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Northwestern names new trustees

Three distinguished individuals will join the University's Board of Trustees

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EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University has named three new members to its Board of Trustees: Susan Howe, CEO of The Weber Shandwick Collective; Christina Kosmowski, CEO of LogicMotor; and Daryl Morey, president of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Meet the newest board members.

Susan Howe '91

Susan Howe is CEO of The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC), the leading global communications and advisory network that propels businesses forward with offerings engineered to earn value. Under Howe's leadership, TWSC serves Fortune 500 companies across every major industry sector, earning widespread acclaim, including PRWeek's Global Agency of the Year and PRovoke's Global Agency of the Decade. TWSC has also been named to Ad Age's A-List and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies multiple times and has more than 250 Cannes Lions awards to date.

With more than two decades of leadership at TWSC, Howe has been a key driver of its growth and continues to advise top partners like Kellanova, Nestlé and Anheuser-Busch. Under Howe's leadership as CEO, the agency has expanded its offerings, including Weber I/O, which integrates data, technology and AI into marketing and communications strategies; Weber Advisory, a unified approach to corporate and public affairs; and Weber Create, an influencer marketing platform that combines data with cultural insight to drive commercial impact.

Her infinite optimism, passion for ideas and unmatched drive for impactful business results have earned her honors like being named an Ad Age Leading Women honoree, a PRWeek Global Agency Professional of the Year and to PRWeek's Power List. Howe is a member of Fortune's CEO Initiative and the CNBC CEO Council.

An alumna of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, Howe was inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement in 2025, the school's highest honor. She currently serves on the boards of the Sheppard Pratt Foundation and the Northwestern Alumni Association, in addition to her membership in the Council of One Hundred. She lives in Chicago with her husband and is a devoted aunt, certified yoga instructor and avid baseball fan.

Christina Kosmowski '98 ('27, '29 P)

Christina Kosmowski is the CEO of LogicMonitor, where she is leading the company's evolution into an AI-first observability platform that helps global enterprises anticipate issues, ensure resilience and accelerate digital transformation. Today, LogicMonitor operates in more than 30 countries and processes over 1.5 trillion metrics each day.

As a technology pioneer and growth executive with a track record of scaling category-defining enterprise companies, Kosmowski previously held senior leadership roles at two of Silicon Valley's most transformative companies. At Slack, she helped scale the business from $90 million to over $1 billion in revenue, building the customer success and enterprise go-to-market teams during a period of rapid global expansion. Prior to that, she spent 15 years at Salesforce, where she joined in the company's early days and played a key role in growing the business from $20 million to more than $10 billion in revenue.

Kosmowski is a founding partner of Operator Collective, a venture firm that brings together top operators to invest in the next generation of enterprise software companies. She also serves on the boards of Rapid7 and Nasuni.

A proud alumna of Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, Kosmowski earned her degree in industrial engineering and served as captain of the varsity women's soccer team. She remains deeply engaged with the University as an advisor to both the McCormick Advisory Council and the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and in the past as an Industrial Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award honoree and a former McCormick convocation speaker. She and her husband, whom she met at Northwestern, live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their two daughters are continuing the family tradition as members of the Classes of 2027 and 2029.

Daryl Morey '96 ('25 P)

Daryl Morey is president of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, where he oversees all facets of the team's basketball operations. Now entering his sixth season in the role, Morey has led the franchise to consistent postseason success, achieving the highest win percentage over a three-year span in team history and spearheading strong draft performances, including the selections of Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain.

Across his 18-year career as an NBA executive, Morey has built one of the league's most respected front-office résumés. Between tenures with the Houston Rockets and the 76ers, Morey's teams have compiled a record of 865-575 (.601), ranking him among the top five winningest executives in NBA history with at least 1,000 games of experience. His leadership has produced 14 playoff appearances and nine 50+ win seasons. In 2018, he was named NBA Executive of the Year after the Rockets set a franchise record of 65 wins.

Morey's influence extends beyond the court. A pioneer in sports analytics, he is the co-chair of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, which he co-founded to foster innovation and data-driven decision-making in sports management. He previously served as senior vice president of operations for the Boston Celtics before joining the Rockets in 2006.

Originally from Ohio, Morey earned a bachelor's degree from Northwestern and an MBA from MIT. He remains involved in the Northwestern community as an Alumni Regent, as well as a vocal supporter of data science in decision-making and an active contributor to thought leadership in both the sports and business communities.