC Office of Motion Pictures and TV Development.

From 1992-1994 Ms. Gilliam was responsible for providing assistance with tourism campaigns for the 1992 Presidential Inaugural activities as well as providing media relations, sponsorship and event management consultation to over 40 city wide festival organizers for their events.

Juliet Gilliam is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park where she obtained a M.A. Journalism-Public Relations and B.A. in English Arts from Hampton University in Hampton, VA. Her professional affiliations include the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, Association of Cable Communicators, Women in Cable and Telecommunications, International Association of Business Communicators, NY Women in Film and Television, National Association of Black Journalists , The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals and the International Events Group, Inc. In 1998 she was recognized as a Fellow of the Walter Kaitz Foundation and she was a 2001 recipient of the Harlem YMCA Salute to Black Achievers in Industry Award for ABC, Inc. She is a 2002 Fellow of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute for Women In Cable and Telecommunications and recently, Ms. Gilliam was selected as a recipient of the 2008 “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal.

Lisa Hintz

Lisa Hintz is an Associate Director in the Capital Markets Research Group at Moody’s Analytics where she is a credit analyst covering European financial institutions. Prior to that, she worked as an equity analyst at AllianceBernstein covering financial institutions, and then as a generalist covering midcap companies. She continues to be active in her family partnership which has investments in many asset classes, primarily in the US and Asia.

Prior to AllianceBernstein, Lisa spent more than 10 years in Southeast Asia, based in Hong Kong where she was an equity analyst and portfolio manager, most recently for the Golden Asia hedge fund which invested in smaller non-Japan Asian equities.

Lisa received a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also holds the CFA certification. After running cross country and track and rowing in college, Lisa rowed on the US National Lightweight Crew Team. Now, she enjoys competitive running, but promises never to run another marathon.

Lisa joins her family in their shared philanthropic pursuit to make sure that deserving students can afford to go to college. They have been active in helping students through Pennsylvania State University, and Lisa is now looking forward to bringing her knowledge and passion to help students through Beyond the Boroughs.

Lisa P. Wolf

With her engaging leadership style and 20+ years of experience, Lisa Wolf has been consistently sought after as a key executive and adviser to numerous global organizations. Her professional work has encompassed businesses in sports, media & entertainment, technology, financial services and retail companies. Lisa has applied her business background and cross-functional strengths to enable corporations to meet their challenges and set up new initiatives to positively impact the bottom line. Her valuable business acumen comes from a breadth of skills and experience including: corporate strategy and mission statement, organizational development and board initiatives, licensing and legal issues, and cost management and procurement strategies.

As the President and visionary leader of the Manhattan-based LPG Group LLC since 1998, Lisa specializes in marketing, management, executive coaching, and diversity-related projects, and has achieved major successes with well known professional athletic associations, media clients, venture capital firms, top retailers, and financial institutions. Her high level initiatives combined with her marketing and business savvy have allowed her clients to flourish.

As the Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic/Business Planning for World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly Titan Sports/WWF) from 1992 until 1998 Lisa was a confidant to the CEO, President and executive senior management of this fast growing, multi-hundred million dollar global sports entertainment company, where she applied her expertise in strategic planning, talent relations, media sales, sponsorships, licensing, and community relations.

As a key Executive/Business Consultant for The Discovery and Learning Channel from 1990 until 1992, she concentrated on strategic planning, and sales/marketing divisional operations.

As a Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Organizational Development and key advisor to the firm’s principal at Cadence Design System / Gateway Design Automation from 1988 until 1990, Lisa played a pivotal role in bringing together varied cultures and executive staff, leading the company through M&A stages of organizational growth to a position as a worldwide leader in design automation.

As Senior Vice President of Employment, Training and Staffing with Monet, Inc. (former subsidiary of General Mills) from 1983 until 1988 Lisa worked closely with the chairman and president, served as a major change agent, and focused on strategic leadership, organizational development, and executive team building for this global manufacturer of costume jewelry.

Lisa’s leadership in prominent charities includes Chair of the Homeless Veterans of New York City organization, where she created a very strong board of directors through her relationships within the entertainment, sports and venture capital communities. As Chair, Lisa spearheaded the raising millions of dollars over a five year period.

Lisa has a Masters degree in Business and Counseling from Suffolk University and a Bachelors in Business from Boston University. She has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at New York University’s Management Institute. Lisa is also a licensed therapist/sports therapist.

Scott Kefer

Scott is a Portfolio Manager and a Managing Director of Victory Capital Management Inc., an investment advisory firm that manages over $45 billion in assets for institutions and individuals. Within Victory, he is a member of the Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio Management Team. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Scott has served as an analyst covering the technology sector since 1995. He also works closely with the sales and marketing divisions at Victory and its parent organization, Key Bank, and travels extensively to speak about Victory’s Large Cap Growth product. Prior to his position at Victory, Scott was a founding member and portfolio manager of NewBridge Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm that solely managed Large Cap Growth assets. Scott’s preceding employment also included his first portfolio manager and analyst position, which was within the Campbell, Cowperthwait division of U.S Trust Company. He joined U.S. Trust in September of 1993.

Scott received a B.S. in Business Management from Skidmore College in 1993. He is a CFA charterholder, and member of The New York Society of Security Analysts.

Scott lives with his wife Jamie and two daughters, Samantha and Jordan in Scarsdale, New York.

Warner Lewis

Warner Lewis is a born and bred New Yorker who joins Beyond the Boroughs with a deep Rolodex of potential donors and great partnership opportunities.

Currently, Warner is a Vice President and Associate Broker at Halstead Property handling residential and commercial sales and leasing. He is a Principal in the recently formed LH Team which has become the one of most productive teams at Halstead, with over $12m in transactions in its first 6 months.

Before Halstead, Warner coordinated celebrity events for Livet-Richard + Canon U.S.A and produced television for True Entertainment.

Warner lives with his fiancé in the East Village near two bars he has invested in – Mayahuel (Food + Wine rated Top Ten Bar in the World ’10) and a yet to be opened Cuban Restaurant + Speak Easy.