STAFF

Ken Levit, Executive Director
Ken Levit is executive director of GKFF. Prior to taking on the leadership role at GKFF, Mr. Levit served as president of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa from 2001 to 2006. From early 1998 through 2000, Mr. Levit was special counsel to George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Mr. Levit practiced corporate law at the firm of Crowe & Dunlevy in Tulsa from 1995 to 1998.
Mr. Levit is involved in several civic activities. He currently serves as chair of Teach for America-Oklahoma, as a member of the Teach for America National Council, and as chair of the Tulsa Regional Chamber Tulsa’s Future Commission. Mr. Levit also leads the board of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Levit earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1994 and received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1987.

Muneeb Ata

Monica Basu

Anna Bebermeyer

Catrice Brantley

Alex Bromley

John Budd

Grant Bumgarner

Kimberly Butler

Tegan Cortes

Eddie is the Director of Business Analytics for GKFF, helping assess agency effectiveness and implementing business intelligence strategy. Eddie has 20+ years of subject matter expertise in financial model development, financial reporting and data analytics. Prior to joining GKFF in 2018, he worked at Family & Children’s Services for 10+ years, where he was the Financial Analysis and Budget Director, responsible for developing budgets and forecasts for 70+ programs, acting as the primary financial analyst to the CEO and CFO and helping implement an advanced business intelligence infrastructure. Before that, Eddie had a multi-faceted career at Avis Rent-a-Car and Cendant Corporation, progressing from reservations agent to VP of Avis North American call center operations and later, leading Cendant’s contact center operational efficiency and outsourcing efforts. Eddie is a 1987 graduate of University of Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.
Eddie Hassell
Eddie is the Director of Business Analytics for GKFF, helping assess agency effectiveness and implementing business intelligence strategy. Eddie has 20+ years of subject matter expertise in financial model development, financial reporting and data analytics. Prior to joining GKFF in 2018, he worked at Family & Children’s Services for 10+ years, where he was the Financial Analysis and Budget Director, responsible for developing budgets and forecasts for 70+ programs, acting as the primary financial analyst to the CEO and CFO and helping implement an advanced business intelligence infrastructure. Before that, Eddie had a multi-faceted career at Avis Rent-a-Car and Cendant Corporation, progressing from reservations agent to VP of Avis North American call center operations and later, leading Cendant’s contact center operational efficiency and outsourcing efforts. Eddie is a 1987 graduate of University of Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Cynthia Jasso Burke

Annie Koppel Van Hanken

Stefanie Menting

Josh Miller

Brandon Oldham

Sophia Pappas

Sara Ross

Amy Santee

Suzanne Schreiber

Jeff Stava

Dan Sterba

Becca Sterling

Ben Stewart

Amy Tate

Allison Trombley
INVESTMENT TEAM

Robert Thomas, Chief Investment Officer
Robert Thomas is responsible for the financial administration and management of the George Kaiser Family Foundation’s investment portfolio. Before joining the Foundation, he was a portfolio manager for the Bill Gates investment office. The Gates office invests the personal assets of Mr. Gates as well as the assets of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Thomas is currently the board chair for both City Year Tulsa and Undercroft Montessori School. Originally from Washington state, Mr. Thomas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College magna cum laude and is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Miranda Goolsbay

Kadee Pettway

Reid Spears
