The USTA Foundation is adding seven new members to its Advisory Board from a myriad of industries that will undoubtedly move the mission of the USTA Foundation forward, says USTA Foundation CEO Ginny Ehrlich.
The additions to the group, which uses its industry experience, knowledge and skills to help the USTA Foundation's work of changing the lives of under-resourced youth nationwide through its tennis and education programs, were announced by the organization on Thursday.
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The new additions to the Advisory Board are:
Alice Lin Fabiano: Lin Fabiano is the Global Head of Social Impact & Partnerships at Johnson & Johnson, where she champions health equity and is a member of the board of the Johnson & Johnson Foundation. Previously, she was Vice President, Corporate Sustainability at American Express and Chief Operating Officer at the American Express Foundation. Lin Fabiano's career journey reflects a call to serve, from supporting 9/11 disaster recovery efforts in New York City to providing micro-loans to women entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia. She is a member of various boards, including Trinity Health System and DoSomething. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and the Johns Hopkins University, where she played on the women’s tennis team.
Chris Granger: Granger serves as President of OVG360, the venue management, venue services, and premium hospitality arm of Oak View Group, the world’s largest developer of arenas and live entertainment venues. Additionally, Granger leads the development of GOAL (Green Operations & Advanced Leadership), OVG’s sustainability consulting arm, whose clients span professional sports teams, leading convention centers, major universities, and multiple motorsports properties. Before OVG, Granger served as Group President of Sports & Entertainment for Ilitch Holdings, owner/operator of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. He was also President of the Sacramento Kings and held executive positions at the NBA league office.
Christopher Kennedy: Kennedy is Senior Vice President of Strategy at Placer.ai, an advanced foot traffic analytics platform. Before joining Placer.ai, Kennedy was Group Vice President at Fastly, and he spent nearly two decades at General Electric and Oracle in a variety of executive positions. Currently, Kennedy serves on the Board of Governors at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Jonathan Klein: Klein is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Getty Images (CEO 1995-2023). He has served on many for-profit boards, including Etsy, Squarespace, Jumia, Getty Images and Bloom & Wild. Klein is an active philanthropist currently serving in several roles, including Board Member of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Grassroot Soccer, ProPublica, and The New Press and has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Friends of Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and President of the Board of Trustees of Groton School. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Zach Stafford: Stafford is an award-winning journalist, author, columnist, and Tony award-winning producer of the Broadway musical “A Strange Loop”. He is the current Head of Content at Ampersand and co-hosts the popular news and culture podcast “Vibe Check”. Previously, Stafford held leadership positions at several media outlets, including BuzzFeed, Out Magazine, and The Guardian. He was included in the 2019 Forbes' 30 Under 30 list and named one of The Root's 100 most influential African-American people.
Scott Wapner: Wapner hosts CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report and Closing Bell programs. Wapner also authored the book When the Wolves Bite.
Mary Harden Weiser: Weiser is the founder and Emeritus Fundraising Chair for the University of Michigan’s Food Allergy Center and currently serves on the Michigan Medicine Advisory Group, which advises the CEO of the University of Michigan’s health system, one of the leading academic medical centers in the world. She has served on the board of numerous regional, national, and local nonprofit organizations, including FARE, the largest private funder of food allergy research in the United States, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
“These talented individuals are leaders in their respective fields, and we are thrilled to have each of them share their unique insights and perspectives as they help guide our organization in the years ahead,” USTA Foundation Board President Kathleen Wu added. “We look forward to working together to help create positive change and serve up dreams through the powerful combination of tennis and education for thousands of young people across the country.”