Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden ’75 is president and CEO of The Paradigm Forum GmbH, a global think tank and consultancy focused on inventive communications, proactive branding strategies, and experiential learning techniques that help transform organizations. Previously, Tabi was senior vice president of global learning strategies at Catalyst, responsible for initiatives focused on inclusion and innovation in diverse cultural contexts. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Bryn Mawr College and her master’s in industrial relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Tabi is a board member for many organizations and has served Milton as a former class agent and admission representative, as a bicentennial committee member, and as a member of the Head of School Council. She is also mother to Jurg Haller ’09. Tabi lives in Wädenswil, Switzerland.
Bill Knowlton is a partner at Ropes and Gray, a comprehensive legal advisory firm based in Boston. Bill oversees the firm’s health care and life sciences practices, advising academic medical centers and faculty practice plans, hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, and health-care investment firms. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association; director and clerk of the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare; and director and campaign chair for the Community Music Center of Boston. Bill earned his bachelor’s degree at Yale University and his law degree at University of Virginia. He has been a volunteer for Milton’s parent fund for several years, including as chair. He and his wife, Deborah, have three children; daughter Hannah is in Grade 5 at Milton. The Knowlton family lives in Boston.
Liping Qiu is a founding partner and managing director of Milestone Capital Management Limited, a leading private equity firm investing in and supporting entrepreneurs in China’s high-growth industries. Liping’s focus at Milestone Capital is both in deal sourcing and execution, as well as investor and government relations. Prior to founding Milestone Capital in 2002, Liping worked for both Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns in their direct investments and investment banking divisions in Beijing and Hong Kong. Liping is a director at both LaShou Group, Inc., and Trina Solar Limited. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s in engineering at the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, China. Liping’s son Zhenfeng (Class II) lives in Wolcott House. Liping, his wife, Vivian, and their family reside in Beijing, China.
Luis Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor and senior associate dean for international development at Harvard Business School. He has been a member of the faculty there since 1998, developing research and teaching in the areas of investment management and capital markets to both graduate students and practitioners. He instructs the Investment Management course of the school’s M.B.A. program and co-chairs the CFA Institute Investment Management Program for asset managers at HBS. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid; he earned both his master’s and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Luis is on the academic advisory board of Martingale Asset Management; the research advisory board of Smartleaf Asset Management; and he has served as former trustee and board chair of the Belmont Day School. Luis and his wife, Marta, have two children — Luis (Class I) and Elena (Class IV). The Viceira family lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Sylvia Westphal is the founder of Pinwheel Books, an independent children’s book publisher, and author of two children’s books: Francisco’s Fabulous Friends (2011) and We Are Twins! (2013). Sylvia is an award-winning journalist and a former staff writer for the Wall Street Journal, New Scientist and the Los Angeles Times. She has also served as a freelance and science writer for the Boston Globe, CNN.com, the New York Times and Smithsonian Magazine. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from University of Puerto Rico and her Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard University. Sylvia and her husband, Christoph, have five children at Milton Academy: Eva (Class III), Christian (Grade 7), Lucas (Grade 3), Daniel and Sebastian (both Grade 1). The Westphal family lives in Boston.