Bates College has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2024:
- Robert Alan “Hob” Brooks Jr. ’02, management consultant focusing primarily on transaction and transformation engagements in the healthcare sector
- David M. Marchick P’26, attorney, businessman, diplomat, and higher education leader
- Natalie Sanchez Rodriguez ’92, P’26, senior vice president of business affairs at Paramount Pictures
“On behalf of the board, I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to Hob, David, and Natalie for their willingness to dedicate their time and considerable expertise to Bates,” said Gregory A. Ehret ’91, P’23, chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees. “Their range of experience and perspectives, both professional and personal, will be a significant asset to the college. They join a committed group of trustees that helps ensure Bates is fulfilling its mission, and I look forward to working with them.”
The new trustees will serve five-year terms that extend to June 30, 2029.
Robert Alan “Hob” Brooks Jr. ’02
Hob Brooks is a management consultant and serves as managing director and partner with the Boston Consulting Group, where he has been for nearly a decade, focusing primarily on transaction and transformation engagements in the healthcare sector. In addition, he has led recruiting in the Boston Consulting Group’s Philadelphia office.
Prior to joining BCG, Brooks was senior director of business development at Wolters Kluwer Health, where he focused on identifying and negotiating key strategic partnerships for the business and assisted in pipeline creation for corporate development opportunities. Earlier in his career Brooks worked in sales and sales management roles with SAGE Publications and Thomson Reuters.
At Bates, Brooks was a history major and co-captain of the men’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams. Immediately after his graduation from Bates, Brooks worked in Admission as a counselor and served as an assistant coach for the track teams. He went on to earn a master’s in education from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Brooks has been a member of the Alumni Council, worked as an Admission volunteer, and has been actively involved in Purposeful Work, both as a speaker and a mentor for students who are considering consulting as a career.
Brooks served on the board of trustees of the Philadelphia Ballet from 2019 to 2024.
Brooks and his wife, Tilottama “Riya” Sen, live in Philadelphia with their three children, Arden, Harrison, and Kai. His father, Robert A. Brooks, is a member of the class of 1975.
David M. Marchick P’26
David Marchick is an attorney, businessman, diplomat, and academic who is now dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University, where he leads more than 2,000 students across undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. He has also taught at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.
Before joining American University, Marchick served in the Biden administration as the chief operating officer of the United States Development Finance Corporation. He was also an advisor to President Biden’s transition team. He hosted the podcast Transition Lab and co-authored a book, The Peaceful Transition of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions (2022). During the Clinton administration, Marchick held several government positions focused in the areas of transportation and trade.
He spent 12 years at the Carlyle Group as managing director and as a member of Carlyle’s Management Committee. In that role, he oversaw the investment firm’s regulatory and government affairs, communications and branding, and sustainability efforts among other areas. Before joining Carlyle, Marchick was a partner at the law firm Covington & Burling, focusing on international trade.
Marchick serves on the board of trustees for the Holocaust Memorial Museum and is a co-chair of the National Council of the National Park Foundation.
He graduated from the University of California at San Diego and has a law degree from George Washington University as well as a master’s in public affairs from the University of Texas Austin. He and his wife, Pamela Kurland, live in Washington, D.C. They have two children, Hannah and Zachary ’26.
Natalie Sanchez Rodriguez ’92, P’26
Natalie Rodriguez is a senior vice president of business affairs at Paramount Pictures.
Previously, she served as legal counsel at Netflix and was with Warner Brothers Pictures for 15 years, serving as vice president and associate general counsel in the theatrical legal division, negotiating and drafting agreements related to the financing, development and production of theatrical films. At Warner, Rodriguez worked on films such as A Star is Born and Just Mercy. At Paramount, she recently negotiated deals for Mean Girls and Smile 2, which is slated for release in October. Early in her career she was an associate at Coudert Brothers, where she worked in independent film financing.
At Bates, Rodriguez majored in East Asian studies, studied abroad in Japan, and was involved in Solidaridad Latina and the International Club. In her senior year, Rodriguez received the Alfred J. Wright Foreign Language award, given to the student with the most outstanding thesis in a foreign language. She went on to Stanford, where she earned a master’s degree in East Asian studies and then to George Washington University for her law degree. Rodriguez is a member of the Bates Alumni Council and has volunteered for Bates in a variety of capacities, including as a job sponsor for the Center for Purposeful Work.
Rodriguez lives in Pasadena with her two children, Eva ’26, a double major in politics and Hispanic studies with a European studies minor, and her son, Ambrosio, a high school student.
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