Susan Whitehead

Throughout her life, Susan Whitehead has served as an active board member of numerous not for profit organizations, spanning two general areas ... social justice and higher education (with an emphasis on science and engineering). The organizations have included MIT, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, The Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Horizons for Homeless Children, Berklee College of Music, Research Institute for Learning and Development, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, Advisory Board of Bayview Correctional Facility (in NYC), The Boston History Collaborative, The Autism Consortium, and others.

She just completed four years as Chair of the Board of Horizons for Homeless Children.  In the past, she has chaired the Boards of Whitehead Institute, Planned Parenthood, Bayview Correctional Facility, and the Research Institute for Learning and Development.  In addition, she has chaired several Capital Campaigns and numerous committees (Executive, Biological Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering Visiting Committee at MIT, Nominating, Governance, Compensation, Development, CEO Search Committees, etc.) and has been a member of Investment, Finance, Audit, Program/Policy, and numerous ad hoc committees.

Currently, Susan is developing an international art exhibition involving a traditional form of art from India, in combination with contemporary art from many different cultures.

Susan received her J.D. from Cardozo School of Law and her B.S. from Cornell University.  Trained as a botanist, she created and implemented an education program for Brooklyn Botanic Garden.  Later, she was a prosecutor in NYC, and practiced as a defense attorney in NYC and Boston.

Susan is an avid skier and photography collector.