Thomas H. Pyle, Executive Director 

            Appointed in September 2003, Mr. Pyle is a project, finance, and development professional with experience in banking, education, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining Strathmore University Foundation, Mr. Pyle served as Director of Development of the United States Rowing Association, the national governing board of the sport of rowing in the United States and organizer and administrator of the United States Rowing Team.

Mr. Pyle worked in international banking most recently as Head of Project Finance for Sweden’s SEB Bank in New York, where he managed financings in the electric power and telecommunications sectors. Earlier, he served in similar capacities with Bank Austria and Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and Chase Manhattan Bank in Korea. He began his banking career with Morgan Guaranty Trust Company in New York.

In the education arena, Mr. Pyle was a founding delegation member from the U.S. Commerce Department that established China’s first school of modern management at Dalian University of Technology in 1980. He also served from 1976 to 1978 as an English instructor at Singapore’s Nanyang University. He currently serves as trustee and treasurer of Princeton-in-Asia, Inc., an international educational exchange organization.

Mr. Pyle received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.