NEW
YORK, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Robert G.
Wilmers Integrity Prize announces that it has elected John C. (Hans) Morris, Allison Sagraves, and Diana Taylor to its Board of Directors. They
will join the board for its June meeting.
"We welcome these three dynamic members to our Board," said
Elisabeth Wilmers, Chair of the
Board. "They bring distinct skills and perspectives, and we are
pleased to work with them in their new capacity for the Wilmers
Integrity Prize."
The Wilmers Integrity Prize was established in 2019 to support
individuals working in the U.S. with exceptional integrity to
better our world through their actions and advocacy. Offered each
year, the Prize is a no-strings-attached cash award of $50,000. Integrity in leadership and service to
the community are at the forefront of the nonprofit organization's
search, and individuals working in the arts, education,
environment, law, medicine, nutrition, social justice, and social
reform are eligible for the prize. Individuals residing and working
in the United States may apply or
nominate another person for the prize. The prize was established in
honor of the late Robert Wilmers,
chairman and CEO of M&T Bank, to recognize and celebrate the
ideals represented by his life and legacy as a philanthropist and
as an advocate for positive change for the greater good.
Hans Morris is the
founder and Managing Partner of Nyca Partners, a venture capital
company that focuses on financial services companies, founded in
2014. From 2010 until 2014, he served as a managing director and
special advisor at General Atlantic, a growth equity firm. Mr.
Morris previously served as the President of Visa, Inc., from 2007
to 2009 and spent the previous 27 years at Citigroup and its
predecessor companies in various leadership positions. He serves as
chair of the board of directors of Lending Club and is a director
of several private companies. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he is a trustee of The Public
Theater in New York and former
chairman of the boards of the Hopkins Center for the Arts
(Dartmouth College) and the
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). In 2016,
Hans and Bob Wilmers were part of
the group that purchased The Berkshire Eagle, and Hans
continues to serve as chairman of its board. Hans and his wife,
Kate, live in New York City and
Stockbridge.
Allison Sagraves held
numerous leadership positions at M&T Bank, including serving as
the bank's founding Chief Data Officer. As an early enterprise
chief data officer in industry, Ms. Sagraves has achieved
international recognition, named to 2022 Top 100 Global Data and
Analytics Innovators and three-time Global Data Power Women.
Allison, who earned her MBA at Harvard
Business School, is an adjunct faculty member for the
Carnegie Mellon University Chief Data
and Analytics Officer Program. She formed her own consulting firm
in 2022 and serves a growing portfolio of global clients. She is a
popular speaker at top conferences such as CES 2024, where she
spoke on Banking in the Age of AI, and her thought leadership has
been published in the Harvard Business Review. Prior to attending
Harvard Business School, Allison served
on the White House Staff, and worked for The Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston, International Paper,
Barclays Bank, and Deloitte. Allison lives in Western New York with her husband, D.
Gregory Connors, a former member of
The Buffalo News Editorial Board.
A leader in finance and government, Diana Taylor served as superintendent
of banking for the State of New
York under former Governor George
Pataki from 2003 to 2007 and has held various positions in
the State government, including Chief Financial Officer of the Long
Island Power Authority and Deputy Secretary to the Governor of
New York State. She was
previously Vice Chair of Solera Capital LLC and Managing Director
at Wolfensohn Fund Management. She started her career as an
investment banker at Smith Barney, followed by Lehman Brothers and
Donaldson Lufkin &
Jenrette. Ms. Taylor currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Citigroup and of Brookfield Asset Management.
She also chairs several not-for-profit organizations,
including Accion, the New York City Ballet, HotBread Kitchen and
the Friends of Hudson River Park. She is a past chair of the
YMCA of Greater New York and the
New York Women's Foundation and sits on the board of the Cold
Spring Harbor Labs. She is a Trustee Emeritus of Dartmouth College, and of the Mayo Clinic.
Ms. Taylor earned her AB from Dartmouth
College, her MBA from Columbia Business
School, and her MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health
at Columbia.
"Their deep experience in culture, strategic planning, finance,
philanthropy and governance will strengthen the work of the Board
as we seek to expand the Prize's impact and further our commitment
to honoring the unsung heroes who are making a difference in our
communities," said Executive Director Jennifer Trainer Thompson. "It's an honor
to join the board," said Sagraves, "and amplify Bob's legacy of
impact and integrity."
For more information about the Prize, including its Board of
Directors and Selection Committee,
visit https://wilmersintegrityprize.org/
Contact: Jennifer Trainer
Thompson, Executive Director
jenniferthompson@wilmersintegrityprize.org Cell:
413-207-1210
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