The Pennington School has announced the election of three new members to its board of trustees — Julia M. Wulf, Matthew Pauls and Anne Michaelson.
Ms. Wulf was associate professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School from 2007 to 2014. Previously, she was an associate professor of management at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2007.
Prior to her teaching career, Ms. Wulf worked at Booz & Co. as a vice president of corporate planning and development for the American Express Company and co-founded a private equity real estate firm in New York.
Ms. Wulf, who lives in New York City, received her bachelor’s of science degree from the University of California, Davis, a master’s in business administration degree in finance from New York University, an master’s of science degree in economics from the London School of Economics and a doctorate in economics from Columbia University.
She is a scholar and economist with dozens of peer-reviewed publications, some appearing in international periodicals.
Ms. Wulf joins the board as a current parent at the school; her daughter is a sophomore.
Peter J. Tucci, chairman of the board, said, “The board is honored to have Julie Wulf join us this year. Her exemplary academic credentials and depth of experience in higher education make her a terrific asset for the school.”
Mr. Pauls, of Pennington, is president and chief executive officer of Cortendo AB, a global pharmaceutical company.
Mr. Pauls has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on general management, global product launches, commercial operations, business development, clinical development and technical operations.
Prior to joining Cortendo in 2014, Mr. Pauls was chief commercial officer of Insmed Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. In this role, Mr. Pauls built out the global commercial strategy and organization and led global technical operations efforts. He also played a key role in investor interactions and financings.
Before that, Mr. Pauls was senior vice president and head of global commercial operations at Shire Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Pauls has held positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb in brand management and payor marketing and at Johnson & Johnson in various U.S. and global commercial roles.
He holds bachelor’s of science and master’s of business administration degrees from Central Michigan University and a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.
“Matthew Pauls is an outstanding business executive and brings tremendous expertise in strategic planning, operations, and leadership to the board,” Mr. Tucci said. “The fact that he is also an alumni parent at Pennington makes us especially proud to welcome him.”
Ms. Michaelson joins the board ex-officio in her role as co-president of The Pennington School Parents Association.
Ms. Michaelson began her professional career in public relations at The Estee Lauder Companies before pursuing a master’s degree in health care marketing at Columbia University.
Subsequently, she worked in the surgery department at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, responsible for securing significant sponsorship dollars and donations for the hospital programs she helped to create.
A resident of Montgomery Township, Ms. Michaelson became PTA president of the local public school and helped transform that traditional organization into both a financial contributor to the schools and trusted consultant to the school administration.
After that, she served on the Montgomery Township Board of Education for four years.
Ms. Michaelson is a strong advocate for programs that give back to communities. She has volunteered at several local organizations, including HomeFront, Dress for Success, Montgomery High School and now at The Pennington School where she is the parent of two daughters who are in the Upper School.
Headmaster William S. Hawkey said, “Annie has been a hardworking volunteer on the board of our Parents Association and has made many significant contributions to the school in that role. I am delighted to welcome her to the board this year.”
These three new members will bring a diverse set of skills to their work on the board as the school enters its fourth year of a five-year, $20 million capital campaign and transformation of the campus and groundbreaking new programs in global studies, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and interdisciplinary studies.
The Pennington School is an independent coeducational school for students in grades six through 12 in both day and boarding programs with an enrollment of approximately 500 students.
