Around Campus MEET THE BOARD
MEET THE NEW
TRUSTEES Since its founding by seven families in 1945, Georgetown Day School has been ably served by a Board of Trustees composed of parents, alumni, and other key community members. While serving in a voluntary capacity, the Trustees work closely with the head of school to ensure the short- and longterm financial health of the School and to safeguard the School’s founding purpose as a racially and religiously inclusive school whose educational
philosophy derives from the belief that diversity is the ground out of which great learning grows. The Board’s focus is strategic, and board members rightly prioritize the GDS experience for all students over the singular experience of their own child or children. We were pleased to welcome three new Board members for the 2020–21 school year—joining the Board in a year like no other. Each spring, Trustees
2020 –21 are elected for a regular term of three years. Board members may serve two consecutive (full or partial) terms up to a maximum of six years. These individuals join an active Board focused on strategic planning, campus planning, and financial goal-setting. All members of the Board also serve on at least one of ten Board committees. For more information about other members of our board, go to www.GDS.org/Board.
CHRIS BOREK
New Board member Chris Borek shared: “The thing I probably love the most [about GDS] is the kids’ excitement for learning. There is almost always some topic from class (or debate or something) that they learned and are excited to share at dinner. [When they were] home and I overheard occasional zoom class discussions, I saw that their friends/ classmates shared that excitement. Now that they are getting older, some of what they share is new for me. That I am starting to learn from them is a most welcome trend!”
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Chris may have just joined the Board, but, he says, “Even in the short time I have been on the Board, I have learned quite a bit. Running a school successfully requires a lot of different skills sets and capabilities. I have been impressed with the care and deliberation the Board takes in making decisions on a breadth of topics.” Chris is currently a managing principal at Analysis Group, an economics consulting firm, where he specializes in the application of microeconomics, marketing strategy, and statistics to litigation and complex business problems. His recent work has focused heavily on intellectual property, antitrust, and
corporate governance disputes. Chris also serves as senior policy scholar in the Center for Business and Public Policy at Georgetown University and is a member of the Analysis Group Board of Directors. He previously volunteered for the Civic Education Project, where he taught economics at Chernivtsi National University in Ukraine. Chris received a PhD and MA in economics from Cornell University, a BA in economics from the University of Arizona, and an E.U. Diploma from the Institut D’Etudes Politiques de Paris in France. Chris and his wife, Irene Cortese, have lived in the DC metro area since 1998. They live with Milo ’23 and Naomi ’25 in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
