Board of Advisors

Steve’s love of golf began when he learned to play golf at the family’s golf course designed by William Flynn at Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller’s estate in the Hudson Valley in New York. He has also been an admirer and passionate student of Bobby Jones since first picking up a golf club.

He serves on numerous boards and has various business interests in the US and China. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rose Rock Capital. He also serves as a consultant and advisor for several emerging companies in various industries, including real estate, commercial banking, renewable energy, and asset management.

He serves on the Board of Direction of Project Enterprise in New York, the Board of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the YNCA-YWCA Camping Services Council. He has been a member of the Advisory Board at CEO America, Inc. since February 2006.

He is the Executive Chairman of Pocantico Group, LLC, a golf, resort, and residential development company with his son, Christian Rockefeller, and Wayne Morrison.

Mr. Rockefeller received his Master’s degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University.

Mariah is a member of the LPGA Tour where she hopes to be the first African-American woman to win a tournament.

Her list of achievements are extraordinary: Stanford graduate and NCAA team champion, lowest score in NCAA history (61), Curtis Cup team member, 4-time All American, more than 100 wins as a junior golfer, and appearances on 60 Minutes and Good Morning America. She was also mentored by and is a good friend of a certain professor at Stanford – former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Mariah is a rare leader, role model, and champion. The fact that she happens to be African-American is something for others to dwell on. Mariah is too busy achieving.

Bobby Jones Links seeks her counsel on the Millennial’s perspective on the game and how we can better serve and grow this important segment of the game of golf.

George is a member of Atlanta Country Club and avid golfer. He played on his college golf team at the University of Richmond and one of his sons, Owen, is currently a member of the Georgia State University golf team. Golf is an integral part of the Sertl family.

He worked six years for Schwartz Investment Counsel followed by serving as a portfolio manager and managing director for Artisan Partners for 18 years. At Artisan, his group managed three award-winning mutual funds as well as separate institutional accounts, investing in hundreds of businesses across many sectors. Today, George manages investments through his family office in Atlanta, Georgia.

George resides in Atlanta with his wife Alayne and five children. The family is actively involved in many philanthropic and charitable activities including supporting the American Junior Golf Association and Evans Scholarships.

George hold a BA degree in economics and history from the University of Richmond and a Master’s in Economics from St. Louis University.

Wayne is a Merion Golf Club member, serving as the club’s archivist.  A passionate student of classic golf course architecture, Wayne is a member of the USGA Museum Committee and is a Founding Member of the USGA Golf Architecture Archive. He is also an honorary member of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, another famous venue.

He currently serves as CEO of the Pocantico Group, a company he founded with Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr., to develop elite real estate and golf courses in the US, Europe, and Asia. Pocantico often acts as the managing member, providing a scope of services to the developers and owners. The company integrates modern club and resort models with the time-tested design and aesthetics of classic-era golf courses.

Wayne has 35 years of experience in finance, leadership, entrepreneurship, capital markets, asset management, and sports and leisure real estate development. Before 2017, Mr. Morrison was the founder and President of SRGD, LLC, a sports and leisure development company with projects in Tianjin and Chengde in the Peoples' Republic of China.  

Wayne is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and resides in Haverford, Pennsylvania, with his wife Sue and their two sons.