- Henry L. Stimson
Henry Lewis Stimson ( September 21 , 1867 – October 20 , 1950 ) was an American statesman , who served as Secretary of War , Governor-General of the Philippines , and Secretary of State . He was a conservative Republican, and a leading lawyer in New York City. He is best known as the civilian Secretary of War during World War II, chosen for his aggressive stance against Nazi Germany, with responsibility for the Army and Air Force.
- Hal Stratton
Hal Stratton Stratton began his legal career in 1977 as an associate and then a partner at Coors, Singer and Broullire, PA in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Stratton has served on the Western Conference of the Council of State Governments, the National Conference of State Legislators, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, the New Mexico Judicial Council, and the BLM Citizens Advisory Committee.
- Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American lawyer who has served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. During Bush's first term in office, he was appointed the post of Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the National Security Council for Near East and North African Affairs.
- Shirley Jackson
Dr. Jackson has been President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since July 1999. She was Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from July 1995 to July 1999 and Professor of Physics at Rutgers University from 1991 to 1995. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Physical Society.
- Owen Gingerich
Owen Gingerich is professor for astronomy and the history of astronomy at Harvard University; in 1992-93 he chaired Harvard's History of Science Department. His research included solar and stellar atmosphere astronomy, and concentrated on the history of astronomy; he has published numerous papers and books, and has served in several professional societies.
- William C. Marcil
William C. Marcil is a North Dakota businessman and a leader in the state's newspaper industry. Marcil was born in Rolette, North Dakota in 1936. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1958. He then married Jane Black, daughter of Norman Black, owner-publisher of "Fargo Forum" newspaper. In 1969, Marcil became the president and publisher of the "Forum". Today, Marcil is chief executive officer of Forum Communications, …
- Chester R. Bender
Chester R. Bender (March 14, 1914 - July 20, 1996) served as the fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1970 to 1974. He also served as Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy from 1965 to 1967.
- David Manker Abshire
David M. Abshire is president of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and president of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation of New York. He is the vice chairman of the board of CSIS and was its cofounder in 1962. He cofounded with Kazuo Inamori the CSIS Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy. Dr. Abshire is a graduate of West Point and was decorated during the Korean War as a company commander.
- William Brock
Senator Brock's kudos and accomplishments are many. To name a few: He was recognized (by The Financial Times of London, along with three others) as a principal 'father' of the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations and the World Trade Organization (WTO). He co-created The Eminent Persons Group of senior cabinet level Ministers from Asia, Europe, and the Americas, to pursue the cause of global trade liberalization.
- R. Glenn Hubbard
R. Glenn Hubbard was named dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. A Columbia faculty member since 1988, he is also the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. Prior to becoming dean, he was the co-director of Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School as well as the University of Chicago.
- Adrian J. Polansky
Adrian J. Polansky Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
- Samuel J. Buffone
Samuel Buffone is a litigation partner at Ropes & Gray . A co-author of NACDL's amicus brief in Booker & Fanfan, he was a founder and chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Practitioner's Advisory Group. ... more Samuel Buffone can be reached at (202) 508-4600 or by e-mail at sbuffone@ropesgray.com
- Rob Glaser
Rob Glaser is the founder and chief executive officer of RealNetworks, an Internet software company focusing on developing and marketing software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. Since its inception in 1994, RealNetworks has had a tremendous impact on the industry through the delivery of streaming real-time multimedia.
- Piotr D. Moncarz
Dr. Piotr Moncarz is a Corporate Vice President at Exponent. Dr. Moncarz’s efforts are directed particularly in the energy sector, including assistance in power plant development projects, and in the oil and gas industry in programs implementing risk management in system operations.
- Howard Gruenspecht
Howard Gruenspecht was named as Deputy Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in March 2003. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Gruenspecht has worked extensively on electricity policy issues, including restructuring and reliability, regulations affecting motor fuels and vehicles, energy-related environmental issues, and economy-wide energy modeling. Before joining EIA, he was a Resident Scholar at Resources for the Future.
- Ralph Peck
Ralph Peck (Photo courtesy of Montana Department of Agriculture) Ralph Peck , director of the Montana Department of Agriculture for more than nine years, has been hired as interim assistant dean for special projects at Montana State University, MSU officials announced Thursday.
- Sally L. Stroup
Sally L. Stroup is stepping down as the Education Department's top higher-education official, a department spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday. Ms. Stroup, a former House education committee staff member, is widely believed to be planning to return to Capitol Hill to help lead this year's effort to renew the law governing most federal student-aid programs. Ms. Stroup, assistant secretary for postsecondary education for the past four years, was not available for comment.
- G. Steven Farris
G. Steven Farris President, CEO, COO Apache Corporation
- Peter J. Robertson
Peter Robertson Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Corporate Compliance Policy Committee
- Dan Mullen
Dan Mullen , President, AIM Global – Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility. Mr. Mullen is an industry advocate and a frequent speaker on the latest RFID, bar code, and mobile computing technologies. He has appeared on local, national, and international media outlets, including BusinessWeek and Fortune.
- Randal C. Teague
Randal C. Teague Mr. Teague serves as counsel to Civic Enterprises. He began his international practice in the late 1970s as counsel with Boston-headquartered Cabot Corporation, where he had responsibilities for the legal requirements of subsidiary corporations and affiliates in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
- Paul L. Ziemer
Dr. Paul L. Ziemer is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. From August 1990, to January 1993, Dr. Ziemer took a leave of absence from Purdue to accept an appointment by President George Bush as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health.
