Board of Trustees

Andrew Platt

Andrew Platt portraitAndrew Platt, a 2009 Wright State graduate, was appointed for a term beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2028. Platt replaces Anuj Goyal.

Platt is managing director and financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual Dayton. As a financial advisor, he works with families to establish financial plans that support their current goals while also planning for the future. As a managing director, he also coaches and mentors young professionals and career changers interested in growing in the field of financial planning. Platt regularly supports Wright State students with internships at Northwestern Mutual.

Platt graduated cum laude from Wright State in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in finance. A Division I athlete, he played on the university's golf team for four years and was team captain for his final two years of college.

He served on the Wright State Alumni Association Board from 2013 to 2016. Platt and his wife, Britt, are members of the Wright State Robert S. Oelman Society and lifetime members of the Alumni Association.

In 2017, Platt was named to the Dayton Business Journal's Forty Under 40 list. He is a former member of the Dayton Art Institute Associate Board and chair of the Art Ball. He has also volunteered with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, Shoes for the Shoeless, the Andy and JJ Dalton Foundation, Gala of Hope and the Dayton Early College Academy.

Term ends June 30, 2028.