Rochester Review
July–August 2010
Vol. 72, No. 6
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Board Members: Murray (left) and Kessler have been elected to five-year terms. (Photo: Courtesy of the Subjects)Laurence Kessler, a Rochester entrepreneur and owner of restaurant development companies, and Kathleen McMorran Murray ’74, the owner and founder of a consulting firm that specializes in business improvement initiatives, have been elected to the University’s Board of Trustees.
Ed Hajim ’58, chairman of the board, says the two will bring valuable perspectives as trustees.
“They bring their considerable personal and professional strengths to an already outstanding board that is fully committed to taking the University to the next level.”
The founder and co-owner of The Kessler Group Inc. & Kessler Family LLC, Kessler and his brother, Dennis, who is the Edward J. and Agnes V. Ackley Executive Professor of Business Administration at the Simon School, are longtime supporters of the University.
They have established the Kessler Family Burn/Trauma ICU at the Medical Center. Kessler earned his bachelor’s degree at Adelphi University.
Murray founded McMorran Strategists LLC in 2008 after holding leadership positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers as managing director of operations, Aetna Inc. as senior vice president of Aetna Retirement Services, and chief operating officer of Aetna Business Resources, among other roles. She has established the Kathleen McMorran Murray Endowed Scholarship Fund to support students. In addition to her degree from the University, Murray graduated from the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.r
Sharon Dickman is University spokesperson.
