Advisory Council

Jane Pauley, NBC

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General Colin L. Powell, U.S.A. (Ret.)

Vincent Ahonkhai, MD, Senior Regulatory Officer, Global Health Delivery; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Ron J. Anderson, MD, President and CEO, Parkland Health and Hospital System

Donna Estes Antebi

Marc Anthony, Singer / Songwriter

Michael J. Balaoing, Esq.*, Senior Vice President, Entertainment Industry Foundation

Doug Bauer, Executive Director, The Clark Foundation

Ron Berger, Executive Chairman, Euro RSCG Worldwide

Lori J. Bertman*, President & CEO, Pennington Family Foundation

Jill DeSimone*, Sr. Vice President, U.S. Virology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Josh Dines, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery

Honorable Christopher J. Dodd, United States Senate (D-CT)

Ann Druyan, CEO, Cosmos Studios

Steven M. Fortunato, Fortch Unlimited

H. Jack Geiger, MD, Arthur C. Logan , Professor of Community Medicine Emeritus, CUNY Medical School

Charles Grodin

Gloria M. Janata, JD, Global Executive Council and Team Leader, Chandler Chicco Agency

Alex Karnal, Chairman, Deerfield Foundation

Dan Klores, Chairman and CEO, Dan Klores Communications

Jeff Kramer, OK Management

Joel H. Lamstein, President, John Snow, Inc.

Don Mattingly

Craig Maurer, Director of U.S. Equity Research, Specialty Finance and Payment Processing, Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.

Paul Metselaar, Chairman and CEO, Ovation Travel Group

Honorable George J. Mitchell, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, U.S. Department of State

Jack O'Dea, Strategic Worldwide, LLC

Chazz & Gianna Palminteri

Steven Ricchetti

H. Andrew Schwartz, Vice President for External Relations, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Herve Sedky*, Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Travel, American Express Co.

William Shore, Director, U.S. Community Partnerships GlaxoSmithKline

Garry Trudeau

Dale C. Van Demark, Partner, Health Care and Life Sciences Practice, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.

Joseph W. Werthammer, MD, Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics, Marshall Univ. School of Medicine

Richard Zahn

Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

*Leadership Committee Member