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09-19-2008, 02:52 PM
Commission On Presidential Debates
Suite 445
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-872-1020
202-783-5923 (fax)
Janet Brown, Executive Director jb@debates.org
www.Debates.org (http://www.debates.org/pages/lead.html)
Co-chairmen
-Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr
http://www.americangaming.org/About/bios/bio_fahrenkopf.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Fahrenkopf,_Jr.
http://www.nndb.com/people/434/000125059/
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA). In his role as the chief executive of the AGA, Fahrenkopf is the national advocate for the commercial casino industry and is responsible for positioning the association to address regulatory, political and educational issues affecting the industry.
-Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_G._Kirk,_Jr.
http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HIG/HIG05Rolodex/Bio&cid=1119440507849&p=1118759546874&c=HIG05Rolodex
http://www.nndb.com/people/457/000168950/[/URL]
http://www.sandw.com/professionals-99.html
Mr. Kirk, is Chairman and President and a director of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm.
Honorary Co-chairmen
-Gerald R. Ford
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
-Ronald Reagan
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
-Jimmy Carter
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/
-William Clinton
http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/
Board of Directors
-Howard Buffett
http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=141&Key=28
HOWARD G. BUFFETT, has been a director Berkshire Hathaway Corporation since 1993. President of Bio Images from 1995 to 2004. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Buffett served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The GSI Group. Mr. Buffett was Corporate Vice President, Assistant to the Chairman and director of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 1992 to 1995 and a County Commissioner of Douglas County, Nebraska from 1989 to 1992. For more than the past five years, Mr. Buffett has been President of Buffett Farms and President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Served on the Board of Director for Coca-Cola and ConAgra Foods. Currently serves on the Board of Directors for Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
-John C. Danforth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Danforth
http://www.bryancave.com/jcdanforth/ (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=91500&p=irol-govBio&ID=173611)
http://www.g-l-f.org/pagebuilder.asp?id=201
Former U.S. Sen. [U]John C. Danforth is a partner with the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. Is chairman of the Danforth Foundation. Serves on the boards of Cerner Corporation (http://www.cerner.com/public/) and Greenhill & Co. (http://www.greenhill.com/homepage.php), the Dow Chemical Company and General American Life Insurance Company, in addition to Time Warner and MetLife, Inc
-Antonia Hernandez
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Antonia_Hernandez
Antonia Hernandez, President and CEO of the California Community Foundation. Former President and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Serves on the Board of Directors for the Automobile Club of Southern California, Golden West Financial Corp., the American Constitution Society, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and "Friend" of the Pacific Council on International Policy (http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pacific_Council).
-Caroline Kennedy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy#Professional_life
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447952/
Caroline Kennedy; editor, author, actress, director, philanthropist, attorney. Serves as a director for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Honorary chairman of the American Ballet Theater and adviser to Harvard Institute of Politics, "a living memorial to her father".
-Michael D. McCurry
http://www.psw-inc.com/mccurry.php
http://www.nndb.com/people/199/000088932/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_D._McCurry
Mike McCurry is a principal at Public Strategies Washington, Inc., where he provides counsel on communications strategies and management to corporate and non-profit clients.
-Newton N. Minow
http://www.nndb.com/people/372/000128985/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Newton_N._Minow
http://www.smokershistory.com/Minow.htm
"Newton Norman Minow is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. While still maintaining a law practice, Minow is currently the Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Chicago."
-Dorothy Ridings
Ridings served as trustee of several philanthropic organizations including the Benton and Ford foundations. Formerly served as publisher and president of Knight-Ridder publication; editor and reporter at The Washington Post, The Kentucky Business Ledger, and The Charlotte Observer; and former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Also served as president and CEO of the Council on Foundations.
-Alan K. Simpson
http://burgsimpson.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_K._Simpson
http://www.continuityofgovernment.org/members.html#AS
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/about/departments/simpson.htm
Alan Kooi Simpson, former Republican Senator and Governor of Wyoming. Served on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Served, on the board of directors for both Biogen Inc. (http://www.biogenidec.com/) and PacifiCorp (http://www.pacificorp.com/). Served as Co-chairman for the Continuity of Government Commission, and Americans for Campaign Reform. Also, a member of the Baker-Hamilton Commission (Iraq Study Group).
-H. Patrick Swygert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Patrick_Swygert
http://www.fanniemae.com/governance/biographies/swygert.jhtml?p=Corporate+Governance&s=Board+of+Directors
http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/members/49094.htm
Former President of State University of New York at Albany; former executive vice president of Temple University, and former President of Howard University until 2008. Chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Program Advisory Board. On the Advisory Council for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Serves as Director at United Technologies Corp. Serves on the boards of Directors for Fannie Mae and Hartford Financial Services Inc. Serves on the Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultutal Organization (UNESCO). Serves on the Advisory Board for the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency's External Advisory Board.
