Board of Trustees

List of 3 items.

• Amy Harsch, Chair

  Amy Harsch is a partner and head of capital formation and investor relations at BayPine, a private investment firm that drives digital transformation in market leading businesses. Prior to BayPine, she spent more than 15 years at American Securities, a middle market private equity firm, where she was a managing director and led their fundraising, investor relations, marketing, and public relations activities. Previously, Amy was a principal and head of investor relations at Rhône. Earlier in her career, she held roles at Credit Suisse in the Private Fund Group, TD Capital Communications Partners, and Deutsche Bank in Investment Banking.   Amy attended Deerfield Academy and holds a B.A. from Yale University in Economics and International Studies. She was formerly a trustee of Deerfield Academy. Amy and her husband, Brett, live in Harrison with their son, Tate ’27. They choose to drive north to RCS for school because of its ability to marry an emphasis on kindness, joy, and intellectual curiosity with strong academics and its commitment to community.

• Oliver Bushnell, Vice Chair

  Oliver Bushnell grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended Shady Hill School, a small, coed day school with many similarities to RCS, before going on to Phillips Exeter Academy and Tufts University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2007. Oliver has worked in commercial real estate investments in New York City for the past 11 years and is currently a vice president of acquisitions and asset management at Global Gate Capital. He has lived in Bedford since 2012 with his wife, Emily, and together, they are raising their three children, Lennox ’32, Crawford ’33, and Eloise ’36, surrounded by nature, a tight-knit community, and a creative educational environment.

• Charlene Sy Ryan, Treasurer

  Charlene is currently a Partner at Chart Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. She has had an extensive career within private equity and corporate finance. During her 15-year tenure at Chart Capital, Charlene has led investments within the health and wellness, energy infrastructure, and manufacturing sectors. She has also served as a Board Director and/or board observer of multiple portfolio companies at various stages of growth and maturity. In addition to investment responsibilities, Charlene oversees Chart Capital’s compliance and finance functions, and manages relationships with the firm’s investors, which include major state and city pension funds, leading educational endowments, and family offices. Prior to joining Chart, Charlene executed senior and mezzanine leveraged credit transactions at Credit Agricole, a French financial institution.   Charlene is an active member of the Bedford community. She volunteers at local organizations, including Healing the Children North East, which provides critical medical and surgical care to children around the world. Charlene also serves on the Rippowam Cisqua Campaign Steering Committee.   Charlene attended Phillips Exeter Academy and received a B.S.B.A. from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Charlene and her husband, Daniel Ryan ’93, live in Bedford with their two children, Reed ’27 and Morgan ’29.