Pete and his family have lived in the Bronxville area for over 21 years and in the Village for the last 10.  Like many, he made the commitment to live and raise his children in Bronxville on account of the first-rate K-12 education offered by our School.  He is running for the Board as an extremely grateful parent of three children (Peter, Jr ’21, Michaela ’23, and Matthew ’25) who have benefitted from the excellent instruction, nurturing, and care of our School and its dedicated professionals.  He is committed to working with all in our community to assure that the School continues to thrive as the cornerstone of our community now and into the future. Pete has served on many committees for the Bronxville School during his time on the Board, including the Audit, Finance, and Policy Committees. He has also served as the PTA and Sports Committee liason.

Following his graduation from the University of Virginia, where in addition to the classroom he competed at the highest collegiate level as a member of the Lacrosse Team, Pete returned to New York and embarked on a distinguished career in the financial industry specializing in institutional fixed income products.

Those who know Pete know his commitment to the community as demonstrated by his dedicated and tireless volunteering.  Pete is currently a member of the Board of the Bronxville Youth Lacrosse Association and has coached Bronxville boys and girls for well over 10 years.  Pete is also a member of the Board of the Bronxville Bronco Booster Club – having been one of its founding members in an effort to support the athletic endeavors of Bronxville children generally.  As a former board member of the St. Joseph’s Men’s Club, Pete volunteered his time to help in the community in various endeavors.  He also gave his time coaching youth basketball for over 10 years.

Pete McSherry is running for the School Board to continue to give back to the community he is proud to call his home.  Maintaining the excellence of our School is crucially important to all the members of our Village, none more so than the children.  It is also a challenge.  Pete firmly believes that the people of Bronxville are invariably of good faith and through transparent and candid discussion of any issue can foster reasonable consensus by which to best assure our children are best prepared for life beyond our Village. 

Michael Brandes

Michael is currently the President of The Board of The Bronxville School. Michael is a 10-year resident of Bronxville Village. Michael and his wife, Nadine, have two children, one of which currently attends the Bronxville High School and previously attended the Elementary and Middle School. During his service on the Board of The Bronxville School, Michael has served on several Committees including Strategy & Curriculum, and Health & Safety. He has also served as a liason for The Bronxville School Foundation.

Michael has 30 years of professional investment experience at various global financial institutions where he was responsible for managing global research teams and advising on billions of dollars of client assets. He also has substantial experience managing budgets at large financial organizations, allocating and prioritizing resources in organizations with thousands of employees. Michael’s experience with strategic planning, budgets and management will bring valuable insights to the school board.

Michael served as a senior member of investment policy committees at the aforementioned banks for nearly two decades, where he collaborated in group decision-making among a broad range of international constituents. This required having to distill divergent opinions into effective and focused investment decisions. He was also a founding member and active contributor to Citigroup’s Diversity Committee.

Michael has a significant background as a public keynote speaker and communicator at financial industry conferences and global client events. He was a frequent guest speaker for minority community outreach and educational events sponsored by Citigroup. He also created educational materials and taught classes for Citi’s incoming employees. Michael routinely made media appearances, authored opinion articles, contributed to research reports and wrote the book Naked Guide to Bonds, Stripped Down to the Bare Essentials (Wiley & Sons, 2003).

Michael previously served as a New York City Public School 87 William T. Sherman Parents Association Board Liaison. His current professional obligations allow him to commit a substantial amount of his time to the school board’s efforts. 

Request For Candidates To Serve as New Members on the Non-Partisan Committee

The Non-Partisan Committee is now seeking new committee members to serve on the NPC beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

The Non-Partisan Committee consists of three elected representatives from each of Bronxville’s seven election districts who serve staggered three-year terms.

Residents may have their names placed on a ballot for election to the NPC by submitting an application by 5pm on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. An online public voting period will commence in June.

Please see our website at https://www.bronxvillenpc.org/join for the application and for more information about the role and the election process.

How does the Non-Partisan Committee serve?

The Non-Partisan Committee was formed in 1936 to:

-Foster the election of Trustees of the Bronxville School on a non-partisan basis.

-Seek qualified Bronxville residents who are interested in serving on the school board. Nomination by the NPC is not a requirement to run for the School board.

-Actively solicit community input about all applicants, then nominate a candidate for each open position, being as transparent as possible to the Bronxville community in its process.

-Be representative - with twenty one members elected by Bronxville residents, three from each election district.

To learn more, visit www.bronxvillenpc.org, and follow us on Instagram @bronxvillenpc. We welcome any feedback on the NPC or its Rules at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that the Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee is a volunteer organization. Donations are greatly appreciated and may be made through the link on our website. 

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