Advisory Board

John Buckley

John Buckley is the author of the novels Family Politics and Statute of Limitations, as well as the forthcoming non-fiction work, The Wilderness Season. He was previously the Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications for AOL. Prior to joining AOL, John held positions as the Vice President of Communications for Time Warner where he served as company spokesman and strategist on public policy issues, Senior Vice President of Communications at Fannie Mae Corporation, where he managed the company's corporate communications and advertising, and Senior Vice President at Robinson Lerer & Montgomery, a leading strategic communications firm. John also served as press secretary for the 1988 Kemp presidential campaign, deputy press secretary for the 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign, and director of communications for the 1996 Dole-Kemp presidential campaign.

Craig Cohon

Craig Cohon is the CEO of Globalegacy. He is also one of four founding partners of The Next Practice, a strategic advisory firm that helps CEOs innovate and build bold business models with and for people living in poverty. During his 15-year executive-level career at The Coca-Cola Company, Craig ran marketing in Northern Europe and the former Soviet Union and was the Coca-Cola brand director worldwide. Craig also served as Director of Learning Strategy for three years and most recently served as Deputy Division President for the Northwest Europe Division, a $2-billion operating unit. A Canadian and an American, Craig received a BA in liberal arts from the University of Western Ontario. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Economics from Moscow International University.

Claire Costello

Claire Costello practiced law as a litigator in both the public and private sectors for 12 years, prior to which she clerked in the U.S. District Court. She has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector and has served as a director of several organizations. Most recently, Claire founded and directed the Philanthropic Advisory Service of The Citigroup Private Bank. In that capacity, she worked with high net worth individuals and their families to address the unique personal and interpersonal issues that accompany substantial wealth. Claire continues in this role today as an independent consultant. Claire has had extensive involvement with a variety of nonprofit ventures which enables her to better assist clients in making a broad range of philanthropic decisions. Claire is a graduate of Amherst College and the NYU School of Law.

Gary Dillabough

Gary Dillabough has been leading the efforts at eBay to develop a Global Citizenship program. Gary and his team have begun work on developing a strategy and plan for this first of its kind program for eBay. Previously, Gary was the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for eBay. During his 9 years at eBay, Gary has held leadership roles in Business Development and Category Management. Prior to joining eBay, Gary was the Director of Business Development for a few high growth internet companies which included Visto and Improvenet. Before getting involved in the internet, Gary was the VP of Operations for Media Arts Group, where he managed manufacturing, Customer Support and the IT Organization.

David de Ferranti

David de Ferranti headed up the World Bank's Latin America group – with a $25 billion loan portfolio, 700 professionals in 14 locations, and a $160 million budget – for six years as Regional Vice President until his retirement from the Bank in 2005. Previously, he was responsible for the Bank's work in health, education, nutrition, population, and other social sectors worldwide, and earlier held other senior appointments. Before that, he held management positions at Rand, the original think tank, and in the U.S. government. David currently is affiliated with the Brookings Institution, is CEO of the Results for Development Institute, chairs two boards and serves on several others, heads a commission on health financing for the World Health Organization, advises two foundations, donates time to not-for-profit organizations, and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, and a Bachelors degree from Yale University.

John Goldstein

John Goldstein is co-founder of Imprint Capital Advisors, LLC, which catalyzes capital for social impact by supporting foundations, individuals, and family offices and their trusted advisors. John is also a co-founder of and senior advisor to Medley Capital Management (MCM), a private investment firm that seeks corporate and asset-based financing opportunities globally and actively serves the development finance and social enterprise markets. Prior to forming MCM, John served as Senior Managing Director of Medley Global Advisors and was also co-founder and Executive Director of the Medley Institute, where he worked (and in many cases continues to work) as a board member, senior advisor or team member, including GlobalGiving, Distributed Capital, the International Interfaith Investment Group (3iG), Keystone/Access, the Sustainable Food Lab, Aquaya, TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Institute), the Global Exchange for Social Investment (GEXSI) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund. John also worked as a management consultant in the Strategy practice of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). John was an honors graduate of Yale University where he was awarded the Richter Fellowship and the Townsend Prize.

