Governance

GIA Board of Governors

 

Chair
Susan M. Jacques
President and CEO
Borsheim's a Berkshire Hathaway Company

Vice Chair
Anna Martin
Managing Director
Head Global Marketing, Diamonds & Jewelry
Standard Chartered Bank

Donna Baker
President and CEO
Gemological Institute of America

Rodney C. Ewing, Ph.D.
Donald R. Peacor Collegiate Professor
The University of Michigan

Jeffrey H. Fischer
President, Fischer Diamonds, Inc.

John A. Green
President and CEO, Lux Bond & Green

Dione D. Kenyon
President, Jewelers Board of Trade

Paul E. Kreutz
Attorney at Law

Frederick N. Levinger
President and CEO, Nobadeer Enterprises, Inc.

Roland Naftule
President, Nafco Gems, Ltd.

Glenn R. Nord
Past President and Governor for Life, GIA

Steven W. Relyea
Vice Chancellor Business Affairs
University of California, San Diego

James P. Shinehouse
Partner, Atlantic Financial Advisory Partners

Hank B. Siegel
President and CEO, Hamilton Jewelers

Matthew G. Stuller
Chairman and CEO, Stuller, Inc.

Aron Suna
President, Suna Bros., Inc.

Ephraim Zion
Managing Director, Dehres Limited

 

Executive Staff

Donna Baker

President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas M. Moses

Senior Vice President, Laboratory and Research

Linda Ellis

Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer

Tawfic Farah

Vice President, International Operations 

Kathryn Kimmel   

Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Bruce Lanzl    

Vice President, Grading Laboratory Operations

Cynthia Sanders     

Vice President, Instruments and Corporate Services

Linda Scholl 

Vice President, Human Resources 

David J. Tearle 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Phillip M. Yantzer 

Vice President, Laboratory Services


Chairman Emeritus

Ralph Destino

Governors Emeriti

Paul G. Bailey
Arnold Bockstruck
Carlton G. Broer
James C. Clark
George R. Kaplan
Bert Krashes
Frank H. Maier, Jr.
Kurt Nassau, Ph.D.
Henry B. Platt
Joseph H. Samuel, Jr.