Betsy F. Gotbaum is on the board of General American Investors Co., Inc. and 6 other companies. In the past she held the position of Member-Audit Committee at City of New York (New York) and Trustee at New York City Employees' Retirement System (a subsidiary of City of New York (New York)) and President at New-York Historical Society.

Ms. Gotbaum received an undergraduate degree from George Washington University and a graduate degree from Teachers College (New York).