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Press Release: AEI Names Top Finance Leaders to Board of Trustees

By Robert Doar

September 21, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC (September 21, 2022) — American Enterprise Institute (AEI) President Robert Doar announced today that Behdad Eghbali, Deepa Javeri, and Will Weatherford have been named as new members of AEI’s board of trustees. These new members join AEI’s board chairman Daniel A. D’Aniello.

Mr. D’Aniello, in announcing the additions, said “AEI is fortunate to have such outstanding individuals joining our board. Their wisdom and leadership will be a tremendous asset for AEI in the years to come as we carry on our work to strengthen free enterprise and protect individual liberty.” 

Behdad Eghbali is the cofounder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital Group, a leading private investment firm based in Southern California. Since starting the firm in 2006, Mr. Eghbali and his senior principals have co-led over 300 investments. 

Deepa Javeri is the chief financial officer for XRHealth, and concurrently serves on the boards of the Whitby School and 50CAN. Mrs. Javeri previously worked as chief financial officer at Frank Financial Aid, a director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and an investment analyst at DKR capital. 

Will Weatherford is the managing partner and co-founder of Weatherford Capital, a private investment firm in Tampa, FL. Mr. Weatherford is a former Florida state representative and served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. He currently serves as Chairman of the University of South Florida’s board of trustees. 

Said Mr. Doar, “I extend my warmest welcome to our new trustees as they join our AEI family. As AEI continues to grow and expand its presence in the public square, it is crucial that we have such principled leaders on our board.”

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