John Tyree, President of The International Foundation, is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he has worked as a finance professional for over three decades, holding positions in Global Capital Markets, the Mergers and Acquisitions group and Integrated Firm Management. Prior to Morgan Stanley, John served in the U.S. Army in Germany as a Captain in the Armor branch (1987–1992). John previously served as Board Member and Treasurer of the Episcopal School in the City of New York, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987, and earned an MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1995. John lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters.

Matthew H. Hurlock, Treasurer & Grants Committee, is currently Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Liberty Currency Reserve, LLC, an international banking business. Mr. Hurlock previously practiced as a corporate lawyer with substantial international cross-border experience, having worked in China, across Europe and in Latin America. He has also worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School, Mr. Hurlock also now serves on a number of corporate and university boards, including: the Board of Trustees of Princeton-in-Asia, the Board of Trustees of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia Law School and the Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School, President of the Board of Trustees of the Philharmonia Foundation and as a Corporation Member of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI).

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Fernando Soto, Secretary, is a Senior Vice President in Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Private Banking division. In his role, he advises private business owners, family offices, and endowments and foundations on complex matters related to investing, philanthropy, governance and corporate advisory. Outside of the firm, Fernando serves as a board member of Help Peru, a New York-based charity that supports charitable organizations that help underprivileged Peruvians, The International Foundation (TIF), a foundation that supports thousands of US-based 501 (c)3 organizations around the world, and American Friends of Waterford, a foundation that supports educational initiatives in Southern Africa. In 2021, he was named to the American Bankers Association (ABA) 40 Under 40 list at age 31. Fernando received a B.A. from Syracuse University and an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.

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Christopher D. Golden, Grants Committee, is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Planetary Health at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, where he has been based as an expert in climate and health research since 2011. Chris has been conducting research and involved in development work in Madagascar since 1999, and more recently, has engaged in similar work in small island developing states in the Pacific. He is a member of Harvard’s executive committee for the Center for Research on Computation and Society, the scientific advisory board at Oceana, an Explorer at the National Geographic Society, and a Lifetime Fellow of the Explorer’s Club. He graduated with a BA from Harvard College in 2005 and earned an MPH (2010) and PhD (2011) from UC Berkeley.

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Sharon Van Pelt, Grants Committee, is Vice President of the Communities in Transition Division of Creative Associates and co-chair of the DC-based Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in international development from The American University. Ms. Van Pelt has 30 years of experience working in over 35 countries on political dialogue, policy reform, civic engagement and advocacy, local governance, and conflict prevention. She has served as principal governance advisor for USAID, GIZ, and UNDP, among others in both conflict and post-conflict settings. As a Foreign Service Officer, she received the USAID Meritorious Honor Award for advancing policy dialogue on decentralization and transparency during the Guatemala peace process.

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Victor Harris is a 27- year veteran of the United States Army. Victor has a wide variety of global experience working with non-government organizations in stability and support operations in more than 20 nations around the world. Victor was the Chief Operations Officer for the United Nations Mission Ethiopia Eritrea, 2005-2006, He was the Senior Public Affairs Officer for Afghanistan 2001-2003, The Senior Public Affairs Officer for Army Central Command Kuwait, 2004-2005, In 2003 Victor was the OIC for the American Bam Iran Earthquake humanitarian support. Victor is a graduate of The Army’s Command General Staff College, he has a BS in communications from Cameron University, a MPA from Western Kentucky University, and a certificate in Senior Military Communications from the University of Oklahoma. His awards include The Legion of Merit, one Afghanistan Service Medal, two Iraq Service Medals, The United Nations Medal, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

Adriana is the Founder and CEO of Capacita, a mission-oriented consulting firm. Through Capacita, she and her team help funders and nonprofits remove barriers and reach new heights through capacity building, with a focus on strategy and grants. Capacita works with nonprofits across the United States, and partners with leading funders to build capacity across the sector. Adriana is a graduate of Harvard College where she concentrated in organizational psychology, graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School, holds a Top Secret United States security clearance, and is a member in good standing of the NY State Bar. Her expertise is in implementing structural reforms around the world, with eleven years as a supervisory foreign affairs officer, foreign assistance program manager, and leader of diverse international teams for the U.S. Department of State. She has dedicated her career to the nonprofit, public interest, and mission-oriented space and is honored to serve on the TIF Board.

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