Three new trustees will begin their service when Macalester College’s Board of Trustees meets this fall.
Macalester welcomes distinguished alumni: Marcia Burkey ’84, former TerraPower CFO and executive vice president; Rafael A. Carrillo ’95, founder and managing director of CoreBridge Advisory; and Nathaniel L. Sloane ’75, chair of the board, Housing Solutions.
In addition, trustee Edward G. Deutschlander ’93 P’22 will begin his term as Board Chair, following Carrie Killoran ’94 P’27, who served in the role for five years.
“Our new trustees bring exceptional leadership and expertise, coupled with deep care for Macalester,” says Deutschlander ’93 P’22. “Their perspectives will enrich our work to advance Macalester’s mission of scholarship, internationalism, multiculturalism, and service society. We are very excited about the expertise they bring to our board and the impact they will make.”
Marcia Burkey ’84 is an accomplished business leader and advisor whose career has spanned finance, energy, technology, and global business. As the former CFO and executive vice president of TerraPower, a leading nuclear innovation company, she oversaw finance, human resources, information technology, procurement, contracts, and commercial development. She continues to support the company as an advisor. A graduate of Macalester and Columbia University, she earned a B.A. in international studies and political science and an M.A. in international business. Burkey was actively involved at Macalester in the International Student Organization, theater, and intramural tennis. Based in Seattle, Burkey and her husband, Bill, have two adult daughters.
Rafael A. Carrillo ’95 is the founder and managing director of CoreBridge Advisory, an investment banking advisory firm. An investment banking leader whose career has spanned the globe, he most recently served as managing director of Barclays’ Asia Pacific Group in Singapore. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Citi. A former Scots soccer player and international student, Carrillo worked in the President’s Office while he was a student. Remaining closely connected to the college since graduating, he and his wife, Elizabeth, have regularly hosted Macalester alumni and admissions events in Singapore and, more recently, in their new home in New Jersey.
Nathaniel L. Sloane CBE ’75 is an accomplished entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and management consultant. He currently serves as chair of the board of Housing Solutions, a UK social housing provider, and was a founding trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation. In 2002, he co-founded the pioneering venture philanthropy trust Impetus. In addition to his degree from Macalester, Sloane holds master’s degrees from Tufts University and the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Études Internationales in Switzerland. He remains deeply connected to the Macalester community as a supporter of the Macalester Fund and a member of the James Wallace Society, alongside his wife, Rebecca Sloane ’74. Based in London, Nat and Rebecca are the parents of three adult children.
Laurice Jimu ’27, from Harare, Zimbabwe, will serve as the board’s student liaison. A graduate of UWC Waterford, Jimu is majoring in economics and data science.
Juliane Ray ’01, from St. Paul, Minn., will serve as the alumni board liaison. Ray is a general manager at Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence. She double majored in economics and international studies at Macalester and earned her MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Julia E. Salomón P’27 will serve as the board’s parent liaison. Salomon has served as a Parent Ambassador during her student’s time at Macalester, and has been especially instrumental in engaging with the parents of prospective students through admissions events.