UBS Americas Advisory Council members

On August 1, 2015, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell began her tenure as the 10th president of Spelman College. A leading liberal arts college for women of African descent located in Atlanta, Georgia, Spelman has long enjoyed a reputation as the nation’s leading producer of Black women scientists

Prior to arriving in Atlanta, Dr. Campbell was a major force in the cultural life of New York City. Her career in New York, which included various challenging roles, began at the Studio Museum in Harlem where she served for 10 years. Her role there began at a time when the city was on the verge of bankruptcy and Harlem was in steep decline. However, under her leadership, the museum was transformed from a rented loft to the country’s first accredited Black Fine Arts Museum. Dr. Campbell also established herself as a stalwart supporter who championed the need for professional development opportunities for women and people of color in the arts.

When she left the Studio Museum of Harlem in 1987, the organization was recognized as a linchpin in the economic revitalization of the 125th street corridor and a major center for the study of the visual arts of the Black Atlantic.

New York’s late Mayor Edward I. Koch invited Dr. Campbell to serve as the city’s cultural affairs commissioner in 1987. In this role, she led the Department of Cultural Affairs which oversees the operations and capital development of the city’s major cultural institutions. As a commissioner, she gained a reputation as an indefatigable advocate for large and small arts organizations throughout all five boroughs.

Dr. Campbell returned to the private sector to become dean of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in the fall of 1991. In her more than two decades as dean, the Tisch School gained a reputation for producing artistic trailblazers in theater, film and interactive media. Tisch students, faculty and alumni have won virtually every major award in the arts, including the Oscar, Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Grammy, Emmy, Peabody, Golden Globe, Guggenheim Fellowship and more. As dean, Dr. Campbell diversified both the student body and the faculty fourfold, and she incubated several new arts and technology divisions within the school and the university. Among the new academic programs she developed the NYU Game Center, The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, The Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, and a joint MBA/MFA Graduate Film and Business program.

Additionally, she doubled the size of the school’s Interactive Telecommunication Program and founded and chaired Tisch's Department of Art and Public Policy, which examined the intersection of art, politics and public policy as it impacts individual artists and the institutions that support them in a democratic culture.

In September 2009, former President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Campbell as the vice chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a non-partisan advisory committee to the President of the United States on cultural matters. As vice chair, Dr. Campbell took an active role in reaffirming the arts as one of the ingredients essential to effective public school education.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was elected to the Unity Technologies Board in September 2020. She served as a member of the Alfred P. Sloan Board from 2008-2020, and she currently sits on the boards of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, as well as on the Advisory Boards of the Bonner Foundation and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Dr. Campbell is a contributor to several publications including Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Praxis; New York Reimagined: Artists, Art Organizations, and the Rebirth of a City (Oxford University Press, 2016); Four Generations: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art, Foreword (Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2016); co-editor of Artistic Citizenship: A Public Voice for the Arts, (Routledge, 2006); co-author of Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987); and Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940-1987 (Oxford University Press & The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1991).

Recently, she received the Medal of Distinction from The American Academy in Rome at the 2021 New York Gala for advancing the arts and humanities. In 2018, she completed a book, An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden for Oxford University Press. For this work, Dr. Campbell received the 2018 Hooks National Book Award from the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. In 2019, she was a finalist for the 55th Georgia Author of the Year Award in the category of biography. Also, the Museum of African American History selected "An American Odyssey" as a finalist for the for 2019 MAAH Stone Book Award.

Dr. Campbell received her B.A. in English literature from Swarthmore College. She earned her master’s in art history as well as her Ph.D. in humanities from Syracuse University. She holds numerous honorary degrees, including one from Duke University and from her alma mater, Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Jonathan W. Greenert is a retired four-star admiral and the former Chief of Naval Operations, the senior military position within the Department of the Navy. In this role, which he held from 2011–2015, Admiral Greenert was responsible for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the Navy. He also served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as the principal naval advisor to the President and Secretary of the Navy.

As Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Greenert centered his efforts on improving the deployment and capabilities of U.S. operations technology around the world, as well as sharpening the Navy’s ability to operate in an increasingly contested maritime environment. He is a renowned expert on budgetary and financial management issues, cybersecurity and the Asia-Pacific region.

Over the course of his distinguished 41-year career in the Navy, Admiral Greenert held a variety of senior roles around the world, including Commander, U.S. Forces Micronesia; Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Deputy Comptroller, Dept. of the Navy; Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Navy; Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet (Asia-Pacific); Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; and Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He is a recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal and Legion of Merit.

Admiral Greenert is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he majored in Ocean Engineering, and was graduated and commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in June 1975. He completed studies in nuclear engineering and entered the nuclear submarine force, and was subsequently certified to operate, manage and supervise naval nuclear reactor systems. His service in submarines culminated in command of the submarine USS Honolulu (SSN 718) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Admiral Greenert retired from military service in October 2015 and currently serves as a consultant, adviser and member of corporate boards. He joined UBS Americas Advisory Council in April 2016.

