Jere G. Michelson is President and Chief Executive Officer, having assumed the role of President in 2016 and Chief Executive Officer and Trustee in 2026.

Prior to joining Libra Foundation, Jere was a member of the management group at the accounting firm of Baker Newman Noyes, LLC in Portland, where he consulted primarily on closely-held corporations and shareholders with multi-state operations in that firm's corporate tax department. In 2001, he left public accounting to join Libra Foundation in its pursuit for the betterment of Maine's citizenry.

Jere is a former trustee of MaineHealth, member of its Executive Committee, and chairman of the Finance Committee. He is also past chairman of Maine Medical Center. Through appointment from Sen. Susan Collins, Jere serves on the Military Service Academy Selection Committee for the first district of Maine.

He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Maine in Portland and his master's degree in taxation from Thomas College in Waterville. Mr. Michelson also serves on the boards of Pineland Farms Dairy Company, Inc., and Maine Community Bank.