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Lebanese American University

EIN 986001269 · NY · 501(c)03

The organisation

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

34
directors and trustees
≥7y
chair observed
≥7y
longest observed

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

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 yearTotal revenueTotal expenses
2023$262.2m$267.9m

As filed on the IRS Form 990.

The board (directors and trustees)

NameTitle as filedOn the filings
MR Philip Stoltzfus Chair CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
Ambassador Edward M Gabriel TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
DR Edmond D Villani TRUSTEEon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
DR Francois Nader TRUSTEEon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
DR H John Shammas TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
DR Johnny B Awwad TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
DR Kamal Shehadi TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
DR Moise Khayrallah TRUSTEEon filings since 2022 (at least 3y)
DR Mostafa Terrab TRUSTEEon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
DR Robert D Harrington MD (also filed as DR Robert Harrington) TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
Drriad Obeji TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
MR Charles Muller TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
MR Elie Habib TRUSTEEon filings since 2022 (at least 3y)
MR Firas ABI Nassif TRUSTEEfirst appears 2025
MR George Doumet SECRETARYon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
MR Ghassan M Saab TRUSTEEon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
MR Mike Ahmar VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
MR Nijad Fares TRUSTEEon filings since 2022 (at least 3y)
MR Peter Tannous TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
MR Raymond Debbane TRUSTEEon filings since 2021 (at least 4y)
MR Thomas Abraham TRUSTEEon filings since 2021 (at least 4y)
MR Tony N Frem TRUSTEEon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
MRS Cherilyn Murer TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
MRS Darla Moore TRUSTEEon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
MRS EVA Kotite Farha TRUSTEEon filings since 2019 (at least 6y)
MRS MAY Makhzoumi TRUSTEEon filings since 2020 (at least 5y)
MRS Sallama BU Haydar AL Sayegh TRUSTEEon filings since 2022 (at least 3y)
MRS Sirine ABU Ghazaleh TRUSTEEfirst appears 2025
MRS Zeina Akar TRUSTEEfirst appears 2025
MS Sara Ganim TRUSTEEon filings since 2024 (at least 1y)
MS Yasmina Eugenia Haddad TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
REV Curtis White TRUSTEEon filings since 2023 (at least 2y)
Sheikh Walid Katibah TRUSTEEon filings since 2018 (at least 7y)
Sheikha Intisar Salem AL ALI AL SAB TRUSTEEon 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.

NameTitle as filedOn the filings
DR Abdallah DAHASSOCIATE DEAN - SCHOOL OF BUSINESSsince 2018
DR Abdallah Mustafa DAHPROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE DEAN/SCHOOL OF BUSINESSsince 2020
DR Anahid Butrus KulwickiPROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF NURSINGsince 2018
DR Anis NassifVICE-CHAIR RADIOLOGY2018
DR Barbar Jawad AkleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NY ACADEMIC CENTERsince 2019
DR Bassem Youseff SafadiCLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SURsince 2020
DR Camille Amine IssaPROFESSORsince 2023
DR Chahine AssiCHAIR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY TRAUMA2025
DR Chaouki AbdallahPRESIDENT2025
DR Constantine DaherDEAN OF THE ALICE CHAGOURY SCHOOL OF NURSING2025
DR Costantine Fouad DaherINTERIM DEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING2021
DR Dervis KirikkaleliASSOCIATE PROFESSOR2025
DR Elias Antoine RaadASSOCIATE PROFESSOR2020
DR Elie Antoine BadrVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTsince 2023
DR Elie George HaddadPROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGNsince 2020
DR Elie HaddadDEAN - SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTsince 2018
DR Elise SalemVP SEDMsince 2018
DR George E NasrPROVOSTsince 2018
DR George Elias NasrPROVOSTsince 2020
DR George Khalil NajjarVICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENTsince 2020
DR George NajjarVICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENTsince 2018
DR George Youssef GhanemCMO DIVISION HEAD OF CARDIOLOGY2021
DR Ghassan DibehCHAIRPERSON- ECONOMICSsince 2019
DR Ghassan Labib DibehCHAIRPERSON ECONOMICSsince 2021
DR Haidar HarmananiASSISTANT DEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES2019
DR Haidar Mohammad HarmananiPROFESSOR/ASSISTANT DEAN/SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCESsince 2020
DR Imad BteichDEAN - SCHOOL OF PHARMACYsince 2018
DR Imad Francis BtaichePROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF PHARMACYsince 2020
DR Jamal BleikCHAIR OPHTHALMOLOGYsince 2022
DR Joseph G JabbraPRESIDENTsince 2018
DR Joseph George JabbraPRESIDENT - PART YEARsince 2020
DR Katia Riad EL JinaynatiDEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES2021
DR Lina AbirafehEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NY OFFICE2022
DR Lina Jamil KaramDEAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGsince 2021
DR Mars SemaanDEAN OF STUDENTS BYBLOSsince 2018
DR Mazen TabbaraASSOCIATE PROFESSOR2025
DR Michel Elias MawadPROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF MEDICINEsince 2020
DR Michel MawadDEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINEsince 2018
DR Michel Saad KhouryPROFESSOR/ACTING DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGsince 2019
DR Mona MajdalaniASSISTANT PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS2018
DR Nabil Alain Michel SabriCLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OTOLsince 2019
DR Naji Joseph RiachiASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSISTANT DEAN FOR CLINICAL RE2020
DR Naser Zaki AL SharifDEAN SCHOOL OF PHARMACYsince 2023
DR Nashat MansourDEAN SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIEsince 2018
DR Nashat Mohamad MansourDIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC COMPLIANCE PROGRAMsince 2021
DR Nicola GhaziCLINICAL PROFESSOR/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OPH2020
DR Pierre AKL ZallouaPROFESSORsince 2018
DR Raed Abdallah MohsenDEAN OF STUDENTS BEIRUTsince 2018
DR Raymond GhajjarINTERIM DEAN - SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING2019
DR Riad AzarCLINICAL PROFESSOR/DIVISION HEAD OF GASTROENTEROLsince 2020
DR Rima ZaitoonVICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT2025
DR Said LadkiPROFESSOR/CHAIRPERSON/HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEsince 2018
DR Salpie Sarkis DjoundourianINTERIM DEAN SOBsince 2018
DR Samer Said SaabPROFESSOR/DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCHsince 2020
DR Sola Khalil Aoun BahousPROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR MEDICAL EDUCATIONsince 2020
DR Tony Gebran ZreikVICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH AFFAIRSsince 2020
DR Tony ZreikCHAIRPERSON - OBSTETRICS Asince 2018
DR Vanda ABI RaadASSOCIATE DEAN FACULTY AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT2025
DR Vanda Gebrael ABI RaadDIRECTOR OF THE LAU CSC+ ASSISTANT DEAN FOR FACULTsince 2020
DR Wassim Naim ShahinPROFESSOR/DEAN/SCHOOL OF BUSINESSsince 2020