MARIANNE M. KELER                       Keler & Kershow, PLLC 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300  Washington, DC 20006 mmkeler@gmail.com

Profile

Business lawyer with 25 years of corporate and government experience, including 21 years as corporate executive and chief legal officer of Sallie Mae, the market leader in education finance.  Currently serve as board member of Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) and board chair for CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE).  Also serve/served a variety of non-profit organizations: 

• Building Hope (Board Chair, 2004-present)—bhope.org
• IAU College (Board Chair, 2008-present; Trustee, 2007- present)—iau.edu
• American University in Bulgaria (Former Trustee, 2001-2015; Board Chair, 2008-2014)—aubg.edu
• EL Haynes Public Charter School (Former Trustee, 2006-2012)—elhaynes.org
• National Student Clearinghouse (Founding Director, 1993-2009)--studentclearinghouse.org

Earned undergraduate and law degrees at Georgetown University (BSFS: 1976; JD: 1980) and served on its Board of Regents (2009 – 2015) and its Law Center Board of Visitors (2006-2014).