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Supporting Diverse Asset Managers
Supporting Diverse Asset Managers
Diversity and inclusion have become buzzwords in the investment industry. Institutional investors, including pension…
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Where Can Corporations Find Diverse Board Members?
Where Can Corporations Find Diverse Board Members?
A strong Board is a diverse Board with competent members who fully understand their governance roles and obligations…
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted thisMeet Tracy S. Harris – BoardProspects Featured Member of the Week. Tracy is Independent Director and Audit Chair at Bally's Corporation (NYSE: BALY), Board Director at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and CFO at Arabella Advisors. She brings more than 20 years of finance and investment leadership across FP&A, risk, compliance, investments, and M&A in regulated corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. ________________________________________ BoardProspects is a community for modern directors and a board recruitment marketplace for public and private companies. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gYRn2Zw5
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted this$560M in new financing. One major casino project moving closer to construction. A major New York casino development has taken another step forward, with Bally’s Corporation securing new financing led by WhiteHawk Capital Partners. The funding will support pre-construction work for the Bally's Bronx project, while also providing additional liquidity for general corporate purposes. The numbers behind the deal: $400M - Closing date term loan commitments $160M - Delayed draw term loan commitments $560M - Total financing commitments Q3 2026 - Expected financing closing, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions Bally’s Chairman of the Board Soo Kim said: “This important financing allows us to progress the pre-construction planning process so that we are ready to complete the remainder of the capital raise and remain on schedule.” WhiteHawk Capital Partners Managing Partner Bob Louzan added that the financing reflects the firm’s ability to structure flexible capital solutions for complex transactions and support Bally’s broader financing plan. Why it matters The financing gives Bally’s additional room to advance the Bronx project while continuing to work toward the remainder of its capital raise. For a major casino and resort development in New York, moving pre-construction work forward is an important step-but the next phase will depend on financing progress, regulatory approvals, and execution. The strategic takeaway: Large-scale casino developments require more than a strong concept. They need carefully structured capital, financial flexibility, and the ability to maintain momentum through every stage of development. 👉 Could Bally’s Bronx become one of the most closely watched casino developments in the US? Read More : https://lnkd.in/dS-9JM6w Source: Bally’s Corporation #iGamingNewsToday #iGamingNews #iGamingIndustry #iGamingBusiness #BallysCorporation #BallysBronx #WhiteHawkCapitalPartners
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted thisFor more than two decades, we've partnered with the Baltimore Ravens around a shared commitment to Maryland communities. Now, we're building on that legacy through an expanded investment in Huddle Up for Health and the organizations working to improve health and well-being across our state. That commitment was on display as we joined the Ravens and United Way of Central Maryland to assemble 1,000 care and laundry kits for our Huddle Up for Health partners, Maryland New Directions and Out For Justice, Inc. We're also excited to see the CareFirst Club Level become a year-round gathering place for nonprofit organizations, community partners and regional stakeholders, helping create even more opportunities for collaboration, service and impact. Here's to the next chapter of this partnership and the difference we can make together. #CareFirstCares #RavensFlock #CommunityImpact #HuddleUpForHealth
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted thisNearly 800 foundations — including MacArthur Foundation and Lumina Foundation — have joined a mutual-defense pact called "Unite in Advance," pledging to protect one another's right to fund work the Trump administration has targeted. Some members have raised payouts to help nonprofits absorb federal funding cuts. But as the pressure campaign continues, not everyone in the sector is convinced the response has matched the scale of need. "The philanthropic response overall has still felt very fragmented," says Shaady Salehi of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project. Read the full story on how foundations are banding together — and where the cracks remain. https://lnkd.in/eH2NxWxU
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Tracy S. Harris shared thisNew York City: Bally’s lands $560M in new financing to keep its casino project moving aheadNew York City: Bally’s lands $560M in new financing to keep its casino project moving ahead
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted thisWe’re building on more than 20 years of partnership with the Baltimore Ravens to expand Huddle Up for Health and support more community-led work across Maryland. For the first time, the program will award grants to two community organizations in one year. Maryland New Directions helps people build pathways to economic stability through career training and employment support. Out For Justice, Inc. supports those impacted by the criminal legal system through reentry services and civic engagement. The reimagined partnership also makes the CareFirst Club Level at M&T Bank Stadium available year-round for community gatherings and health-focused programming. A portion of every Club Level game ticket will contribute to Huddle Up for Health, extending the partnership’s impact beyond game day. Read more about the expanded partnership: http://spr.ly/6041BGJpVJ #CareFirstCares #RavensFlock #CommunityImpact #HuddleUpForHealth
