The mission of The Franklin Institute’s Executive Corporate Board is to bring corporate expertise in providing counsel on the Institute’s mission, activities, and goals; to lead efforts in corporate fundraising, both for annual operating programs and special events and projects; and to create opportunities for and advise on best practices in communicating to and partnering with the corporate community in the eight-county Greater Philadelphia region. Members enjoy exclusive special-event invitations, complimentary admission and access for their employees, their families and clients, community recognition, and affiliation with one of the world’s premier science centers and the most-visited museum in Pennsylvania.
For more information or to join the ECB, please contact Casey Anne Satell at csatell@fi.edu or 215.448.2378.
2025 Executive Corporate Board
| Ian Wright, Chair Principal, Energy and Resources CMO Deloitte LLP | Jordan Hesterman Commercial Director, Precision Agriculture FMC Corporation |
| Vikram Aggarwal Managing Director & Partner Boston Consulting Group | David Johnson Vice President of Corporate Development New Jersey Resources |
| Mary E. Ashenbrenner Senior Vice President, Wealth Director PNC Bank | Brian W. Jones President/CEO and Director The First National Bank of Elmer |
| Alexandra Bauer Vice President Brown Brothers Harriman | Catalina Loveman Executive Director, Public Affairs Incyte Corporation |
| Kelly Beaver Vice President - Engineering & Operations Support UGI Utilities, INC | Kayci Petenko Partner Archer & Greiner |
| Timothy D. Buckley Cigna Treasurer Cigna Corporation | Deann Salam Area General Manager Trane Technologies |
| Devin Cahill Partner Ernst & Young LLP | B. Daniel Seltzer, CPCU Senior Risk Advisor, Commercial RCM&D |
| Martin J. Doyle Partner Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP | Joel C. Shapiro Partner Blank Rome |
| Christopher R. Gee Global Business Director - UETC Braskem America, Inc. | Laurie Thibodeau Community Engagement Lead Spark Therapeutics, Inc. |
List as of May 2024