
Chair
- Cynthia R. Plouché
Independent Director, Northern Trust Funds/Northern Trust Institutional Funds and MassMutual Funds
Chair Emeritus
- Kathleen T. Barr
Independent Director, William Blair Funds and Professionally Managed Portfolios
Governing Council
- John E. Baumgardner, Jr.
Independent Director, Pioneer Funds
- John V. Boyer
Independent Director, Voya Funds
- Donald C. Burke
Independent Director, Duff & Phelps Funds and Virtus Funds
- Pamela G. Carlton
Independent Director, Columbia Funds
- Robert Chersi
Independent Director, Thrivent Funds
- Susan C. Coté
Independent Director, SEI Funds
- Michael A. Forrester
Independent Director, TIAA-CREF Funds
- George J. Gorman
Independent Director, Eaton Vance Funds
- Cecilia H. Herbert
Independent Director, iShares Funds and Thrivent Church Loan & Income Fund
- Mary Davis Holt
Independent Director, American Funds
- Kym M. Hubbard
Independent Director, PIMCO Funds
- Peter Jones
Independent Director, MFS Funds
- Patricia Louie
Independent Director, Oakmark Funds
- Mary Martinez
Independent Director, J.P. Morgan Funds & ETFs
- Eric T. McKissack
Independent Director, FlexShares Trust and Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds
- Margaret (Peg) McLaughlin
Independent Director, Manning & Napier Fund and SSGA Funds
- Joanne Pace
Independent Director, Invesco ETF Trusts
- Gregory D. Weaver
Independent Funds Director, Goldman Sachs Trust
In addition, the following independent directors on the ICI's Board of Governors are members of the IDC's Governing Council:
- Kathleen T. Barr
Independent Director, Professionally Managed Portfolios and William Blair Funds
- Gale K. Caruso
Independent Director, Matthews Asia Funds and Pacific Life Funds
- William R. Ebsworth
Independent Director, Allspring Funds
- Cynthia Hostetler
Independent Director, Invesco Funds
- Garry L. Moody
Independent Director, AB Funds
- Steven J. Paggioli
Independent Director, AMG Funds and Professionally Managed Portfolios
- Cynthia R. Plouché
Independent Director, Northern Institutional Funds/Northern Funds and MassMutual Funds
- Karla M. Rabusch
Independent Director, Lord Abbett Funds
- Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.
Independent Director, Guggenheim Funds
- Dawn M. Vroegop
Independent Director, Brighthouse Funds
IDC Committees
The work of the Independent Directors Council currently is conducted by the following committees. The Independent Directors Council may form additional committees if the need arises.
Education and Communications Committee
The mission of the Education and Communications Committee is twofold. First, the committee aims to develop and promote a wide range of educational events, programs, and materials for independent fund directors. Second, it seeks to engage and involve independent fund directors in the activities of IDC, through enhanced communications, outreach efforts, and greater individual director involvement. The chair of the Education and Communications Committee is Karla Rabusch.
Governance Committee
The mission of the Governance Committee is to identify, evaluate and recommend to the Council candidates for membership in the Council. The Committee also establishes the governance principles by which the work of the Council will be conducted. The current chair of the Governance Committee is Garry Moody.
Policy Steering Committee
The mission of the Policy Steering Committee is identifying and recommending to the Council issues on which the committee believes the Council should develop a policy. The current chair of the Policy Steering Committee is William R. Ebsworth.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee manages the activities of the IDC and consists of the chair, Cynthia R. Plouché and the chair emeritus, Kathleen T. Barr; each committee chair named above; and three at-large members: Robert J. Chersi, Susan C. Coté, and Mary Davis Holt.