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Tracy S. Harris reposted thisTracy S. Harris reposted thisCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, one of the country's largest not-for-profit healthcare organizations, and the Ravens have announced a multi-year renewal of their longstanding partnership. The renewal significantly expands Huddle Up for Health – their community grant program and health platform – and transforms the CareFirst Club Level at M&T Bank Stadium into a year-round resource for Maryland nonprofit and community organizations with health-focused programming. 🔗https://lnkd.in/g7AAqP_U
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Tracy S. Harris shared thisCongratulations to my friend and fellow board member Rodney Oddoye, who has been named the next President and CEO of Pepco Holdings, effective January 1, 2027. I have had the privilege of sitting alongside Rodney in the boardroom, and what stands out is his judgment — the steadiness, the preparation, and the genuine care for the people on the other end of every decision. Those are exactly the qualities this moment calls for. Pepco Holdings serves more than 2.2 million customers across Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New Jersey at a time when reliability, affordability and rising demand are front and center for every household and business in our region. Rodney has spent more than two decades in this industry and most recently led the company's operations. Rodney you are an incredible leader and this is a great accomplishment! https://lnkd.in/eBCVX2c4Pepco Holdings Names Rodney Oddoye as New President and CEOPepco Holdings Names Rodney Oddoye as New President and CEO
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisI am excited to share that I'll be participating in the panel "The Exit Market Reset: From Timing the Window to Managing Uncertainty" at #NACDSummit2026 on Tuesday, October 13 at 3:15 PM with fellow directors Samantha Kappagoda and Hari Panday CD, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D, NACD.DC. moderated by Christopher Lee. I look forward to connecting with fellow board directors and governance leaders. My thanks to Jitka Hromek-Vaitla and Eleanor Bodington of NACD. Special appreciation for John Hotta for submitting a wonderful proposal and collaborating with this team! There's still time to register for the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Summit: https://lnkd.in/eC-Q3B7q. Looking forward to seeing you there! #BoardGovernance #BoardExcellence #NACDCertifiedDirector
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisIt is an honor to receive the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from Governance Intelligence. Thank you for this recognition, and for the chance to reflect on my career alongside Natalie Bannerman. https://lnkd.in/gVu6Eiv7
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisEvery enterprise is becoming an agentic enterprise. Agentic AI is rapidly changing how companies operate, make decisions, execute transactions, and manage financial and operational workflows. For boards and audit committees, the question is no longer simply how to oversee AI. It is how governance, controls, assurance, and accountability must evolve when agentic systems can act on behalf of the enterprise. Presented by the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and the Alpha Institute for AI Governance, the Stanford Directors' College Agentic Audit Forum is an intensive three-day program bringing together leading directors, executives, academics and technologists to explore the emerging governance framework for agentic AI. Taking place October 23–25, 2026 at Stanford Law School, the Agentic Audit Forum will examine agent authority and accountability, agentic ICFR, AI-generated evidence, behavioral assurance, external auditor use of AI, disclosure, cybersecurity, third-party risk, and continuous governance. Program Faculty includes: Colleen Honigsberg Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Faculty Co-Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Steven Wolfe Pereira ⚡️ CEO, Alpha Shannon Nash, Esq., CPA Board Director, SoFi and NETSCOUT Janet S. Wong Board Director, Valvoline Inc. and TWFG Insurance (The Woodlands Financial Group) As the enterprise begins to operate at machine speed, audit and assurance must evolve from periodic oversight toward continuous governance. Participation is limited to a highly curated inaugural cohort. Learn more and request an invitation: https://lnkd.in/gXUh3Jw2 #CorporateGovernance #AuditCommittee #AgenticAI #AIGovernance #InternalAudit #ContinuousGovernance
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisWhen Dr. Okechukwu Nwosu family came to the United States from Nigeria, they were trying to build a new life. Then his father passed away, leaving his mother to raise the family through a difficult period of grief and financial uncertainty. But before he died, Nwosu says his father made one important request to a trusted family friend known as Sister Lillian: please help look after my family. She did far more than simply check in. Nwosu has described Sister Lillian as a leader in their Catholic community who became a steady source of support. According to his public account, she helped his family financially and helped cover their rent for nearly 10 years. That decade-long support comes from Nwosu’s own testimony and has not been independently documented in detail. Month after month, however, that help meant the family could keep a roof over their heads while his mother worked to rebuild their lives. And for Okechukwu, having that stability gave him something incredibly valuable: the opportunity to focus on school and continue pursuing medicine. Years later, that dream became real. St. George’s University identified Nwosu as a fourth-year medical student in its Class of 2022. He graduated from medical school and went on to train in anesthesiology. Professional medical listings now identify Dr. Okechukwu Nwosu as an anesthesiology physician in Texas. Years after his family first needed help, Nwosu publicly shared Sister Lillian’s story and thanked the woman whose long-term support, he says, helped make his journey possible. And that may be the most powerful part of the story. Her generosity wasn’t one dramatic moment. It was showing up again and again—month after month, year after year—until a struggling family had enough stability for a child to keep building his future. Sometimes changing someone’s life doesn’t require one huge act. Sometimes it means keeping a promise long enough for that person to find their own way forward.
