Board

Nupa Agarwal joined the MCV Foundation board in 2023. She is the lead attorney with The Agarwal Law Firm, a Richmond law firm she founded in 2004. 

The Hon. Danny T.K. Avula, M.D., M.P.H., joined the MCV Foundation board in 2023. He was appointed as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services in February 2022 by Governor Glenn Youngkin. 

Wyatt Beazley IV joined Williams Mullen in 1992 and is co-chair of the Williams Mullen Health Care Team.

Mike is the president and co-founder of Stauer Watch and Jewelry Company and the president and founder of Metrix Media. 

Bob is the retired director of branch development for Ferguson Enterprises, a diverse distributor with operations spanning multiple business groups.

Alex is managing director and chief compliance officer for BB&T Securities. He is an active member of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association's General Counsel/CCO Leadership Group.

I. Lee Chapman IV, CFA, is president and chief executive officer at Davenport & Company LLC. 

Sheila Corcoran's professional experience spans more than 20 years in finance and asset management. Most recently, she was a partner with Empyrean Capital Partners for 13 years.

Paul is the managing partner of the Richmond and Roanoke offices of KPMG LLP, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services.

Oscarlyn is Truist’s wealth investment platform executive. Her work involves the intersection of high and ultra-high net worth clients’ investment experiences, technology, and the experiences of client-facing investment professionals.

Peter Farrell is a member of the Board of Visitors for Virginia Commonwealth University. He is managing partner of Tuckahoe Holdings and previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Robert Findling, M.D., is the chair of the VCU School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry as well as a C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Distinguished Chair in Clinical & Translational Research. 

Jennifer provides tax compliance and strategic consulting for privately held businesses and their owners, and is the lead partner of Keiter’s Family, Executive, and Entrepreneur Advisory Services Team.

Dr. Louis Formica is an assistant professor and general practice group director at the VCU School of Dentistry.

Moses Foster Jr. is the founder, president, and CEO of the advertising and marketing firm West Cary Group.

Sheryl Garland joined the VCU Health System in 1988 after completing an administrative residency at MCV Hospitals.

Stephen is the founder of The London Company and heads the firm’s investment and management teams. He has more than 30 years of investment experience, beginning his career as an analyst for Scott & Stringfellow.

Jack Hager is the vice president of global accounts for AVI-SPL, an enterprise audio-visual integration company based in Tampa, Fla. AVI-SPL is the largest audio-visual and unified communication integration company in the world. 

Darius is vice president and treasurer for Dominion Energy, after having prior roles in the Power Delivery and Treasury groups. 

Dr. Kornstein is a professor of psychiatry and obstetrics & gynecology at VCU School of Medicine, executive director of the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, and director of clinical research for the VCU department of psychiatry.

Susan Learned, M.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D., is the president and founder of Learned Consulting Group, and currently is chief scientific officer and head of research and development for two biotechnology companies.

Fred is president and chief executive officer at Big River Advertising, LLC.

A 1964 graduate of King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, Ghulam came to Richmond in 1965 to complete an internship at Johnston-Willis Hospital and a residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.

Kee is a partner at Apogem Capital focusing on buyout, growth equity and turnaround manager relationships in North America.

Taylor was the 27th president of William & Mary and previously served as dean of its law school.

Dr. Romano is a retired family practice physician who, before deciding to pursue her medical degree, served as an ICU nurse and opened the first community hospital ICU in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1969, serving as its head nurse.

Arturo P. Saavedra, M.D., Ph.D., has served as dean of the VCU School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs for the VCU Health System since April 2023.

Ernesto Sampson is a financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial. His areas of focus are women's financial strategies, executive compensation and benefit strategies, small business, investments, retirement planning strategies, and wealth preservation strategies.

Liza is the director of asset management at Dominion Energy where she manages the pension fund and other trust assets. Before Dominion, Liza spent 10 years as a director at Spider Management Company in Richmond, Virginia.

Hina B. Shah is a public health strategist with nearly 20 years of experience leading transformative public health initiatives and policy advancements. 

Louise is a managing director at Apogem Capital focusing on buyout, growth equity and turnaround manager relationships in North America.

Ellen is a senior vice president and director of institutional advisory services with Atlantic Union Bank. For more than 30 years she has worked with nonprofit organizations, municipalities, foundations, and endowments to support their financial goals through policy development and management of investment assets.

Judi, who attended Marymount and George Mason University, was before her retirement a licensed social worker, president/CEO of a large business association and an executive with a national healthcare company.

Liz is chief legal officer and chief compliance officer at Phlow, an essential medicines impact company that is reimagining essential medicines from start to finish through the use of flow chemistry and other advanced development and manufacturing processes.

Jennifer J. Wold joined the MCV Foundation board in 2024. A certified public accountant, she is the managing rartner of Forvis Mazars’ Virginia practice unit.

Rachel is a managing partner at SIR, a strategic management consulting firm in Richmond, where she leads quantitative market research and helps clients uncover insights to help change their futures.