Jeff Bacidore ’92, General Trustee
Jeff Bacidore is an associate teaching professor at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches finance at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jeff is also the founder and president of The Bacidore Group, which provides consulting services to consulting firms, hedge funds, brokers, and fintech firms. He has over 20 years of experience in algorithmic trading and quantitative finance across multiple asset classes and has designed and implemented algorithms ranging from low latency, machine learning-enhanced smart routers through multi-asset, multiday portfolio trading algorithms. Bacidore has a B.A. in economics from Knox College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in finance from Indiana University.
Jennifer Quinn Broda ’94, P’17 General Trustee
Jennifer Quinn Broda has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, the past 25 years of which have been as outside counsel. She is a trusted advisor to Bermuda Insurers, as well as domestic insurers and those in the London market. Broda is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). She earned her J.D. at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2000, and her B.A. in philosophy from Knox.
Megan Clair ’04, Alumni Trustee
Megan Clair is currently the senior manager, internal controls at Revlon, where she focuses on internal control over financial reporting and second line activities across the North American organization. She majored in biology and music with College Honors at Knox and received her M.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Henry W. Bloch School of Management.
Arthur H. Kaz ’90, General Trustee
Arthur H. Kaz is semi-retired from a 30-year career in consulting, leveraged finance, and alternative asset management. He currently provides consulting services to fund managers interested in quantitative, systematic strategies and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Kaz was the founder of Greenbriar Asset Management, LP, a Chicago-based SEC-registered hedge fund, where he served as chief investment officer and held discretionary trading authority on over $300 million of assets under management. After earning his BA in mathematics from Knox, Kaz received his MBA from the University of Chicago. He has been a member of the Board’s Investment Subcommittee since 2016.
Stephen Lam ’88, General Trustee
Stephen Lam became CEO of Tanvex BioPharma in September 2024, overseeing the integration with Bora Pharmaceuticals and launching Bora Biologics as a CDMO serving the global Biologics market. Lam has over 35 years of industry experience at companies like Lonza, Amgen, and Patheon. He most recently served as vice president and general manager of Single-Use Technology at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He graduated from Knox with a B.A. in chemistry in 1988.
Charles E. Shirley, General Trustee
Charles Shirley is East Region Tax Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Private practice where he has served clients with intense passion and competence for over 30 years. Shirley is a trusted business advisor to clients in a broad range of industries including retail, distribution, manufacturing, technology, logistics, real estate, and service companies. Shirley earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Connecticut and an MST (Taxation) from the University of Hartford.
Knox also offers it thanks to outgoing Board members, including Joe Bastian ’67, Patrick Lyn ’84, Laura Rosene ’90, Maurice “Mo” Harris ’08, Akwasi Asabere ’05, and Adam Vitale. Bastian, Lyn, and Rosense were named Trustee Emeritus, an honorary title bestowed on a former trustee to recognize contributions and service. “I remain grateful and humbled by the commitment of our Board of Trustees to Knox. The passion for our mission and dedication to service to the College by our Board is exceptional,” said President C. Andrew McGadney.