Howard Coleman, JD, Board Vice Chair (Antioch University graduate)

Howard Coleman joined the board in 2006.  He is a 1975 graduate of Antioch College with a BA in Political Science.  Following graduation he served as the director of VISTA.  He received his JD from the University of Washington Law School in 1984, with honors, and is also a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

Howard has served as a Managing Director of Genesee Investments since 1997, and is a Partner in Coldstream Capital Management, which purchased Genesee Investments in March 2011.  He is a member of Genesee’s Investment Committee, which makes the investment decisions for Genesee’s hedge fund of funds, and a member of Coldstream’s Investment Strategies Group.  He is involved in asset allocation, manager selection and monitoring, and construction of Genesee’s hedge fund portfolio.

Before joining Genesee in 1997, Howard was a partner in the law firm of Riddell Williams.  In 1985, he served as a Judicial Clerk to Justice Barbara Durham of the Washington State Supreme Court.  In addition to his role on the Antioch University Board of Governors, Howard is also a member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Securities Law Committee and is the 2011 Chair of the Northwest Securities Institute.  He is a former board member of the Seattle Alternative Investment Association, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Education Access Network, a not-for-profit educational organization.

Before being elected to Antioch University’s Board in 2006, Howard was elected in 2004 as an ex-officio member of the Board’s Investment Committee.