The Board of Trustees elected a new member to GW’s top governing body, according to a University release last week.
Alum Raymond Brimble, who graduated from GW with a master’s in international affairs in 1976, is slated to begin his term on Jan. 1, per the release. Brimble is the founder and CEO of Lynxs Holdings, an international real estate firm that specializes in aviation-related real estate development and management, per the company’s website.
Brimble has founded more than 50 companies involved in oil fields, technology, logistics and aerospace, per the University release.
He also serves in the executive circle for GW’s Institute for International Economic Policy. Executive circle members help advance IIEP’s mission and help “shape strategic initiatives,” per the institute’s website.
Trustees are elected by the Board to serve for one four-year term that can be renewed for a second or third, per the Board’s bylaws. Board members do not receive paid compensation, according to public tax records.
Brimble’s election brings the governing body to 20 members, after downsizing to 19 members in June. The Board elected three alumni earlier this year, with Richard Jones, Jennifer Park Stout and Camila Tapias joining the Board on June 1.
The Board downsized from 43 members to 21 members between 2013 and 2018 in an effort to increase productivity and improve communication between members.
Trustees provide counsel on the University’s top decisions, including the decision to arm some GW Police Department officers, the election of University President Ellen Granberg and the decision to retire the Colonials moniker.
Trustees are typically elected to serve terms beginning on June 1, unless a different date is specified, per the Board’s bylaws. The Board’s Governance and Nominations Committee oversees the process for reviewing and nominating trustee candidates for consideration by the Board, and new trustees have to be elected by the majority of trustees present at the meeting, according to the bylaws.
Prospective trustees and trustees who are eligible for reelection are nominated at one meeting and considered for election at a subsequent meeting, per the bylaws.
