Board of Trustees
The ZIS Board of Trustees is the guardian of the school's mission. It is the Board's responsibility to ensure that the mission is relevant and vital to the community it serves and to monitor the success of the school in fulfilling its mission.
Below are details of the ZIS Board of Trustees.
Ron Steijn
Chairman of the Board
Governance Committee
Facilities Committee
Ron Steijn is Dutch and a ZIS alumni parent. He works in the pensions and benefits sector, and joined the Board in 2016.
Brian Scanlon
Vice Chairman of the Board
Facilities Committee
Brian Scanlon is American and a ZIS parent. He is a strategist and joined the Board of Trustees in 2017.
Alexandra Hallen Utterman
Board Secretary
Chair Governance Committee
Alexandra Hallen Utterman is American and a ZIS parent. She has experience in investment management and joined the Board in 2017.
Isabel Almiro do Vale
Community Relations Committee
Isabel is Portuguese and British and is a ZIS Parent. She works in marketing and joined the Board in 2018.
Martha Braide
Governance Committee
Martha Braide is Canadian, Swiss and British, and a ZIS parent. She works in marketing in the banking industry and joined the Board in 2009.
Philippe A. L. Brenninkmeijer
Governance Committee
Philippe is Dutch and is a ZIS parent. He works in retail, real estate and investment and joined the Board in 2018.
Michael Gerber
Community Relations Committee
Michael Gerber is Swiss and a ZIS parent. He works for a Swiss education charity and joined the Board in 2013.
Erik Kaas
Finance Committee
Erik Kaas is German and Swiss and is a ZIS parent. He is a partner in a market investment management company and joined the Board in 2017.
Kevin Lane
Strategy Committee
Kevin Lane is American and a ZIS alumni parent. He is a management consultant and joined the Board in 2014.
Claudia Lifschitz-Scheiner
Chair Community Relations Committee
Claudia Lifschitz-Scheiner is Swiss and a ZIS parent. She is a mediator and a justice of the peace and joined the Board in 2017.
Carlos Silva Lopes
Chair Facilities Committee
Carlos Silva Lopes is Portuguese and a ZIS past parent. He works in global marketing and joined the Board in 2013.
George Terziev
Chair Finance Committee
George Terziev is Bulgarian and a ZIS parent. He works in finance and project management and joined the Board in 2013.
David Widerberg
Chair Strategy Committee
David Widerberg is Swedish and a ZIS parent. He works for an international education company and joined the Board in 2017.
Lemeng Zhang
Finance Committee
Strategy Committee
Lemeng Zhang is Chinese and a ZIS parent. She has experience in consulting and investment management and joined the Board in 2017.