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisHonored to receive this recognition from Forbes. I’m grateful to our clients for entrusting us with their most important matters and to my colleagues at Paul Hastings for the collaboration, dedication, and talent they bring to our work every day. It is a privilege to work alongside such an exceptional team! Congratulations to all who were recognized, including my partners Sherrese Smith, Jonice M. Gray, Susan Leader, Kwame Manley, and Brian Richards! #PaulHastings #IntellectualProperty #ForbesTracy S. Harris liked thisCongratulations to Global Managing Partner Sherrese Smith and partners Jonice M. Gray, Susan Leader, Kwame Manley, Naveen Modi and Brian Richards on being named to Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Top Lawyers. The annual list spotlights lawyers “at the pinnacle of the profession” with “deep experience and outsize influence in the field.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eEPDUvtM
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisHow can boards use AI to strengthen oversight responsibly, while ensuring confidentiality, privilege, and sound human judgment? Join me and Dottie Schindlinger next week to explore this question at the closing session of the 22nd Corporate Board Member Annual Boardroom Summit. It will be an interactive discussion, not a panel. Directors in the room will work through board-level scenarios while also explore how AI can help directors identity emerging risks and potential blind spots, while setting clear limits that protect confidential information, and preserve director accountability and judgment. Thank you to Jamie Tassa and the Corporate Board Member team for convening public company directors for two days of practical insight and candid peer discussion, Sept. 29-30 in New York. We’d love to see you there. Link to learn more and register in the comments. Wayne Cooper Dan Bigman Marshall Cooper #AI #Board #CorporateGovernance
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisWatch as auctioneer Oliver Barker drops the final hammer on ‘The Foujita Lexicon: Works from the Lewis Collection’ and receives white gloves after 100% of lots sell. The evening auction at #SothebysHongKong was the largest collection of Foujita works sold in Asia, achieving a total of $67 million HKD. From the historic collection of Joe Lewis, The Foujita Lexicon features 15 paintings and works on paper by the Japanese-born artist. The group was led by ‘Le rêve,’ an enchanting image of a family of foxes that auctioned for $26.5 million HKD. The Hong Kong Sales continue tomorrow with the Modern Day and Contemporary Day auctions. Register to bid at the link in bio.
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Tracy S. Harris liked thisTracy S. Harris liked thisHBCUs are receiving another $174 million in federal funding for fiscal 2026. Announced by Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the White House HBCU Summit, the one-time investment comes in addition to $406 million approved by Congress. UNCF says the new funding brings the amount directed to HBCUs above congressionally approved levels to more than $612 million across fiscal years 2025 and 2026. UNCF President and CEO Michael L. Lomax welcomed the investment while emphasizing that HBCUs continue to face significant financial needs across their campuses. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6QuGKxH
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VOYAGER I - IN THE ZONE: WHO SAYS INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE?
65th International Astronautical Congress 2014
See publicationIn August, 2012 NASA announced that Voyager I had traveled outside our solar system, which NASA confirmed in subsequent months. Voyager I is thus the first man-made object that has traveled beyond the heliosphere, making it the first probe to go interstellar. If consistent milestones like this continue, our ability for human deep spaceflight is inevitably possible. From the first dugout canoes to the modern supertanker, humanity’s goal has always been to go farther, faster. The retirement of…
In August, 2012 NASA announced that Voyager I had traveled outside our solar system, which NASA confirmed in subsequent months. Voyager I is thus the first man-made object that has traveled beyond the heliosphere, making it the first probe to go interstellar. If consistent milestones like this continue, our ability for human deep spaceflight is inevitably possible. From the first dugout canoes to the modern supertanker, humanity’s goal has always been to go farther, faster. The retirement of the NASA Space Shuttle is but an opportunity for mankind’s next step toward an interstellar spacecraft. Increasingly, researchers are providing credible suggestions which focus on a proposal for on interstellar travel. Naysayers often seem to forget the many decades of successful research and development, along with countless firsts and feats of accomplished through manned spaceflight. It is on the shoulders of those early pioneers upon which we stand. These lessons have led us to a burgeoning capability to produce advanced space transportation systems. Interstellar travel may become as real as iPads at our finger-tips and smart phones capable of video chat anywhere in the world — something once only envisioned in science fiction. Results from the Swift, Chandra, WMAP, Hubble, Kepler and the VLA Space Telescopes, as well as many other scientific and technological discoveries, are making it possible to move forward to explore our universe in new ways.
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Viewing Architectural Design as an Impetus to Spur Outer Space Development
Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal Volume 5, 2011
Abstract: The international space station has been deemed a success by space scientists, engineers, policymakers, elected officials, and others knowledgeable about outer space activities. After more than10 years of experiments, humankind now possesses sufficient knowledge about sustaining human life in outer space. Thus, decisions have been made recently to take the next steps to develop the final frontier. Attracting innovative talent from all disciplines will be crucial for the successful…
Abstract: The international space station has been deemed a success by space scientists, engineers, policymakers, elected officials, and others knowledgeable about outer space activities. After more than10 years of experiments, humankind now possesses sufficient knowledge about sustaining human life in outer space. Thus, decisions have been made recently to take the next steps to develop the final frontier. Attracting innovative talent from all disciplines will be crucial for the successful development of outer space. This paper will provide research highlighting space laws and space policies which have initiated economic incentives for the newly emerging industries, including space tourism, private space ship development, commercial spaceports, space mining, and orbital and other space hotels. This paper suggests that architectural design can serve as a creative impetus for outer space development. Challenges and opportunities for teaching online and virtual outer space development and space law courses to architectural design students will be discussed.
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