15
SEP
2022

HRT Board Member to Run NH Retirement Fund

Raynald Leveque has been named chief investment officer of the $11.5 billion New Hampshire Retirement System. He previously was deputy chief investment officer for the $43 billion Connecticut Plans and Trust Funds. Mr. Leveque is a board member of the Haitian Roundtable. For...
06
JUL
2022

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis Appointed Executive Director NYU McSilver Institute

NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 — The NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research announces the appointment of Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Esq. as the Executive Director effective July 1. The Institute embarks on a new era of transformational leadership to advance its mission to...
21
OCT
2021

Meeks Calls for Fresh Perspective on Haiti

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sheryl Huggins Salomon, mcsilver.comms@nyu.edu NEW YORK —October 21, 2021 — It’s time for the U.S. to move past the policies of the Trump administration towards Haiti, said Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D, NY-05) Chairman of the U.S. House...
20
AUG
2021

HRT’s Daphne Leroy on Ways to Help Haiti’s Relief Efforts

Haitian Roundtable Co-founder Daphne Leroy was featured on Essence magazine’s website on ways to help Haiti’s relief efforts. She emphasized the importance of selecting reputable organizations to support. https://www.essence.com/news/help-haitian-relief-efforts/
07
JUL
2021

In Loving Memory of Midwin Charles

The Haitian Roundtable family is deeply saddened by the news of the death of our beloved board member, Midwin Charles. She was our loving sister, loyal friend, and fierce advocate. Midwin was a beacon of light for the Haitian Diaspora in the United States. She was an accomplished...
01
FEB
2021

Alain Leroy on Bloomberg TV

Alain Leroy, co-founder and COO of The Gentlemen’s Factory – and a board member of HRT – was interviewed on Bloomberg Television about future plans for the company and the current state of Black Business in America. The Gentlemen’s Factory was founded in 2014 by Jeff Lindor...
01
DEC
2020

Pierre-Louis A Power Player

The magazine City & State NY selected Rose Pierre-Louis, chief operating officer of the NYU McSilver Institute and chairperson of HRT for its list of powerful black women in politics and government...
09
OCT
2020

Pierre-Louis Named to Board of Ranked—Choice Voting Committee

Rose Pierre-Louis, chief operating officer of the NYU McSilver Institute and chairperson of The Haitian Roundtable, has been named the executive board of the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting NYC. New Yorkers voted 3-1 in November 2019 to implement the practice of ranking...
29
SEP
2020

Two From HRT Celebrated as Media Execs

The Haitian Roundtable’s very own 1804 List Inductee Pascal Desroches, who is CFO of WarnerMedia, and HRT Co-Founder & Vice Chair of Programs Daphne Leroy, the Vice President of Ad Sales Strategy at ViacomCBS, have been named to the 2020 list of the 100 Most Influential...
03
JUL
2020

Tech and the Future of AI

In a powerful fireside chat, Jeff Lindor, Founder/CEO of Gentlemen’s Factory conducted a candid interview with Alain Leroy, a board member of the Haitian Roundtable, about the future of technology; and how automation and AI impacts the job market, our workplaces, and our lives at...