Eight new members elected to Foundation Board of Directors

Keith Fox '80, currently residing in California, was the founder and chief executive officer of Brandsoft Inc., an enterprise software and services company. Previously, he was vice president of Worldwide Corporate Marketing at Cisco Systems Inc. During 15 years at Apple, he held a variety of sales, marketing, and general management positions. He received a B.S. in marketing from UConn in 1980, and was inducted into the University's School of Business Hall of Fame in 2001.

Coleman Levy '61, '62, '66, of West Hartford, is a founder and senior principal of Levy & Droney P.C., a law firm with 35 attorneys. His practice areas include business, real estate, and finance. Additionally, he is the chairman and co-owner of the New Britain Rock Cats minor league baseball team. Levy received a B.A. and an M.A. in psychology from UConn in 1961 and 1962, respectively. He also received a J.D. in 1966.

David Marks '69, '71, of West Hartford, is chief investment officer for both CUNA Mutual Group in Madison, Wis., and the CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Waverly, Iowa. He also serves as president and chief investment officer of MEMBERS Capital Advisors. Marks is former president of the UConn Alumni Association, an emeritus director of the Foundation board, and a member of the UConn Health Center's Board of Directors. Marks received degrees from the School of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

William "Bill" Stone, of Avon, is founder and chief executive officer of SS&C Technologies, an enterprise applications software company. He is a founding partner of the UConn School of Business Financial Accelerator Project, a real-world "laboratory" where students and business partners work together to find solutions to market challenges with real market data. Through SS&C, Stone made a significant gift to the Financial Accelerator Project, which was named the SS&C Financial Accelerator in October 2004 in recognition of this support.

Elease Wright '76, of Hartford, is senior vice president of human resources at Aetna Inc. Since joining the company in 1982, she has held many positions, including head of human resource re-engineering implementation and head of human resource finance and administration. She has also served in senior positions in the construction, education, pension, and employee relations departments. She received a B.S. in rehabilitation services from UConn in 1976. Wright is also a member of the School of Business Board of Advisors.