William Hogan

Bill Hogan is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with twenty years of success in founding and managing high-technology organizations. As CEO of three start-ups, his management experience ranges from the private sector to global non-profits to public Fortune 100 corporations. His background is in worldwide markets including online information systems, wireless and telecom, high-availability embedded systems, consumer electronics and high-performance computing. As part of his passion for educating young people, Bill is on the Advisory Boards of the American Dream Project, the Impact Fund, and the Youth Science Institute. Bill holds a PhD from the University of Miami and Walden Institute of Advanced Studies in Computational Physics and completed the AEA Executive Management Program at Stanford University.

Felicidad Imperial-Soledad

Felicidad Imperial-Soledad is the Executive Director of the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), a non-stock, non-profit corporation authorized by the Philippine government to certify non-government organizations for donee institution status. As PCNC's first Executive Director, Fely started and currently manages PCNC's operations – from the training of evaluators to the assessment of organizations applying for certification. She also goes on speaking tours to present the PCNC model at conferences in the Philippines and abroad. Fely holds a master's degree in Education and is a candidate for a Doctoral degree in Organization Development and Planning. She was an educator for over twenty years, and as such, served as a volunteer accreditor in the Higher Education Division of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU). She helped to establish a number of non-government organizations in the southern part of the Philippines during the Marcos dictatorship.

Todd Johnson

Todd Johnson practices in the area of corporate finance, corporate counseling, and mergers and acquisitions. Todd founded Jones Day's Northern California practice in 2000 and now heads the Firm's corporate practice in Northern California. During his 18 years at Jones Day, Todd has represented public and private corporations in a variety of major negotiated transactions, venture capital funds and private companies in venture capital investments, and directors or special committees of large public companies. In the past year, Todd has represented Goldman Sachs, Houlihan Lokey, IBM, Bank of America, Isuzu Motors of America, SunPlus and Metering Technology. Todd holds a BA from Miami University, Ohio, and a JD from The Catholic University of America.

Randy Komisar

Randy Komisar joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2005 as a partner. For several years prior, Randy partnered with entrepreneurs creating businesses with leading-edge technologies. He was a co-founder of Claris Corporation, served as CEO for LucasArts Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics, and acted as a "virtual CEO" for such companies as WebTV, Mirra and GlobalGiving. He was a founding director of TiVo where he is currently chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Earlier, Randy served as CFO of GO Corporation and Senior Counsel for Apple Computer, following a private practice in Technology Law. Randy holds a BA in Economics from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School. He is a Consulting Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University and author of the best-selling book The Monk and the Riddle, as well as several articles on leadership and entrepreneurship. Randy frequently speaks here and abroad on such topics.

Johannes Linn

Johannes Linn is a PhD economist. He joined the World Bank in 1973. For nine years, he did research on urban development. Subsequently, he was country economist and economic advisor in the Bank's East Asia Region. In 1987-88, Johannes was Staff Director of World Development Report 1988 and then served in various managerial functions in the Bank's research department. In 1991, he became the Bank's Vice President for Financial Policy and Resource Mobilization. From 1996-2003, Johannes was the Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia. Since September 2003, he is at the Brookings Institution, where he is currently Executive Director of the Wolfensohn Center, a new center dedicated to research on key development challenges. He has published extensively on various development issues. Johannes received his training as an economist at Oxford University, England (BA), and at Cornell University (PhD).

Theodore Roosevelt Malloch

Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Ph.D., is Chairman and CEO of The Roosevelt Group, a leading conference thought leadership company. Previously, he was President of the 1992 World Economic Development Congress sponsored by CNN. In addition, Dr. Malloch has served on the executive board of the World Economic Forum. He has held an ambassadorial level position in the United Nations; he headed consulting at Wharton-Chase Econometrics; has worked in capital markets at Salomon Brothers; and served in senior policy positions in the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and in the U.S. State Department. Dr. Malloch earned his Ph.D. in international political economy from the University of Toronto and has authored numerous books, articles, and corporate reports. He also serves on numerous corporate, not-for-profit and religious boards and international and governmental advisory bodies. In 2005 Malloch founded and Chairs the Spiritual Enterprise Institute. His many books include: Trade and Development Policy; Beyond Reductionism, Unleashing the Power of Perpetual Learning, The Global Century, and with Scott Massey, Renewing American Culture: The Pursuit of Happiness, and forthcoming, Virtuous Companies.

