Anita V. Spivey is an attorney with experience in corporate finance, securities law, environmental and energy matters, as well as public affairs counseling. She has served as in-house counsel for Allied-Signal Inc., in Morristown; General Motors Corporation in Detroit; and Union Texas Petroleum Corporation in Houston. She also was an associate with the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan in Washington, DC.

Ms. Spivey is a member of the Brown University Corporation, where she was re-elected in May 2007 to a six-year term. She is vice chair of Brown University's Campaign for Academic Enrichment; member of the Pembroke Center Associates Council; trustee of the E. J. Grassmann Trust and director of the Hyde and Watson Foundation. She has served on the board of directors of the Morris Museum, New Jersey SEEDS, the Newark Literacy Campaign, and the Peck School. Her board work has focused on budget and finance, fundraising, governance, and strategic planning.

Ms. Spivey received an A.B. in political science from Brown University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Michigan, New Jersey, and Texas.

Ms. Spivey was appointed to the UMDNJ Board of Trustees in July 2006.