BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The National Scholastic Chess Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. In addition to their extensive business knowledge and experience, all are parents of chess kids who are or were active in our programs!
National Scholastic Chess Foundation Inc.
Board of Directors, as of September 10, 2026
Dan Berner, Private Investor, Redding, CT
Zlata Gleason, CFA, Partner, Indus Capital Partners, New York, NY
Jay L. Hack, Esquire, Attorney, White Plains, NY
Elisabeth Harding, Attorney (Retired), Bronxville, NY
Rob Johnson, President, Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York, NY
Betsy Berns Korn, Founder, BVision Sportsmedia L.P., Greenwich, CT
David Kupersmith, Principal, AQR Capital Management, Greenwich, CT
Liz Taxin Nemiroff, CEO, Yellow Brick Advisors, New York, NY
Richard C. Trepp, Past President, of the NSCF, CEO, The Rockport Group, New York, NY
Sunil Weeramantry, Founding Director, National Scholastic Chess Foundation Inc., White Plains, NY
Zhe (Jerry) Zhou, Partner at Laurion Capital Management, New York, NY
Ex officio
Ian Harris, Executive Director, National Scholastic Chess Foundation Inc., Norwalk, CT
Officers, as of July 22, 2026
President: Zlata Gleason
Treasurer: David Kupersmith
Secretary: Betsy Berns Korn
Key Personnel, as of September 10, 2026
Executive Director: Ian Harris
Director of Development: Robert McLellan
Programs Manger: Yunting Lin