Mike McCurry

Mike McCurry is a principal of Public Strategies Washington Inc, a public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm where he has practiced since leaving the White House. Mike served as press secretary to President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1998. Prior to joining the White House staff, he served as spokesman for the Department of State from 1993 to1995. Prior to his government service, Mike served as director of communications for the Democratic National Committee and press secretary to numerous presidential candidates and U.S. senators. He is an advisor to Grassroots Enterprise, Inc. a firm that advises customers on the use of the Internet for mobilization and communication. He also serves on boards or advisory councils for Share Our Strength, the Center for International Private Enterprise, the Council for Excellence in Government, the Junior Statesmen Foundation, and the Wesley Theological Seminary. Mike holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Arts degree from Georgetown University.

Tom Rautenberg

Tom Rautenberg is a partner at Generon where he serves as Director of Generon Capital, which identifies and secures financial, technical, social and intellectual resources on behalf of the firm's clients and projects. Tom also serves as Co-Director of the Global Leadership Initiative, a non-profit, global, problem-solving initiative of Synergos Institute and Generon Consulting. Prior to joining Generon, Tom served as the co-founder of Von Rothbard & Co, and as Director of Strategy and Business Development as well as NGO liaison to the United Nations for State of the World Forum. Prior to entering the world of business and finance twenty years ago, Tom held senior research and administrative positions at the University of California Berkeley's School of Management Science and at Brown University's Watson Center for International Affairs. Tom received his BA in Intellectual History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Carole Bayer Sager

Carole Bayer Sager's songbook spans almost 40 years and contains some of the period's most popular and successful songs. Honors for her work include an Academy Award, a GRAMMY Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Songwriter's Hall of Fame induction, a Distinguished Alumni Award from the New York University Alumni Association and being honored by the LA Chapter of the Recording Academy. One of the most prolific and poignant writers in pop history, Carole's songs have been recorded by such artists as Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, and Reba McEntire, among others. Sager now lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband Robert A. Daly, former chairman CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team and former chairman of Warner Brothers. Sager and Daly co-chair the Los Angeles Advisory Board of DonorsChoose.

Lex Sant

Lex Sant is a director in the Alternative Energy group for the AES Corporation, a leading global power company with electrical generation and distribution businesses in more than 20 countries. At AES, Lex is focused on biofuels and other forms of renewable energy, having previously worked in large-scale mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy. Before joining AES, Lex worked in public relations for six years for the Carolina Panthers, a franchise of the National Football League. He is a trustee of Island Press, a leading publisher of books on the environment and of the Summit Foundation and serves as treasurer for both organizations. In addition, he is a trustee of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Lex holds an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College.

Manoj Saxena

Manoj Saxena is Vice President, Solutions and Assets for IBM. He leads the global IBM Solutions and Assets team to drive differentiated offerings utilizing IBM and its Global Business Services' IP assets and third party ecosystem. Manoj joined IBM in August 2006 through IBM's acquisition of Webify - a company he founded in 2002 and led as its CEO & Chairman. He is an accomplished serial entrepreneur who has successfully founded, managed, and sold two venture-backed software companies within a five year span: Webify was acquired by IBM in 2006 and Commerce One bought Exterprise, a business process collaboration software company in 2001. For his accomplishments, Manoj was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inter@ctive Week magazine in 2001 and "IT Technologist of the Year" by Innotech in 2006. Manoj was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by Michigan State University, from where he had received his MBA in 1989. He also holds a MMS Degree from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.

Martin Shampaine

From 1984 to 2004 Martin Shampaine served as an Executive of Time Inc. and was President of Time Life Video when the division was acquired by Direct Holdings in 2003. Martin began his career in Time Inc's Publishers Training Program and went on to hold various consumer marketing positions at Sports Illustrated and Time magazine. Martin was named the Marketing Director of Time Life Music in 1993 with responsibility for its franchise of rock music recordings, expanded his responsibility for all recorded music in 1995 and was named Senior Vice President in 1997. In 1999 Martin took on responsibility for Time Life Video as its president. Martin has been recognized with a Dove award by the Gospel Music Association and with several Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold and Platinum awards. He is an Advertising Age Top 100 Marketer. Martin is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Composers Forum and the Marketing Advisory Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Chuck Slaughter

