Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is made up of stakeholders from our five UT campus partners: the Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, College of Natural Sciences, McCombs School of Business, and School of Undergraduate Studies.

The Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute Governing Board

Kelsey Evans

Corporate Relations
Executive Director

Lillian Mills

McCombs School of Business
Dean
KS WELI Current Board Chair, 2022

Ramón Rivera-Servera

College of Fine Arts
Dean

Roger Bonnecaze

Cockrell School of Engineering
Dean

Sheena Wilde

Kendra Scott
Vice President, Philanthropy

Stephen Russell

College of Natural Sciences
Department Chair, Human Development & Family Sciences Director, School of Human Ecology

Past Board Members

Brent Iverson

School of Undergraduate Studies
Former Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
KS WELI, Founding Board Member & Board Chair 2021-2022

Doug Dempster

College of Fine Arts
Retired
Former Dean, College of Fine Arts KS WELI, Founding Board Member & Board Chair 2019-2021

Jan Ryan

College of Fine Arts
Professor of Practice
Former Executive Director, Center for Creative Entrepreneurship KS WELI, Founding Board Member

Jay Hartzell

University of Texas at Austin
President
Former Dean, McCombs School of Business KS WELI, Founding Board Member

Paul Goldbart

College of Natural Sciences
Former Dean

Sharon Wood

University of Texas at Austin
Executive Vice President & Provost
Former Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering