Board of Directors

President Emeritus – KeyBank, N.A.

Mr. Auletta is President Emeritus of KeyBank, National Association. He held several executive management positions with the former Society Corporation and its successor company Key Corporation. Mr. Auletta concluded a successful career spanning 36 years within the financial services industry, retiring in August 2007.

Active in the Cleveland community, Mr. Auletta is a Director on the Boards of John Carroll University and The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation. He is a founding member of the Catholic Lay Leadership Council. Mr. Auletta also serves on the Board of Directors of Park-Ohio and several privately held companies in Northeast Ohio.

Mr. Auletta received a B.S./B.A. from John Carroll University in 1972.

Cleveland Clinic - Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1998

Board Committees: Finance (Chair)

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other financial institutions, KeyBank provides banking and similar services from time to time to Cleveland Clinic at negotiated market rates. Mr. Auletta has no involvement in the negotiation or provision of such services.

Mr. Auletta is a Director and minority shareholder of Lexi-Comp, Inc., a software company with which Cleveland Clinic has entered license agreements for the provision of software products. Mr. Auletta was not involved with the selection of Lexi-Comp as a software provider to Cleveland Clinic and was not involved in the negotiation process.

Retired, President and Chief Operating Officer – The Sherwin-Williams Company

Mr. Commes joined The Sherwin-Williams Company in March 1979 as Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In April 1980 he was elected to its Board of Directors. In June 1986 he was named President and Chief Operating Officer. He retired in March 1999 after 20 years of service.

Mr. Commes’ professional experience in finance and management includes positions with Saks Fifth Avenue, W.T. Grant Company, Gould Inc. and Haskins & Sells.

Mr. Commes serves on the Boards of Directors of Agiliysys, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. and Pella Corporation. He is a business advisor to Short Vincent Partners, LP and Investment Strategies Fund LP.

Mr. Commes graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota with a degree in accounting.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1993

Board Committees: Audit; Finance (Vice Chair)

Department – Executive Board Office

Cleveland Clinic - Chief Executive Officer and President

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President and Chief Executive Officer - The Fedeli Group

Since 1988, Umberto P. Fedeli has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Fedeli Group, one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage firms in Ohio. The Fedeli Group has become a fully integrated insurance and financial services firm, which specializes in insurance and risk management, employee benefits and workers' compensation consulting, surety, environmental risk management and estate planning. He is also on the Board of Directors of both Park View Federal Savings Bank and its parent company, PVF Capital Corp.

Mr. Fedeli is on the Board of Trustees of John Carroll University, is a trustee of The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation, and is Chairman of the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation, a charitable organization that he helped establish in 1995. He is also actively involved as Chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of Legatus, an international organization of Catholic CEOs, and serves on their International Board of Directors. He is an active member of the Cleveland Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization and The 50 Club.

Mr. Fedeli is a graduate of John Carroll University.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2000

Board Committees: Government & Community Relations (Chair)

Business Relationships with the Cleveland Clinic: Mr. Fedeli is a shareholder of CareWorks, a managed care organization. Cleveland Clinic, through a third party administrator, uses the services of one of CareWorks subsidiaries, VocWorks, for nurse case management claims. Mr. Fedeli was not involved with the selection of VocWorks as a service provider to Cleveland Clinic and was not involved in the negotiation process.

Department – Professional Staff Affairs Office

Cleveland Clinic - Chief of Staff

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Senior Partner – Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg
CCHS – Western Region Trustee
Board Chair – Community West Foundation

Mr. Hessler is Senior Partner of Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg in Cleveland, Ohio. His practice focuses on business and corporate matters including strategic planning, business development, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, international business development, not-for-profit entities and public and private foundations. He is admitted to the bar for the United State Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and Ohio. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association and the Cleveland Bar Association.

Mr. Hessler is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Clinic Health System – Western Region and Board Chair of Community West Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Valparaiso University and the Cleveland Lutheran Educational Endowment Fund, as well as President of The Cleveland Lutheran High School Association.

Mr. Hessler graduated from Valparaiso University with a B.A. in 1965 and a J.D. in 1968.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1997

President and Chief Executive Officer – HooverMilstein

Committees: Government & Community Relations

Ms. Hoover is President & Chief Executive Officer of HooverMilstein, a partnership formed in 1999 between Carole F. Hoover and Howard P. Milstein of New York City to provide financial services and real estate development. Prior to establishing HooverMilstein, Ms. Hoover was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association.

Ms. Hoover is also Chairman and Chief of HWH, LLC and a member of the Board of Directors of Emigrant Capital in New York.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First elected to Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees in 2007

Board Committees: Government; Safety, Quality & Patient Experience; The Cole Eye Institute Leadership Board

Chair and President – The Lerner Foundation

Mrs. Lerner married Alfred Lerner, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MBNA Corporation, and Owner and Chairman of the Cleveland Browns, in 1955. They were married 47 years before his passing in 2002.

In addition to her role as Director of the Cleveland Clinic, Mrs. Lerner is the Co-Founder of the Lerner Research Institute, Founder of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Honorary Chair of the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Center Leadership Board, Honorary Member of the Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor Institute Leadership Board and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the Cleveland Clinic Health System – East Region.

Mrs. Lerner is the Honorary Chair of the Board of Directors of the Musical Arts Association (Cleveland Orchestra) and a Founding Member of the Marine Corps Heritage Museum. In April 2006, Mrs. Lerner was appointed by President George W. Bush, as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, to a five-year term that expired in January 2011. In 2007, Mrs. Lerner was also selected to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council Executive Committee.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2003

Board Committees: Development; Safety, Quality & Patient Experience; Research & Education

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: As with several other professional sports teams in the Cleveland area, Cleveland Clinic has been the exclusive provider of sports medicine services to the Cleveland Browns organization for over ten years. Cleveland Clinic is compensated at market rates for such services. Cleveland Clinic also purchases marketing services and hospitality services from the Cleveland Browns at negotiated market rates. Mrs. Lerner does not participate in the negotiation or any matters relating to the transaction.

Retired Vice Chairman – National City Corporation

William E. MacDonald, III retired as Vice Chairman and a member of the Office of the Chairman of National City Corporation on December 31, 2006. He was responsible for National City’s seven states regional and its national Corporate Banking businesses, Credit Administration, Capital Markets and Wealth Management.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. and American Greetings Corporation. He is a Past Chairman of The Greater Cleveland Growth Association, The Consumer Bankers Association and Member of the Financial Services Roundtable. He is also a Trustee Emeritus of ideastream (WVIZ/PBS and WCPN/Radio) and a Life Trustee of The Diversity Center.

Mr. MacDonald earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in 1968 and Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in 1974.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1997

Board Committees: Audit (Chair); Compensation; Conflict of Interest and Managing Innovations; Finance; Governance

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other financial institutions, PNC Bank (as successor to National City Bank) provides banking and similar services from time to time to Cleveland Clinic at negotiated market rates. Mr. MacDonald has no involvement in the negotiation or provision of such services.

Department Chair, Psychiatry and Psychology

Staff, Center for Neurological Restoration

Senior, BOG Member

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Former Managing Partner – Jones Day

Patrick F. McCartan was Managing Partner of Jones Day, an international law firm, from 1993 through 2002. He also served as head of the Firm's litigation practice from 1976 through 1992. In 2003 he became Senior Partner, concentrating on appellate litigation and corporate governance matters. A member of the Ohio Bar, he is also admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and several U.S. appellate courts.

Mr. McCartan is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is also an Honorary Overseas Member of the English Commercial Bar Association. Mr. McCartan serves as a Fellow of the University of Notre Dame and sits on its Board of Trustees, which he chaired from 2000-2008.

Mr. McCartan is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (A.B. magna cum laude 1956) and the Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 1959), where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. Upon graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to Justice Charles Evans Whittaker of the United States Supreme Court (1959 Term) and joined Jones Day in 1960.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1993.

Board Committees: Compensation; Conflict of Interest and Managing Innovations; Governance (Chair)

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other law firms, Jones Day provides legal services from time to time to the Cleveland Clinic at negotiated rates. Mr. McCartan does not participate in the negotiation or provision of such services, and his activities on behalf of the Cleveland Clinic and its affiliates are solely in his capacity as a Director.

Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Board – Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. Miller is Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Forest City Enterprises, Inc., a commercial and residential real estate company based in Cleveland, Ohio, where he has worked since 1947.

Among his many community activities, Mr. Miller is a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Medical Mutual of Ohio and is a member of the Board of Trustees of each of Cleveland State University, Baldwin Wallace College, Notre Dame College, the Jewish National Fund, WVIZ ideastream, the Police Memorial Board, and The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation. He is also an Honorary Trustee of Case Western University, a Lifetime Honorary Trustee of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and Past Chairman of the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund.

Mr. Miller graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a B.A. in 1941 and from the Harvard Business School with an MBA in 1943. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1991

Board Committees: Government & Community Relations

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other managed care organizations, Medical Mutual of Ohio, a tax-exempt organization, does business with Cleveland Clinic at negotiated market rates. Mr. Miller has no involvement in the negotiation or provision of such services.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – KeyCorp

Ms. Mooney joined Key in April 2006 and has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including in retail banking, commercial lending and real estate financing. Prior to joining KeyCorp, her most recent position was as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Alabama-based AmSouth Bancorporation (now Regions Financial Corporation).

Ms. Mooney is Board Chairman of Neighborhood Progress, Inc., Trustee and Treasurer of the board of the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), and a Trustee on the Board of ideastream (WVIZ/PBS and WCPN/Radio) and the United Way of Greater Cleveland. She is a member of The Financial Services Roundtable and Leadership Cleveland Class of 2007. Ms. Mooney graduated from the University of Texas in 1977, and received her M.B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1983.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2006

Board Committees: Audit; Governance; Safety, Quality & Patient Experience (Chair)

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other financial institutions, Key provides banking and similar services from time to time to Cleveland Clinic based at negotiated market rates. Ms. Mooney does not participate in the negotiation or provision of such services.

Chairman – Venture Philanthropy Partners, Morino Institute

Mario M. Morino serves as Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners, a philanthropic investment organization that works to improve the lives and boost the opportunities of children of low-income families in the National Capital Region. Mr. Morino also serves as Chairman of The Morino Institute and Morino Ventures, LLC. Prior to establishing the Morino Institute, Mr. Morino enjoyed a 30-year career in the information technology industry. Mr. Morino serves as an advisor to General Atlantic, LLC; a member of the advisory board of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Institute; an honorary trustee of The Brookings Institution; an Emeritus Trustee of Case Western Reserve University; and on the boards of the Lawrence School and Saint Joseph Academy. Mr. Morino received his B.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 1967.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2005

Board Committees: Compensation (Vice Chair); Conflict of Interest and Managing Innovations (Vice Chair); Governance; Government and Community Relations

Regional Managing Partner – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP

Frederick R. Nance serves as Regional Managing Partner of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, operating out of the Cleveland office. He also serves as the General Counsel and Special Advisor to the President of the Cleveland Browns. From 1991 through 2001, Mr. Nance served as the primary outside counsel to the City of Cleveland and former Cleveland Mayor Michael White in a variety of impactful initiatives and development projects. Mr. Nance is a member of the Executive Committees of the Greater Cleveland Partnership and the Ohio Business Roundtable and is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 50 Club of Cleveland. Mr. Nance currently serves on the Boards of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Cleveland Foundation and RPM International Inc., and on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Black Sports Professionals.

Mr. Nance is a graduate of Harvard University (B.A. in economics 1975) and holds a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School (1978).

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2005

Board Committees: Governance; Government & Community Relations (Vice Chair)

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other law firms, Squire, Sanders and Dempsey provides legal services from time to time to the Cleveland Clinic at negotiated rates. Mr. Nance does not participate in the negotiation or provision of such services, and his activities on behalf of the Cleveland Clinic and its affiliates are solely in his capacity as a Director. As with several other professional sports teams in the Cleveland area, Cleveland Clinic has been the exclusive provider of sports medicine services to the Cleveland Browns organization for over ten years. Cleveland Clinic is compensated at market rates for such services. Cleveland Clinic also purchases marketing services and hospitality services from the Cleveland Browns at negotiated market rates. Mr. Nance does not participate in the negotiation or any matters relating to the transaction.

Larry Pollock is Managing Partner of Lucky Stars Partners, LLC, a private investment firm focusing on early stage businesses, troubled businesses and real estate. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Cardinal Commerce Corporation and Safeguard Properties, LLC. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Pollock was President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Cole National Corporation, owner of Pearle Vision stores, Cole Vision stores, and Things Remembered personalized gift stores.

He currently holds trustee positions with the Musical Arts Association, which operates the Cleveland Orchestra, ideastream (WVIZ / PBS and 90.3 WCPN), Kent State University, University School, Bellefaire JCB, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Wingspan Care Group.

Mr. Pollock received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from The Ohio State University.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2008
Board Committees: Development (Chair); Governance; Government & Community Relations

Chairman - Rich Products Corporation

Mr. Rich is Chairman of Rich Products Corporation, the largest family-owned frozen foods manufacturer in the United States and based in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Rich is also Chairman of Bison Baseball, Inc., (the AAA affiliate of the New York Mets), the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (the AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals), and Jamestown Baseball, Inc. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Game Fish Association. He is also on the Trustees Council of the University of Rochester, as well as a Director of Students in Free Enterprise, 100 Club of Buffalo, Inc., Boys and Girls Club of Western New York, International League of Professional Baseball, Police Athletic League, and The Chaplin Corporation. He is also a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Leadership Council and the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Mr. Rich graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in 1963 and from the University of Rochester with an MBA (with honors) in 1969. Mr. Rich served in the United States National Guard from 1963 to 1969 and was a member of the Army Reserve Officer School Staff.

Cleveland Clinic - Director, Chair of the Board

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2002

Board Committees: Compensation; Governance

Director Emeritus –
Department of Radiology – Hillcrest Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Health System

Dr. Ross is Director Emeritus of the Department of Radiology at Hillcrest Hospital and served as its Director from 1990 to 2000. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology. Dr. Ross has also served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Clinic Health System – East Region since 2006.

During his career, Dr. Ross has been credited with many “firsts” in Radiology, including being the first in the nation to use a computer-tomography head and body scanner in private practice. He also introduced the first magnetic resonance scanner (MRI) in the world for clinical use in 1981. In 1984, he received the Centre National de Ia Rescherce Award from the government of France for his pioneering work in magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr. Ross received a B.A from Case Western Reserve University in 1956 and his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1960. Additionally, he completed his internship and residency in Radiology in Cleveland, Ohio (1960-64) and was a Fulbright Fellow in Radiology at Karolinska Sjukhuset in Stockholm, Sweden (1964-65).

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1997

Chairman – SYMARK, LLC

Mr. Sanford is Founder and Chairman of Symark LLC, a technology commercialization and business development organization. He is also Executive Founder and retired Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Steris Corporation. Mr. Sanford’s career has been focused on the development and commercialization of biosciences products and services, clinical information systems, nanotechnology, and other innovative technology applications. He holds several patents related to advanced technology and medical devices.

Mr. Sanford is an active early stage and private equity investor through Symark and serves as a board member and advisor of public and private for-profit and not for profit organizations. He is Chairman of the Board of Greatbatch, Inc., and serves as a Board member of KeyCorp, Primus Capital Partners, Kansas BioScience Authority, and several early and growth stage technology companies and investment partnerships. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Mr. Sanford graduated from Kansas State University in 1965.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1998

Board Committees: Government & Community Relations; Research & Education

Business Relationships with Cleveland Clinic: Along with several other financial institutions, Key provides banking and similar services from time to time to Cleveland Clinic based on negotiated market rates. Mr. Sanford does not participate in the negotiation or provision of such services.

Mr. Sanford is a Director and a minority shareholder of CSA Medical, a non-public company that is involved with medical research. Technology developed by CSA Medical is currently being tested at Cleveland Clinic. Mr. Sanford has no involvement with the relationship between Cleveland Clinic and CSA Medical.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer – OM Group, Inc.

Mr. Scaminace is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the OM Group, Inc. OM Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio and is a leading producer of specialty materials used in many end-use products, such as rechargeable batteries, memory discs, oil refining, and other environmentally sensitive applications. The company is also a leading producer of electronic chemicals used in the production of electronic components such as semi-conductors

Prior to joining OM Group, Mr. Scaminace was the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Mr. Scaminace is also a member of the Finance Council of the Diocese of Cleveland. He is also on the Board of Directors of The Parker Hannifin Corporation and The Boler Company of Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Scaminace taught in the MBA program at Wheeling College in West Virginia and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve in 1980. He received his BS degree in Business Economics, Summa Cum Laude, from The University of Dayton in 1975.

Cleveland Clinic – Director, Vice Chair of the Board

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1996

Board Committees: Compensation (Chair); Conflict of Interest and Managing Innovations (Chair); Governance

Former Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
Chairman, Strategic Public Partners Group
The Timken Company (Retired)

William Robert Timken, Jr., served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany from August 2005 to December 2008.

Ambassador Timken currently serves as Chairman of Strategic Public Partners Group, a public relations company. He was previously the non-executive Chairman of the Timken Company. Prior to that, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors until year-end 2003. During his 43-year tenure with the company, Mr. Timken has served in many positions including President, CEO and as Chairman for over 30 years. Ambassador Timken received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1960 and a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1962.

His business experience includes service on the boards of directors of numerous public companies. He has also chaired the National Association of Manufacturers, The Manufacturing Institute and the Ohio Business Roundtable. He has served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford University School of Business and was a member of the U.S.-Japan Business Council for 20 years. In 2003, he received a presidential appointment to serve as Chairman of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. He has also served ten years on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University.

Mr. Timken has received many honors and awards. He is a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor and an honorary citizen of Colmar, France. He has received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship, the Adam Smith Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He has been named Ohio Business Statesman of the Year and has received the Ohio Governors Award.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 2010

Board Committees: Government and Community Relations, Research & Education (Chair)

Chairman – American Greetings Corporation

Mr. Weiss is the Chairman of American Greetings Corporation and has worked there for nearly 50 years, serving in positions that also include President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Dots, a young women’s clothing retailer.

Mr. Weiss serves on the Boards of Directors for Bar-Ilan University, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and Yeshiva University. He also serves on the National Campaign Board for the Holocaust Memorial Museum and is a National Officer with the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.

Born in Czechoslovakia and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Weiss attended Wayne State University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Case Western Reserve University.

Cleveland Clinic – Director

First Elected to Cleveland Clinic Board in 1997

Board Committees: Development; Finance

Chief Medical Operations Officer

Staff, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Staff, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Physician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital

Vice Chair, Office of the Chief of Staff, Professional Staff Affairs

Senior, BOG Member

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