Chuck Slaughter earned both a BA and a Master’s in Management from Yale. He Founded TravelSmith Outfitters in 1991 and built it into the #1 brand in travel wear with over two million customers and $100 million in gross sales. Chuck sold TravelSmith several years ago and created the Charles Slaughter and Molly West Fund. Since then, he has participated in the acquisition of 10 major apparel brands with combined sales over $1 billion. In the late 1980’s, Chuck served as a Program Officer for Trickle Up, which supports micro-enterprise development in 10+ countries. Today Chuck divides his time between advising and investing in consumer companies, and sponsoring social ventures focused on poverty and health in the developing world. He is the Founder of Living Goods, which aims to be the 'Avon' of rural health in Africa. Chuck was a recipient of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the year award. He currently serves on the boards of Spiegel Brands , Environmental Traveling Companions, The Trickle Up Program, Living Goods and The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. He resides in Sausalito, California with his wife Molly and sons Cooper and Riley.

Jessica Stoner Steel

Jessica Steel is on the management team of Pandora.com, an innovative and popular personalized radio service based on the Music Genome Project™. As Vice President of Business Development, she is responsible for forging strategic partnerships that contribute to the rapid growth in Pandora's listener base. Prior to joining Pandora two years ago, Jessica led the business development efforts for the international division of Yahoo! Search Marketing and helped grow the business from its inception to a 19-country, 600+ person division during her four-year tenure. Before Yahoo!, Jessica worked in international finance. Outside of work, she is a singer-songwriter under the name "Jessica Stone," with a full-length CD entitled Seven Letters released in 2002. Jessica holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a recipient of the Thouron Award.

Sheila Tan-Salvucci

Sheila Tan-Salvucci ,Vice President of Marketing, Moka5, has over 17 years experience working for multi-national consumer brands, mid-sized software companies, and start-ups. She has extensive experience in understanding consumer behavior, as well as developing and scaling marketing organizations to enter emerging markets. Most recently, Sheila was vice president of marketing for Presto where she ran marketing to help consumers "stay connected" by making it easier for them to share digital content. As Intuit's senior director of marketing for Quickbooks, Sheila was responsible for developing and managing the central marketing organization that helped drive the innovation and growth of the Quickbooks franchise in the SMB market, which tripled in revenue growth under her leadership. Sheila began her career at the consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble, where she led the development and introduction of several new products and held key brand management positions, including Crest. She led new product innovation and marketing for online start-up, Reflect.com, specializing in meeting the diverse needs of women in the custom cosmetics industry. Sheila holds an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, and a Bachelor of Science in Business and Communication, cum laude from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Holly Wise

As President of Wise Solutions LLC, Holly Wise brings international development, public-private alliance and business development expertise to corporations, foundations and non-profits. She spent 26 years with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), achieving the diplomatic rank of Minister Counselor. She is the founder and first Secretariat Director of the Global Development Alliance, USAID's business model which forges strategic alliances to address international development issues. Alliances formed under her leadership leveraged $3.8 billion in private resources for the world's poor. In addition to overseas tours in Uganda, Kenya, Barbados, the Philippines and China, Holly served as USAID chair at the National Defense University. Holly teaches enterprise development at Georgetown University's Graduate School of Foreign Service, and is a senior fellow with the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She serves on the boards of WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production) and LivingGoods, and she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Holly is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Connecticut College and holds advanced degrees from Yale University and the National Defense University.

Ethan Zuckerman

Ethan Zuckerman is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. His research focuses on the distribution of attention in mainstream and new media, and on the use of technology for international development. With Rebecca MacKinnon, he leads a project called "Global Voices" which focuses on using weblogs around the world to close gaps in mainstream media coverage. In 2000, Ethan founded Geekcorps, a technology volunteer corps that sends IT specialists to work on projects in developing nations. He graduated from Williams College with a BA in Philosophy and was a Fulbright Scholar studying ethnomusicology and percussion at the University of Legon, Ghana and the National Theatre of Ghana. He blogs at www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog, http://globalvoicesonline.org, and www.worldchanging.com and lives in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts with his wife and a small, fluffy cat.