Board Archives - The Heritage Management Organization

Cliff Perlman

Theodosia Maroutsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:51:49 +0000

Cliff is one of the most experienced lawyers advising philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, with over thirty years of experience in the field. He counsels nonprofit clients through every stage of the organizational lifecycle—from incorporation and obtaining tax-exempt status to complex corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, major asset transfers, and dissolution.

Cliff has served as HERITΛGE’s legal counsel since 2015, overseeing much of the organization’s compliance and supporting its growth and operations over the past decade.

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Edward Mitterrand

Theodosia Maroutsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:14:33 +0000

Edward runs a global art advisory office based in Geneva, where he resides, while also presiding over his eponymous gallery in Paris and the private sculpture park Domaine du Muy, which he co-founded with his father in the south of France in 2014. Since the early 2000s, Edward has directed galleries in Geneva and Zurich and has curated and produced exhibitions across an international network of cities, including Paris, Moscow, Vancouver, Luxembourg, Taiwan, Brazil, and Singapore. He is also a co-founder of the Quartier des Bains, a major Geneva-based association of galleries and cultural institutions established in 2001. He served as its President from 2008 to 2014, playing a key role in shaping its development and international profile.

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Evan Sekeris

Theodosia Maroutsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:40:49 +0000

Evan is a Senior Vice President and Senior Economist at the Bank Policy Institute. He leads research on banking, financial stability, and regulatory policy, with a focus on making complex economic issues accessible to policymakers, industry leaders, and the public. Before joining BPI, Evan held senior leadership roles at Capital One, MUFG, PNC, Oliver Wyman, and the Federal Reserve, where he helped shape approaches to stress testing, risk management, and regulatory oversight. His work has been widely published in academic journals and industry volumes, bridging rigorous economic research with practical policy insights. Evan earned his Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA and holds additional degrees in economics from Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.

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Harriet Chebet Ng’ok

Theodosia Maroutsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:06:35 +0000

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok is a Kenyan entrepreneur, financier, and community-based innovator specializing in African botanical products and sustainable resource systems. She is the founder of Harriet’s Botanicals, a Nairobi-based enterprise focused on the manufacture and retail of indigenous herbal formulations, nutraceuticals, and botanical skincare. Her work integrates traditional knowledge with modern production, drawing on over 50 plant species sourced through community partnerships across Bomet County and the Rift Valley.

Central to her approach is a strong community engagement model involving over 400 participants, herbal practitioners, smallholder growers, and knowledge holders. These include communities of the Maasai in Mau Narok, Mijikenda in Kilifi and Luo in Siaya. Through these networks, she supports sustainable harvesting, cultivation, and the preservation of indigenous medicinal knowledge, while also advancing cultural archiving and local capacity-building. Her initiatives extend to new sourcing collaborations with Maasai communities, reinforcing cross-cultural knowledge exchange and conservation practices.

Harriet began her career in global finance, working with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and the Financial Services Authority in London. She holds an LLB and LLM from the London School of Economics, specializing in international banking and finance law. She later transitioned into advisory roles in Kenya across renewable energy, housing, water, and health sectors.

Her work has earned multiple recognitions, including Manufacturing SME of the Year (2024) and Innovator of the Year (2025) from the Kenya Association of Manufacturers; most recently she was elected a chair in the same organization (KAM). She is also a fellow of the MIT Kuo Sharper Foundry Fellowship, where she focuses on ecosystem building and sustainable enterprise development.

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Derwin Johnson

Theodosia Maroutsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:21:56 +0000

Derwin Johnson is an independent senior communication consultant with more than 30 years experience as a journalist, communication executive and educator. He is currently senior counsel to APCO Worldwide. He advises clients on how to develop media content, anticipate media conduct and he drives local, national and international media relations campaigns. Mr. Johnson provides strategic and tactical guidance and is counsel to financial service firms, law firms, governments and Fortune 500 companies representing a wide range of industries. He has worked with scores of heads of state and chief executive officers, as well as corporate, NGO and non-profit spokespeople from around the world.

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