Board Members

Raymond S. Greenberg, MD, PhD President- Medical University of South Carolina On January 1, 2000, Raymond S. Greenberg became the eighth President of the Medical University of South Carolina. A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Dr. Greenberg graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1976 with highest honors in chemistry. He completed his medical studies at Duke University in 1979 and received a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University in 1980. Dr. Greenberg undertook pediatrics training at Boston Children’s Hospital before returning to North Carolina for a PhD in epidemiology in 1983. Dr. Greenberg joined the faculty of Emory University where he conducted cancer research. In 1990, when Emory University decided to establish a School of Public Health, he was appointed as its first dean. In 1995, Dr. Greenberg was recruited to the Medical University of South Carolina as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Five years later, he was selected by the board of trustees to succeed James B. Edwards as President of the Medical University. The author of about 150 scientific publications, Dr. Greenberg is nationally recognized for his research on cancer and he has served on many national scientific advisory boards. He and his wife Leah, who is very active in the local arts community, live on Sullivan’s Island.

Don Herriott Roche Carolina, Inc. Mr. Herriott, President and General Manager of Roche Carolina, Inc., was recognized as an Ambassador for his leadership in organizations that enhance the education and quality of life of the state’s citizens. Mr. Herriott has served on the boards of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, the Commission on Higher Education and the South Carolina Technology Alliance. He chaired the Governor’s Workforce Education Taskforce, the South Carolina Chamber of Excellence in Education Committee and the Florence School District One Technology Council. Mr. Herriott currently serves as a board member of the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors and the Palmetto Institute, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation, the South Carolina Research Authority and is a member of the Palmetto Business Forum. He is also the founding chair of the School Foundation, and endowment that has raised $750,000 to support local schools.

Pike Powers Fulbright and Jaworski Attorney Partner- Austin, Texas A partner since 1978, Pike Powers is partner-in-charge of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Austin office. Mr. Powers was executive assistant to Governor Mark White in 1983 and from 1972 to 1979 represented Jefferson County in the Texas House of Representatives. He has extensive experience in handling complex legal and political issues before state courts and federal courts, as well as federal and state agencies. Mr. Powers has been a member of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas and has held various posts as well in the American Bar Association and in the Texas and American Bar Foundations. He is a former chairman of the Board of Austin Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Powers is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Mr. Powers received a B.A. in 1962 from Lamar University and a J.D. in 1965 from the University of Texas. He was admitted in 1965 to practice law in Texas.

G. Larry Wilson Trelys Corporation Larry Wilson joined the Board of Educational Foundation in 1992 and served as president of the University of South Carolina Educational Foundation for four years. He chairs the Public Advocacy Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. His term as Chair Emeritus begins in July 2004. He is managing general partner of Trelys Corporation in Columbia. Mr. Wilson graduated from USC with a B.S. degree in marketing in 1969; in 1970, he completed an M.B.A. He began his career with the Seibels Bruce Group, an insurance company, when he was a 19-year-old sophomore at USC. After holding various management positions within the firm, Mr. Wilson was charged with creating the PMS division of the company in 1974. Regarded as the founder of PMSC—which would later become Mynd Corporation—Mr. Wilson served as its chief executive officer from its incorporation in 1981 until its merger with Computer Science Corporation in December 2000. Mr. Wilson has been named one of the top three CEOs in the computer software and services industry five times by the Wall Street Transcript. Engaged in many leadership and civic activities, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the USC Moore School of Business and the Yale University Cultural Achievement Award.

Mack I. Whittle, Jr. Chairman of SC Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer The South Financial Group and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carolina First Bank Since its inception in 1986, Mack I. Whittle has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the South Financial Group. Mr. Whittle is also a Director of The South Financial Group and serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Carolina First Bank, the largest South Carolina-based commercial bank. The South Financial Group is a financial holding company focused on fast-growing markets in the Southeast. The South Financial Group has approximately $11 billion in total assets and approximately 150 branch offices in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. Mr. Whittle began his banking career in 1969 with Bankers Trust of South Carolina. From 1969 to 1986, he served in several capacities including Trust Officer, Vice President of Commercial Business Development, City Executive for Myrtle Beach, and Senior Vice President and Regional Officer. In January 1986, Bankers Trust of South Carolina merged with NCNB. Mr. Whittle resigned from NCNB in May 1986 to form Carolina First. Mr. Whittle founded Carolina First to serve individuals and small to medium sized businesses that were neglected as a result of takeover activities of South Carolina institutions by larger out-of-state banks. Mr. Whittle is Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the University of South Carolina. In 2003, Mr. Whittle was appointed to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts at the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Mr. Whittle currently serves on many state and community boards, including the South Carolina Arts Foundation, The Palmetto Business Forum, South Carolina State Museum Foundation, Midlands Business Leadership Group, and the Greenville Symphony Advisory Board. Mr. Whittle is the current chair of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Whittle is a Past President of the South Carolina Bankers Association and was named the organization’s “Outstanding Young Banker” in 1988. In addition, Mr. Whittle created the Carolina First Bank’s commitment to elevate the quality of education in South Carolina and other markets served by the bank. Ion 2003, Mr. Whittle was awarded the Blue Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award. In 1993, Mr. Whittle was distinguished as the South Carolina Entrepreneur of the Year for Financial Services. In 1994, he was the University of South Carolina College of Business Distinguished Alumnus. Mr. Whittle was awarded the Whitney M. Young Humanitarian Award by the Greenville Urban League in 1995. Mr. Whittle received his undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.