- Jared Roth
Dr. Jared Roth , Vice President Jared Roth previously served as the General Supervisor of ICFG, overseeing nine districts, 1,850 churches and 4,740 licenced Foursquare ministers in the United States. He also served the US Foursquare Church as Director of Church Planting and Chairman of the US National Church Field Ministry Committee. Jared is a graduate of the Faith Center Ministries Institutes and has studied at the University of Oregon.
- Martha Hesse
Martha O. Hesse is chairman of the boards effective May 1, 2007. Ms. Hesse was elected a director of EECI and EEQ in March 2003 and is a member of the boards' Audit, Finance & Risk Committees. Ms. Hesse is an independent investor. She was president and chief executive officer of Hesse Gas Company from 1990-2003.
- Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy Dr. P. Patrick Leahy is the Associate Director for Geology of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) where he is responsible for Federal basic earth science programs, which include worldwide earthquake hazards monitoring and research, geologic mapping of land and seafloor resources, volcano and landslide hazards, and assessments of energy and mineral resources. He is also responsible for all international activities conducted by the USGS.
- Gideon B. Ariel
Dr. Gideon Ariel , Founder and Chief Executive of the Board of Ariel Dynamics, Inc., is a world-renowned authority in biomechanics (the science linking physics to movement of the human body) with special expertise in computer science. He is a former Olympic athlete, and completed his graduate and post-doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts, where he received a Ph.D. in Exercise and Computer Science.
- Jim Ajello
Jim Ajello is senior vice president of business development at Reliant Energy Inc. He is charged with growing Reliant’s retail energy business into new markets. Ajello joined Reliant in 2000 and initiated and managed Reliant’s commercial, industrial, and institutional retail energy business in the Texas and PJM markets. Before joining Reliant Energy, Ajello was vice president of Enron North America, where he was responsible for a team originating business with large industrial clients.
- Richard J. Robbins
Richard J. Robbins graduated from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (MCM&T) in 1956 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Since 1958, Dick has been a major contributor and a prominent influence in the mining and tunneling industry. In 1958, Dick joined The Robbins Company which was established by his father, James S. Robbins, a 1933 MCM&T mining engineering graduate. The Robbins Company has prospered and currently employs over 330 workers worldwide.
- Clifford L. Alexander Jr
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr . was named third Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Lyndon Johnson and served as Chairman from August 4, 1967 through May 1, 1969. He also served as Special Consultant to President Johnson on civil rights and voting rights issues. During his tenure as Chairman of the EEOC, he directed investigations for job discrimination in various industries, such as textiles, utilities, labor unions, and movies.
- Robert J. Strang
Mr. Strang is also actively involved in the community and public service. In 1993, he was appointed a member of New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s transition team, serving as Chairman of the Drug Enforcement, Treatment & Prevention Taskforce. He also has served as a consultant to the New York State Senate Investigative Committee and was recently co-Chair of the New York Senate Anti-Terrorism Task Force.
- Gary Richenaker
Gary Richenaker Fifteen years ago, the United States telephone system began running out of area codes. This occurred because nearly 50 years earlier, someone had decided that all three-digit area codes should have either a 0 or a 1 in the middle — and every phone network since then had been built to recognize that requirement. In 1991, the country needed more area codes.
- Alan M. Witt
Alan has been with Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd., as a director since 1983. He specializes in serving owners of manufacturing and distribution companies, as well as other privately-held corporations, partnerships, and individuals. As one of the directors in charge of the firm's international tax and business consulting team, Alan's specialties include tax structuring, mergers and acquisitions, management advisory services, and estate and personal financial planning.
- David Chang
David Chang David Chang , an internationally recognized scholar in the field of electromagnetics, served as the ninth president of Polytechnic University on July 1, 1994, and was appointed Chancellor in July 2005. Previously Dr. Chang was dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at Arizona State University for two years.
- Walt A. Sanders
Walt A. Sanders , Vice President Law & Government Affairs Walt Sanders is Counsel to the Van Fleet Management Group (VMG) and President of Sanders International Group, LLC. Walt brings a wealth of expertise and experience representing large and small corporations and non-profits before national, state and local governments.
- Paul Donato
Paul Donato (Past Chair) Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer, The Nielsen Company Paul Donato is Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer for The Nielsen Company. Based in New York, he reports to Susan Whiting, Executive Vice President of The Nielsen Company and Chairman of Nielsen Media Research.
- Paul S. Speranza
Paul S. Speranza Jr. Elected Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Press Release)
- George F. Moody
George F. Moody , a dedicated volunteer leader of the American Red Cross, died Sunday, January 23, in Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier. Mr. Moody served as a member of the American Red Cross Board of Governors from 1982 until 1991. In 1984, he served as co-chair of the highly successful American Red Cross African Famine Relief Campaign.
- Michael Burchfield
Mike grew up in Memphis, TN and entered the Marine Corp after high school. After his discharge in 1974, Mike studied Electronic Engineering at the State Technical Institute at Memphis, TN before transferring to Mid South Bible College, where he earned a certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies. He then worked for Federal Express Corporation until entering mission service in 1983 in the Philippines.
- Jose G. Canchola
Jose G. Canchola , Tucson, Arizona Canchola is Chairman of the Canchola Group, a holding company of several restaurant franchises in Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. Canchola was a member of the McDonalds Corporation Operators Advisory Board from 1981 to 1993 as well as National Franchise Director. He and eight other Hispanic franchisees organized the McDonalds Hispanic Operators Association as a national partnership with the corporation.
- Robert Glenn Hubbard
Robert Glenn Hubbard was named dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. A Columbia faculty member since 1988, he is also the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. From February 2001 until March 2003, Dr. Hubbard served as chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). He also served as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Tax Policy from 1991 to 1993.