John Rogers is a nonprofit executive, governance advisor and former public policy leader with extensive experience in higher education, research organizations, international development and strategic management. He currently advises nonprofit and higher education leaders on governance, finance, endowment management, leadership succession and organizational strategy. He also serves in a variety of board and advisory roles supporting educational and civic institutions.
From 2000 to 2018, Rogers served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Urban Institute, one of the nation’s leading policy research organizations. In that role, he helped guide the institution’s strategic direction and oversaw finance, operations, fundraising, investment management, government contracting and real estate initiatives. Earlier, he founded and led KPMG’s applied economics consulting practice, focusing on private-sector development, trade policy, investment promotion and economic growth projects in countries around the world.
Rogers began his career with Price Waterhouse in the United States and Japan before joining the U.S. Foreign Service. During diplomatic assignments in Indonesia and Czechoslovakia, he worked on initiatives involving financial sector development, private enterprise growth, microfinance and economic modernization. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He also studied political science at New College, Oxford. His experience in governance, finance, public policy and institutional leadership contributes valuable expertise to the fiduciary and strategic responsibilities of Beacon College’s Board of Trustees.