Sarah E. Feinberg Founder, Feinberg Strategies, LLC
Sarah E. Feinberg, Trustee joined the NHPF Board in 2020 and is currently the Nominating & Governance Chair. She also serves on the External Affairs Committee. Ms. Feinberg is interim president of the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority overseeing the transit agency. She is also the founder of Feinberg Strategies, LLC, a strategic business, and communications consulting practice focused on the tech and transportation sectors. Prior to founding Feinberg Strategies, Ms. Feinberg served as the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The FRA serves as the sole safety regulator of the US rail system. Ms. Feinberg was nominated for this post by President Obama, and later confirmed by the Republican-led US Senate. As FRA administrator, Ms. Feinberg developed and enforced rail safety regulations; managed a multi-billion dollar rail-investment portfolio; and led research and technology development programs. Ms. Feinberg was the second woman to lead the agency of nearly 1,000 employees in Washington, DC and eight regional offices across the country. Prior to joining FRA, Ms. Feinberg served as US DOT chief of staff, where she provided strategic advice and counsel to the secretary of transportation regarding operational and legislative initiatives across all modes of transportation and helped lead the agency and its more than 57,000 employees.
Cherie Santos-Wuest Managing Partner Celadon Venture Advisors Former Director Global Social & Community Investing TIAA-CREF
Cherie Santos-Wuest, Trustee, joined the Board in 2013 and is the current Audit Chair. She also serves on the HR & Compensation and External Affairs Committees. She previously served on the Investment Committee. Ms. Santos- Wuest is the Managing Partner for Celadon Venture Advisors, LLC, where she advises private equity real estate firms and institutional investors on capital markets, ESG integration and impact investment initiatives. Previously she was Principal Investment Officer in Real Estate for the CT state pension funds, where she managed $2.5B in commitments to Real Estate investments. Prior to this, Ms. Santos-Wuest served in various capacities at TIAA- CREF, among these as Director in TIAA’s Global Social and Community Investments group, where she managed the Program’s $580+M debt and equity RE portfolio and launched the $50M Green Building Technology Program venture capital fund. In other roles at TIAA, Santos-Wuest served as a Director in TIAA’s Global Private Markets group, responsible for originating over $1.2B in large loan investments in various territories across the U. S. and Canada. Ms. Santos-Wuest has over 25 years of real estate industry experience, including positions at national corporate real estate firms and international architectural design firms. Ms. Santos-Wuest has a B.S. in
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