David Lee, Deborah Lanni Appointed to Keck School of Medicine of USC Board of Overseers
Los Angeles — President C. L. Max Nikias has appointed Deborah Lanni and David Lee, Ph.D., to the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) Board of Overseers. Their terms begin May 3, 2012.
Lee, an original member of the board, returns as chair of the Keck School Board of Overseers after having served as chair from 2001 to 2010. He succeeds John E. Bryson, named the Board of Overseers chair in late 2010. Bryson was appointed Secretary of Commerce in late 2011 by President Barack Obama.
“It’s an honor to have these two distinguished individuals on our Board of Overseers,” said Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the Keck School of Medicine. “Guidance from the Board of Overseers is critical in making the Keck School one of the best medical schools in America. We welcome their wisdom and vision.”
Lee is a co-founder and managing general partner of the private equity firm Clarity Partners, LP, based in Beverly Hills, Calif. He is a co-founder of Global Crossing, Ltd., a global broadband communication services provider, serving as president and chief operating officer from 1997 until 2000, as well as a member of the board of directors (1997-2001).
From 1989 until 1997, Lee was a managing director at Pacific Capital Group, a private equity firm. Lee also has served as group vice president of finance and acquisitions at TRW Information Systems Group, has held various executive positions at Comsat, a satellite communications company, and practiced public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Lee is a trustee of USC, The J. Paul Getty Trust and the California Institute of Technology, and a director of Trust Company of the West, an investment management firm. He is a graduate of McGill University and holds a doctorate in physics with a minor in economics from the California Institute of Technology.
Philanthropist Deborah Lanni is president of the Lanni Family Charitable Foundation, and the widow of former Keck School Board of Overseers member Terry Lanni, who passed away in 2011. She will serve a three-year term on the Keck School board.
Mrs. Lanni sits on the Board of Trustees at Loyola Marymount University, as well as LMU’s Governance Committee and its Communications and Fine Arts Council.
She also is involved with St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program, The Colleagues, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for Children’s Institute, Inc., and is on theNational Committee for the Performing Arts, under the Kennedy Center.
Mrs. Lanni is a graduate of USC and worked for nine years in USC’s development office.
The Keck School Board of Overseers serves as an advisory group to the Keck School leadership. Its priority is helping the school’s leadership develop and implement a plan to make the Keck School one of the top 10 medical schools in the nation.
The Keck Board of Overseers meets three times per year to hear updates on the Keck School’s strategic plan, learn about key programs, support the Keck School’s philanthropic efforts, and serve as ambassadors for the Keck School.
Contact: Leslie Ridgeway at (323) 442-2823 or lridgewa@usc.edu
