Lebanese American University
EIN 986001269 · NY · 501(c)03
The organisation
- 211 E 46TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10017-2935, NY 10017-2935
- Classified purpose: Education
- Size band: 9
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Board at a glance
Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 34 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
Renewal outlook
Medium-priority approach observed from annual filings
- Large organisation (revenue $262m) - the scale that runs a formal, external board search.
- The board chair has served at least 7 years (observed across filings) - a chair transition may be approaching.
A computed likelihood from the observed filing history and filed revenue. It is not a confirmed vacancy, and this edition never states that a nonprofit is recruiting. "Departures" mean a board member was on the previous filing but not the latest one, which usually means a seat opened but can also mean they were simply not listed that year.
Filed finances
| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $262.2m | $267.9m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990.
The board (directors and trustees)
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| MR Philip Stoltzfus Chair | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Ambassador Edward M Gabriel | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| DR Edmond D Villani | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| DR Francois Nader | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| DR H John Shammas | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| DR Johnny B Awwad | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| DR Kamal Shehadi | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| DR Moise Khayrallah | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2022 (at least 3y) |
| DR Mostafa Terrab | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| DR Robert D Harrington MD (also filed as DR Robert Harrington) | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Drriad Obeji | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| MR Charles Muller | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| MR Elie Habib | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2022 (at least 3y) |
| MR Firas ABI Nassif | TRUSTEE | first appears 2025 |
| MR George Doumet | SECRETARY | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| MR Ghassan M Saab | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| MR Mike Ahmar | VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| MR Nijad Fares | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2022 (at least 3y) |
| MR Peter Tannous | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| MR Raymond Debbane | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| MR Thomas Abraham | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| MR Tony N Frem | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| MRS Cherilyn Murer | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| MRS Darla Moore | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| MRS EVA Kotite Farha | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2019 (at least 6y) |
| MRS MAY Makhzoumi | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2020 (at least 5y) |
| MRS Sallama BU Haydar AL Sayegh | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2022 (at least 3y) |
| MRS Sirine ABU Ghazaleh | TRUSTEE | first appears 2025 |
| MRS Zeina Akar | TRUSTEE | first appears 2025 |
| MS Sara Ganim | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| MS Yasmina Eugenia Haddad | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| REV Curtis White | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Sheikh Walid Katibah | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Sheikha Intisar Salem AL ALI AL SAB | TRUSTEE | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
The board is the directors and trustees named in Part VII of the organisation's annual IRS Form 990; officers and senior staff are listed separately below, not counted as board. The IRS files no appointment date, so tenure here is observed from how many years a person appears on the filings - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Officers and senior leadership
Named in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| DR Abdallah DAH | ASSOCIATE DEAN - SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | since 2018 |
| DR Abdallah Mustafa DAH | PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE DEAN/SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | since 2020 |
| DR Anahid Butrus Kulwicki | PROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF NURSING | since 2018 |
| DR Anis Nassif | VICE-CHAIR RADIOLOGY | 2018 |
| DR Barbar Jawad Akle | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NY ACADEMIC CENTER | since 2019 |
| DR Bassem Youseff Safadi | CLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUR | since 2020 |
| DR Camille Amine Issa | PROFESSOR | since 2023 |
| DR Chahine Assi | CHAIR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY TRAUMA | 2025 |
| DR Chaouki Abdallah | PRESIDENT | 2025 |
| DR Constantine Daher | DEAN OF THE ALICE CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF NURSING | 2025 |
| DR Costantine Fouad Daher | INTERIM DEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING | 2021 |
| DR Dervis Kirikkaleli | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 2025 |
| DR Elias Antoine Raad | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 2020 |
| DR Elie Antoine Badr | VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | since 2023 |
| DR Elie George Haddad | PROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN | since 2020 |
| DR Elie Haddad | DEAN - SCHOOL OF ARCHITECT | since 2018 |
| DR Elise Salem | VP SEDM | since 2018 |
| DR George E Nasr | PROVOST | since 2018 |
| DR George Elias Nasr | PROVOST | since 2020 |
| DR George Khalil Najjar | VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | since 2020 |
| DR George Najjar | VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | since 2018 |
| DR George Youssef Ghanem | CMO DIVISION HEAD OF CARDIOLOGY | 2021 |
| DR Ghassan Dibeh | CHAIRPERSON- ECONOMICS | since 2019 |
| DR Ghassan Labib Dibeh | CHAIRPERSON ECONOMICS | since 2021 |
| DR Haidar Harmanani | ASSISTANT DEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | 2019 |
| DR Haidar Mohammad Harmanani | PROFESSOR/ASSISTANT DEAN/SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | since 2020 |
| DR Imad Bteich | DEAN - SCHOOL OF PHARMACY | since 2018 |
| DR Imad Francis Btaiche | PROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF PHARMACY | since 2020 |
| DR Jamal Bleik | CHAIR OPHTHALMOLOGY | since 2022 |
| DR Joseph G Jabbra | PRESIDENT | since 2018 |
| DR Joseph George Jabbra | PRESIDENT - PART YEAR | since 2020 |
| DR Katia Riad EL Jinaynati | DEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | 2021 |
| DR Lina Abirafeh | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NY OFFICE | 2022 |
| DR Lina Jamil Karam | DEAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | since 2021 |
| DR Mars Semaan | DEAN OF STUDENTS BYBLOS | since 2018 |
| DR Mazen Tabbara | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 2025 |
| DR Michel Elias Mawad | PROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | since 2020 |
| DR Michel Mawad | DEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | since 2018 |
| DR Michel Saad Khoury | PROFESSOR/ACTING DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | since 2019 |
| DR Mona Majdalani | ASSISTANT PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | 2018 |
| DR Nabil Alain Michel Sabri | CLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OTOL | since 2019 |
| DR Naji Joseph Riachi | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSISTANT DEAN FOR CLINICAL RE | 2020 |
| DR Naser Zaki AL Sharif | DEAN SCHOOL OF PHARMACY | since 2023 |
| DR Nashat Mansour | DEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIE | since 2018 |
| DR Nashat Mohamad Mansour | DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC COMPLIANCE PROGRAM | since 2021 |
| DR Nicola Ghazi | CLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OPH | 2020 |
| DR Pierre AKL Zalloua | PROFESSOR | since 2018 |
| DR Raed Abdallah Mohsen | DEAN OF STUDENTS BEIRUT | since 2018 |
| DR Raymond Ghajjar | INTERIM DEAN - SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | 2019 |
| DR Riad Azar | CLINICAL PROFESSOR/DIVISION HEAD OF GASTROENTEROL | since 2020 |
| DR Rima Zaitoon | VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT | 2025 |
| DR Said Ladki | PROFESSOR/CHAIRPERSON/HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGE | since 2018 |
| DR Salpie Sarkis Djoundourian | INTERIM DEAN SOB | since 2018 |
| DR Samer Said Saab | PROFESSOR/DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH | since 2020 |
| DR Sola Khalil Aoun Bahous | PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION | since 2020 |
| DR Tony Gebran Zreik | VICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS | since 2020 |
| DR Tony Zreik | CHAIRPERSON - OBSTETRICS A | since 2018 |
| DR Vanda ABI Raad | ASSOCIATE DEAN FACULTY AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT | 2025 |
| DR Vanda Gebrael ABI Raad | DIRECTOR OF THE LAU CSC+ ASSISTANT DEAN FOR FACULT | since 2020 |
| DR Wassim Naim Shahin | PROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | since 2020 |