The Fund Development Council (FDC) is a group of involved and engaged alumni leaders at the College. This group generously gives their time and treasure in an effort to positively impact the alumni community and helps engage people from all class years, backgrounds, and geographic locations.
FDC members play a central role in achieving Columbia College Fund’s annual fundraising goals. As alumni leaders, they are invited to exclusive events and have opportunities to connect with the dean of Columbia College and other senior leaders at Columbia.
Fund Development Council Co-Chairs
The co-chairs guide the strategic direction of the FDC. They meet monthly with College Fund staff to brainstorm ideas, make decisions on behalf of the FDC, elevate topics for discussion and offer the alumni perspective on items related to the College Fund.
David Javdan CC’90
Dave is a managing director in the Washington, DC, and NY offices of Alvarez and Marsal, a global turnaround consulting firm. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Columbia University and a J.D. from Fordham Law School. Dave serves on the Columbia College Alumni Association Board of Directors and is an alumni class agent.
James Stone CC’90, BUS’96
James graduated Columbia College in 1990 with an AB in History and earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in 1996. He has made his career in finance and investment working in New York at DLJ, Bankers Trust, Imperial Capital, Macquarie Capital and Cowen and Company. James is currently a Partner at PennantPark Investment Advisers. He joined PennantPark in 2015 as Head of West Coast Investment and moved with his family from New York back to his native Los Angeles.
FDC West Vice Co-Chairs
The FDC West vice co-chairs are the guiding force behind the FDC’s West Coast expansion. They meet regularly with CCF staff to support the development of regional hubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. They work to build a meaningful social, professional and philanthropic community in these areas.
Ben Cosgrove CC’90 | Vijay Mohan CC’01 |
2023–24 Members
Eric Allbin CC’01*
Jean-Marie Atamian CC’81
Frank Au CC’92*
Richard Au CC’94*
Kelley Buechel Badishkanian CC’98
Kyra Barry CC’87
Michael Behringer CC’89
Sam Bisbee CC’90
Bennett Cale CC’90*
Sherman Chu CC’82*
Karl Cole-Frieman CC’92*
Steven Coleman CC’83
Ben Cosgrove CC’90* (Vice Co-chair)
Carlos Cuevas CC’05
Mohit Daswani CC’95*
Sejal Daswani CC’95, SIPA’96*
William Engelbrecht CC’96, SEAS’97*
James Gerkis CC’80
Ilya Gertsberg CC’98
Andrew Heinrich CC’13
Dane Holmes CC’92*
Emily N. Hu CC’95, VPS’00*
Janice Ince CC’01*
Dave Javdan CC’90 (Co-chair)
Sarkis Jebejian CC’91
Jeff Kateman CC’89*
Albert Kim CC’99
John Kim CC’95
Reena Kim CC’04
Sang Kim CC’92*
Scott Koonin CC’02
David J. Lee CC’96
Barry Levine CC’65
Sherry Lin CC’94*
Ira Malin CC’75
Evan Malter CC’96*
Vijay Mohan CC’01* (Vice Co-chair)
Paul Myers CC’85
Ricky Nardis CC’98
Gregory Ostling CC’91
Abhilash Patel CC’02*
Jenny Fan Raj CC’00*
Filip Rensky CC’90
Yong-Kyoo Rim CC’00
Eric Roth CC’96
Jennifer Ryan CC’89
Ted Schweitzer CC’91
Matt Sodl CC’88*
James Stone CC’90* (Co-chair)
Dan Tamkin CC’81
Christina Ying CC’89
Raymond Yu CC’89 (Chair Emeritus)