Salzburg Global Welcomes Six New Board Directors

Salzburg Global is pleased to welcome six global leaders to our Board of Directors: Susan Bevan, Rick Calero, Laura Clayton McDonnell, Malaika Myers, David Steel, and Rajesh Swaminathan. Our incoming cohort of Board Directors brings unique global perspectives and robust expertise in global philanthropy, hospitality, education, and civic leadership. They also share Salzburg Global’s guiding commitment to creating spaces where diverse groups of leaders can gather to overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.

Susan Bevan is a former corporate attorney with extensive experience serving on nonprofit boards across the United States. She serves on the boards of the University of Washington Foundation and the Cancer Vaccine Institute and was a founding board member of the Equal Rights Amendment Project at Columbia University’s School of Law.

Rick Calero is a financial services executive who most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer of BNY Wealth and CEO of BNY Mellon, N.A., overseeing businesses spanning banking, lending, fiduciary services, structured credit, and related client solutions. He previously served as President and CEO of TIAA-CREF Trust Company and currently serves as a trustee of Fordham University and as a director of Xavier High School and is an Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow.

Laura Clayton McDonnell is a global technology executive, attorney, and board director who serves as CEO of The Clayton McDonnell Group, providing elite strategic advisory, growth-focused disruption strategies, and executive coaching. Previously President, Corporates at Thomson Reuters, she has held senior leadership roles at major technology companies including Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and Apple, and currently serves on the board of Origina.

Malaika Myers most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where she led global human capital strategy and helped the company scale from 750 to more than 1,300 hotels and resorts across over 70 countries. Her career includes senior human resources leadership roles at Diageo, PepsiCo, and Jarden Corporation. She currently serves on the board of Wella Company and on the NYU CHRO Advisory Board.

David Steel is an international business and nonprofit leader who spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles at Samsung Electronics, including as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Communications. Most recently Executive Director of UL Standards & Engagement, he has led initiatives spanning corporate affairs, public engagement, and human health and safety, and currently serves on the board of Classroom Champions.

Rajesh Swaminathan is a Partner and General Counsel of Jasper Ridge Partners, where he oversees legal, compliance, tax, and human resources functions. He serves on the Advisory Council of Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought and the board of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center. He is a Salzburg Global Fellow, a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Bretton Woods Committee.

Since 1947, Salzburg Global has brought people together across borders, sectors, disciplines, and divides to reimagine better possibilities for the future and to take responsibility for achieving them. In celebration and recognition of almost eight decades of creating spaces for conversation, Salzburg Global is recommitting to its founding vision: that the world is stronger when people come together, listen across differences, challenge assumptions, and take responsibility.