The firm, which operates from a number of offices in the US, is based in Philadelphia.

Glenmede, the US wealth manager overseeing more than $40 billion in assets under management, has elected Frances W Ferguson and Dr Sean X Wang to its join board of directors. 

With their election, there are now 15 directors, Glenmede said in a statement late last week.

Ferguson most recently served as CEO of Ferguson Advisors, a firm specializing in corporate strategy, operations innovation and data analytics solutions. Previously, she was group executive managing director and chief administrative officer-operations at BNY Mellon. She has also worked at Goldman Sachs, Accenture, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

In other roles, Ferguson serves on the board of consulting and data analytics firm SullivanCotter.

Ferguson earned a BA from the University of Michigan, a masters in civil planning and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA in finance from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. Additionally, she holds certifications in AI and blockchain business applications from MIT. 

Dr Wang has founded and co-founded more than a dozen high-tech companies over the last twenty years and holds more than sixty patents. In 1997, he founded B&W Tek, a photonics company, where he remained as CEO until recently. Dr Wang is also active in early-stage, high-tech venture, incubation and investment initiatives in the region. He serves on the advisory council for NJ Tech Council Ventures and the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering, and on the board of trustees for the University of Delaware.

Dr Wang earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware. He also holds a BS and MS in applied physics.