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Business Council Members

The Business Council connects students at the Leon Hess Business School with practicing professionals and senior executives from a wide range of industries. Together, their experience augments the educational experience offering an extraordinary resource for students, faculty, and staff. Select individual members’ profiles to view their full professional profiles or use the filters below to view members by industry or areas of expertise.

  • Deb Clay

    Professional Experience
    Board of Trustees at Goehring & Rosencwajg Natural Resources Fund, Former Vice President of Technology at New York Life, Former Head of Global Program Management at Hess Corporation

    Areas of Expertise
    Change Management, Entrepreneurship, Management & Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Technology, Transformation Leadership

    Email: darpertclay@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-770-1608

  • Sheldon Horowitz

    Professional Experience
    First Vice President, Hub International Northeast, LTD

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Real Estate

    Email: Sheldon.Horowitz@hubinternational.com

    Phone: 914-523-2731

  • Peter Samaras ’82M

    Professional Experience
    Former Managing Director at Canter Fitzgerald Credit Sales, Former Principal & NY Sales Manager in Capital Markets at Bank of America Securities, Former Vice President Fixed Income at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Adjunct Professor of History & Anthropology at Monmouth University

    Areas of Expertise
    Sales, Securities

    Email: psamaras@monmouth.edu

    Phone: 732-571-3440

  • Jeff Weinstein

    Professional Experience
    Interim Chief Executive Officer for Optima Global Solutions, Former President and COO of Calamu Technologies, Former President and CEO of Upland RightAnswers

    Areas of Expertise
    Entrepreneurship, Mergers and Acquisitions, Startups, Venture Funding

    Email: jweinste@monmouth.edu

    Phone: 732-687-1300

  • Ken Young

    Professional Experience
    Former Technology Consulting Executive at First Derivatives, Former Senior VP Director o North American Consulting at Detica Consulting, Former Managing Director o U.S. Consulting at a Technology Solutions Company, Former Vice President of Financial Services Consulting at Accenture – Project Manager

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Data & Analytics, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: kenconsultantmail@yahoo.com

    Phone: 908-902-2288