Governing Council

• Cynthia R. Plouché
  Independent Director, Northern Trust Funds/Northern Trust Institutional Funds

• William R. Ebsworth
  Independent Director, Allspring Funds

• Kathleen T. Barr*
  Independent Director, Professionally Managed Portfolios and William Blair Funds
   
• John E. Baumgardner, Jr.
  Independent Director, Pioneer Funds
   
• John V. Boyer
  Independent Director, Voya Funds
   
• Pamela G. Carlton
  Independent Director, Columbia Funds
   
• Gale K. Caruso*
  Independent Director, Matthews Asia Funds and Pacific Select Funds
   
• Robert Chersi
  Independent Director, Thrivent Funds
   
• Michael G. Clark
  Independent Director, Cohen & Steers Funds
   
• Susan C. Coté
  Independent Director, SEI Funds
   
• William R. Ebsworth*
  Independent Director, Allspring Funds
   
• Michael A. Forrester
  Independent Director, TIAA-CREF Funds
   
• George J. Gorman
  Independent Director, Eaton Vance Funds
   
• Cecilia H. Herbert
  Independent Director, iShares Funds
   
• Mary Davis Holt
  Independent Director, American Funds
   
• Cynthia Hostetler*
  Independent Director, Invesco Funds
   
• Kym M. Hubbard
  Independent Director, PIMCO Funds
   
• Hugh T. Hurley
  Independent Director, HSBC Funds and Oakmark Funds
   
• Peter D. 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
   
• Nancy M. Morris
  Independent Director, Diamond Hill Funds
   
• Steven J. Paggioli*
  Independent Director, AMG Funds and Professionally Managed Portfolios
   
• Cynthia R. Plouché*
  Independent Director, Northern Institutional Funds/Northern Funds
   
• Kathryn L. Quirk
  Independent Director, Harbor Funds and Harbor ETF Trust
   
• Karla M. Rabusch*
  Independent Director, Lord Abbett Funds
   
• Ronald E. Toupin, Jr.*
  Independent Director, Guggenheim Funds
   
• Dawn M. Vroegop*
  Independent Director, Brighthouse Funds
   
• Gregory D. Weaver
  Independent Funds Director, Goldman Sachs Trust

*On the ICI Board of Governors
 

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.