Donna Edna Shalala is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations,as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,which she was awarded in 2008,and,on August 16,2023,assumed the role of Interim President of The New School,a university in New York City.
New America,formerly the New America Foundation,is a liberal think tank in the United States founded in 1999. It focuses on a range of public policy issues,including national security studies,technology,asset building,health,gender,energy,education,and the economy. The organization is based in Washington,D.C.,and Oakland,California. Anne-Marie Slaughter is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the think tank.
The Walter A. Haas School of Business is the business school of the University of California,Berkeley,a public research university in Berkeley,California. It was the first business school at a public university in the United States.
Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington,Vermont,United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,it became co-educational in 1969. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
The Naval War College is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport,Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders,supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions,supports combat readiness,and strengthens global maritime partnerships.
The University of Asia and the Pacific is a private university in the Philippines. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication (CRC),which was established on August 15,1967,as a private think-tank that conducted economic and social research and offered graduate courses in economics.
Elizabeth Coleman was the ninth president of Bennington College from 1987 to 2013. Coleman also served as the founding Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The New School for Social Research.
Kathryn Louise Taylor was elected the 38th mayor of Tulsa,Oklahoma on April 4,2006,in the city's largest voter turnout for a mayoral election. She defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Bill Lafortune to become Tulsa's second female mayor.
Linda Darling-Hammond is an American academic who is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She was also the President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute. She is author or editor of more than 25 books and more than 500 articles on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on school restructuring,teacher education,and educational equity. She was education advisor to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and was reportedly among candidates for United States Secretary of Education in the Obama administration.
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC),headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education building in Washington,D.C.,is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.
Sean T. Buffington is vice president of the Henry Luce Foundation,and former President and CEO of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
Loretta J. Mester was president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Laurie Gagnon Lachance is an American economist and college administrator. Since 2012,she has been the president of Thomas College in Waterville,Maine,and is the first woman to fill that post. She was previously the first woman Maine State Economist and the first woman president of the Maine Development Foundation. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
Katherine Roberts Maher is an American businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of National Public Radio (NPR) since March 2024. Prior to NPR,she was the CEO of Web Summit and chair of the board of directors at the Signal Foundation. She transitioned to the role of non-executive chairperson at Web Summit in March 2024. She is a former chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Tricia Raikes is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the co-founder and co-president of the Raikes Foundation,and has held this position since 2002. Her husband is Jeff Raikes,former CEO of the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.
David Anthony "Tony" Silver was an American documentary filmmaker known for directing the film Style Wars.
Clare Akamanzi is a Rwandan lawyer,public administrator,businesswoman and politician,who served as the executive director and chief executive officer of the Rwanda Development Board From February 2017 to September 2023. The position is a cabinet-level appointment by the President of Rwanda. She has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for NBA Africa,following a resignation by the former CEO Victor Williams.
The Barack Obama Foundation is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization founded in 2014. It oversees the creation of the Barack Obama Presidential Center,runs the My Brother's Keeper Alliance,and operates a scholarship program through the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy.
Joan Shigekawa is an American film and television producer,cultural grantmaker,and arts administrator. After a distinguished career as a senior executive at the Rockefeller Foundation,she joined the Obama administration in 2009 as senior deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and served as the agency's acting chairman from 2012 to 2014.
Elisabeth Luce Moore was an American philanthropist,educator,and volunteer.
