The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Founded in 1921,it is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. CFR is based in New York City,with an additional office in Washington,D.C. Its membership has included senior politicians,secretaries of state,CIA directors,bankers,lawyers,professors,corporate directors,CEOs,and prominent media figures.
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn),a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton,a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel,Wharton School is the world's oldest collegiate business school.
Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland,Ohio,United States. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College,a private school that had been in operation since 1923. CSU absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall School of Law in 1969. Today it is part of the University System of Ohio,has more than 120,000 alumni,and offers over 200 academic programs amongst eight colleges. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata is a Filipino former statesman and businessman who was the fourth Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. He is currently the corporate vice chairman of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. He is the eponym of the Cesar Virata School of Business,the business school of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota,a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul,Minnesota. It is named after Hubert H. Humphrey,former Vice President of the United States and presidential candidate. The school is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota,which is also home to the University of Minnesota Law School and Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis. The Humphrey School is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy,Affairs,and Administration (NASPAA).
Daniel Mark Tangherlini is an American government official who currently serves as a Governor of the United States Postal Service. He served as administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration from 2012 to 2015. Unanimously approved to the post by the U.S. Senate on June 27,2013,he had served as Acting Administrator since his appointment by President Barack Obama on April 2,2012. He earlier served as an executive in the U.S. Department of the Treasury,as City Administrator of Washington,D.C.,and as interim General Manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Harlan Cleveland was an American diplomat,educator,and author. He served as Lyndon B. Johnson's U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1965 to 1969,and earlier as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1961 to 1965. He was president of the University of Hawaii from 1969 to 1974,president of the World Academy of Art and Science in the 1990s,and Founding dean of the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Cleveland also served as dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University from 1956 to 1961.
John Jones is an American former football executive who briefly served as president of the Green Bay Packers. Jones,who was born and raised in New Orleans,Louisiana,attended Loyola University of the South for his undergraduate studies and the University of Wisconsin–Madison for his post-graduate studies,both in the field of journalism. For 11 years,he served as a teacher of journalism at Loyola and as a journalist for New Orleans Times-Picayune. During his career as a journalist,Jones covered the National Football League and the New Orleans Saints. He transitioned from his journalism career to an executive of American football,first with the NFL Management Council and then with two NFL teams:the Jacksonville Jaguars and then the Packers.
Robert B. "Yank" Heisler Jr. was the retired chairman of KeyBank,the 12th largest bank in the United States by total assets,the retired chief executive officer of McDonald Financial Group,and was the dean of the Kent State University College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management until 2011. The Kent State business school under Heisler's leadership was selected by The Princeton Review for its 2009 list of the top business education programs in the United States. In 2005,he was named to the Inside Business Hall of Fame.
Robert James Parins was an American lawyer,judge,and National Football League executive. He was president of the Green Bay Packers from 1982 to 1989,and served in various other leadership roles in the Packers organization. He previously served 14 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Brown County (1968–1982) and served two years as district attorney (1949–1951). Later in life,acting as a reserve judge,he played a notable role in a case related to the American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Hargurdeep Saini is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator. He is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal. He previously served as President of Dalhousie University as well as further administrative positions at Canadian and Australian universities.
Dean M. Mortimer is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate,where he as represented the 30th district from 2012 to 2020 and served as chairman of the education committee. He previously represented District 32 in the Idaho Senate from 2008 to 2012. He was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008,representing the District 32 Seat B.
Joshua Jordan Harris is an American investor,sports team owner,and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and a managing partner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers,the NHL's New Jersey Devils,and the NFL's Washington Commanders. Harris is also a general partner of the English football club Crystal Palace and holds a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing. He has an estimated net worth of around US$9 billion.
Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He was Obama's third Press Secretary and the 29th to hold the position. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary,in 2014,and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary,Sean Spicer. He is Executive Vice President of Communications and Advertising for United Airlines.
Jason Wingard is an American academic and executive. He served as the twelfth president of Temple University. Before that,he served in executive leadership roles at Columbia University,the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,and Stanford University,as well as corporate workforce development at Goldman Sachs.
Loretta J. Mester is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Mirta Maria Martin,is an American former educator who was the president of Fairmont State University from 2018 to 2022 and the president of Fort Hays State University from 2014 to 2016. Prior to Fort Hays State,Martin served as the Dean of Virginia State University's Reginald F. Lewis School of Business,a position she held from August 1,2009 until June 30,2014.
Ronald Francis Mason Jr. is an American lawyer and university administrator,serving as the ninth president of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). He took office in July 2015. This is Mason's third presidential appointment. He was previously chief executive officer at the Southern University System of Louisiana (2010-2015) and Jackson State University (2000-2010). Before his administration at Jackson State,Mason held several executive appointments over a 17-year tenure at Tulane University,including general counsel,vice president for Finance and Operations and senior vice president and general counsel.
Josh M. Hsu is an American attorney and political advisor who served as special assistant to the president and counsel to Vice President Kamala Harris from January 2021 to January 2023. In August 2020,Hsu joined the presidential transition of Joe Biden as director of judicial nominations.
Laura J. Bloomberg is an American administrator in higher education and the eighth president of Cleveland State University. Bloomberg served as Cleveland State University’s provost before being appointed president.
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