Admiral Greenert and his wife Darleen have been married for over 41 years, and are blessed with three grown children, Jonathan, Brian and Sarah; a grandson, Leland; and a Golden Retriever, Maggie. He is a native of Butler, Pennsylvania.

In 21 seasons as Villanova’s William B. Finneran Endowed Head Coach, Jay Wright guided the Wildcats to new heights, including NCAA national championships in 2016 and 2018 and four appearances in the NCAA Final Four. The Bucknell University graduate (1983) was enshrined on Sept. 11, 2021, in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and announced his retirement as head coach on April 20, 2022, to transition into a new role as Special Assistant to Villanova President Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. 

“Over the past 21 seasons, I have had the opportunity to live out a professional dream as the head coach at Villanova,” stated Wright. “Patty and I have been blessed to work with incredible, gifted young men who allowed us to coach them and brought us unmatched joy. We cannot overstate our gratitude to the players, coaches, and administrators who have been with us on this path. It has been an honor and a privilege to work at Villanova, especially under Father Peter and (Vice-President and Director of Athletics) Mark Jackson.” 

“Now, though, it’s time for us to enter a new era of Villanova Basketball. After 35 years in coaching, I am proud and excited to hand over the reins to a member of our basketball family, Kyle Neptune. I am excited to remain a part of Villanova and look forward to working with Father Peter, Mark, and the rest of the leadership team. Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat.” 

Villanova posted a 30-win season for the sixth time in Wright’s tenure as head coach in 2021-22, advancing to the NCAA Final Four with a 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Regional Final. The Wildcats own 20 NCAA Tournament victories since 2016, the most in the nation in that span (20-4). Along the way Villanova captured the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament title, extending to nine consecutive seasons its run of winning a BIG EAST regular season or tournament crown. Since the BIG EAST realigned in 2013, the Wildcats have won 263 games, an average of 29.2 per season. 

In January 2020, Wright was named the Associated Press men's college basketball Coach of the Decade. 

In 2017-18, the Wildcats amassed a school record 36 victories and secured Villanova’s third NCAA national championship with a 79-62 victory over Michigan on April 2, 2018. Jalen Brunson became Villanova’s first consensus National Player of the Year in the modern era, joining Paul Arizin as the only VU players to earn that distinction. In 2016, Villanova defeated North Carolina 77-74 when Kris Jenkins drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a 35-5 campaign with an NCAA national title. 

Over the course of his coaching career, Wright worked extensively with USA Basketball, serving as an assistant to head coach Gregg Popovich from 2019-21 as the USA prepared for and then claimed the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021). Wright also served as the head coach for Team USA at the 2005 World University Games and 2007 Pan American Games. 

Villanova products have made their mark in the NBA in the past two decades, including six-time NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry, now with the Miami Heat. Saddiq Bey (2020) and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (2021) are the most recent Wildcats to move on to the NBA and find success. On the coaching side, former Wildcats staff members Joe Jones (Boston University), Baker Dunleavy (Quinnipiac), Patrick Chambers (Florida Gulf Coast), Kyle Neptune (Villanova) and Keith Urgo (Fordham) are now Division I head coaches. 

The product of Council Rock High School owned a record of 520-197 (.725) in his 21 seasons at the helm of the Wildcats and leaves the program as its all-time leader in victories. With 271 BIG EAST wins, he ranks third all-time among league coaches and was 34-14 (.708) in NCAA Tournament play at Nova. His overall record as head coach – including a successful seven-year stint at Hofstra University from 1994-2001 – is 642-282 (.695). Wright also served an earlier stint at Villanova as an assistant to the late Rollie Massimino from 1987-92. 

The Wildcats succeeded on the academic side too under Wright’s tutelage. Since 2012, the Wildcats have received Academic All-BIG EAST recognition on 82 occasions and all 13 members of the roster earned that distinction in 2020-21. Brunson was named a second team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2018 and teammate Matt Kennedy received the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the Final Four. Collin Gillespie was named the BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2022. Every Villanova player who has spent four years in the program since 1975 has earned his degree. 

In 2018 Wright received the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award in Los Angeles. He is a two-time winner of the Naismith National Coach of the Year award (2006 and 2016) and in 2018-19 became the first man in BIG EAST history to be selected as the league’s Coach of the Year six times. 

Wright is married to the former Patricia Reilly. The couple has two sons, Taylor (29) and Colin (28) and a daughter Reilly (23). Patty and Jay Wright were honored with the inaugural Saint Augustine Medal in April 2017. Wright’s book “Attitude”, published in 2017, was a New York Times bestseller.