Dan Van Tran, a technology executive and longtime supporter of Raritan Valley Community College, has been named chairman of the board of the RVCC Foundation, the college said Tuesday.
Van Tran, of Bedminster, is the chief technology officer at Collectors, a multibillion-dollar global leader in authentication and grading of collectibles. A member of the RVCC Foundation’s board since 2023, Van Tran succeeds Alan Boomer, who remains on the board as co-chair of the Finance and Investment Committee.
At Collectors, Van Tran oversees an international engineering organization of more than 200 professionals, modernizing platforms and launching AI-powered innovation. He’s also the founder and CEO of Myth MVP, a boutique consultancy that helps companies launch new AI-enabled products and modernize legacy systems.
A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Van Tran is also involved in New Jersey’s technology and startup community through the JumpStart NJ Angel Network and as a member of the Innovation Advisory Committee at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
The college also announced three other new members of the RVCC Foundation on Tuesday, including retired banking executive Sean Murray, of Titusville, as well as two student representatives – Vedha Priya Shivaraman, of Somerset, and Hoda Khamis of Whitehouse Station – who will serve on the for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Murray recently retired as Fulton Bank market president for northern New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley and is currently chairs the board of Capital Health System, a multi–hospital healthcare organization serving Central New Jersey and parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Prior to his time at Fulton Bank, Murray was market president for Peapack Gladstone Bank, New Jersey state president for Wilmington Trust, and regional managing director for Wachovia Wealth Management Group in southern New Jersey. He has been involved with numerous charitable organizations during his career, including previously serving on the board of the Thomas Edison University Foundation. He received his undergraduate degree from Guilford College and his MBA from Villanova University.
Khamis, an online student who is studying Liberal Arts-Social Science, has been actively involved in advocacy work focused on education and special needs support. Shivaraman, a Business Administration major, reestablished and led the Desi Club at RVCC to create representation for South Asian students. She also has assisted the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Manville, supporting operations, customer service, inventory coordination, and donation management.
Photo caption: (L-R) Dan Van Tran and Sean Murray. Image courtesy of RVCC.