Executive Director
-Janet H. Brown
jb@debates.org
Before accepting the post at the Commission on Presidential Debates, Ms. Brown served in appointed positions at the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Department of Labor
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p220/fireBLiND/the_more_you_know.jpg
These bios are far from comprehensive. There is just too much information to list on some people. Visit the links for more. Please feel free to elaborate on any notable credits or interesting connections. To my knowledge, as of this posting date, all data represented here are true.
Suite 445
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-872-1020
202-783-5923 (fax)
Janet Brown, Executive Director jb@debates.org
www.Debates.org (http://www.debates.org/pages/lead.html)
Co-chairmen
-Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr
http://www.americangaming.org/About/bios/bio_fahrenkopf.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Fahrenkopf,_Jr.
http://www.nndb.com/people/434/000125059/
Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA). In his role as the chief executive of the AGA, Fahrenkopf is the national advocate for the commercial casino industry and is responsible for positioning the association to address regulatory, political and educational issues affecting the industry.
-Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_G._Kirk,_Jr.
http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HIG/HIG05Rolodex/Bio&cid=1119440507849&p=1118759546874&c=HIG05Rolodex
http://www.nndb.com/people/457/000168950/[/URL]
http://www.sandw.com/professionals-99.html
Mr. Kirk, is Chairman and President and a director of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm.
Honorary Co-chairmen
-Gerald R. Ford
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
-Ronald Reagan
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
-Jimmy Carter
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/
-William Clinton
http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/
Board of Directors
-Howard Buffett
http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=141&Key=28
HOWARD G. BUFFETT, has been a director Berkshire Hathaway Corporation since 1993. President of Bio Images from 1995 to 2004. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Buffett served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The GSI Group. Mr. Buffett was Corporate Vice President, Assistant to the Chairman and director of Archer Daniels Midland Company from 1992 to 1995 and a County Commissioner of Douglas County, Nebraska from 1989 to 1992. For more than the past five years, Mr. Buffett has been President of Buffett Farms and President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Served on the Board of Director for Coca-Cola and ConAgra Foods. Currently serves on the Board of Directors for Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
-John C. Danforth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Danforth
http://www.bryancave.com/jcdanforth/ (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=91500&p=irol-govBio&ID=173611)
http://www.g-l-f.org/pagebuilder.asp?id=201
Former U.S. Sen. [U]John C. Danforth is a partner with the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. Is chairman of the Danforth Foundation. Serves on the boards of Cerner Corporation (http://www.cerner.com/public/) and Greenhill & Co. (http://www.greenhill.com/homepage.php), the Dow Chemical Company and General American Life Insurance Company, in addition to Time Warner and MetLife, Inc
-Antonia Hernandez
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Antonia_Hernandez
Antonia Hernandez, President and CEO of the California Community Foundation. Former President and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Serves on the Board of Directors for the Automobile Club of Southern California, Golden West Financial Corp., the American Constitution Society, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and "Friend" of the Pacific Council on International Policy (http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pacific_Council).
-Caroline Kennedy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy#Professional_life
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447952/
Caroline Kennedy; editor, author, actress, director, philanthropist, attorney. Serves as a director for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Honorary chairman of the American Ballet Theater and adviser to Harvard Institute of Politics, "a living memorial to her father".
-Michael D. McCurry
http://www.psw-inc.com/mccurry.php
http://www.nndb.com/people/199/000088932/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_D._McCurry
Mike McCurry is a principal at Public Strategies Washington, Inc., where he provides counsel on communications strategies and management to corporate and non-profit clients.
-Newton N. Minow
http://www.nndb.com/people/372/000128985/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Newton_N._Minow
http://www.smokershistory.com/Minow.htm
"Newton Norman Minow is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. While still maintaining a law practice, Minow is currently the Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Chicago."
-Dorothy Ridings
Ridings served as trustee of several philanthropic organizations including the Benton and Ford foundations. Formerly served as publisher and president of Knight-Ridder publication; editor and reporter at The Washington Post, The Kentucky Business Ledger, and The Charlotte Observer; and former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Also served as president and CEO of the Council on Foundations.
-Alan K. Simpson
http://burgsimpson.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_K._Simpson
http://www.continuityofgovernment.org/members.html#AS
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/about/departments/simpson.htm
Alan Kooi Simpson, former Republican Senator and Governor of Wyoming. Served on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Served, on the board of directors for both Biogen Inc. (http://www.biogenidec.com/) and PacifiCorp (http://www.pacificorp.com/). Served as Co-chairman for the Continuity of Government Commission, and Americans for Campaign Reform. Also, a member of the Baker-Hamilton Commission (Iraq Study Group).
-H. Patrick Swygert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Patrick_Swygert
http://www.fanniemae.com/governance/biographies/swygert.jhtml?p=Corporate+Governance&s=Board+of+Directors
http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/members/49094.htm
Former President of State University of New York at Albany; former executive vice president of Temple University, and former President of Howard University until 2008. Chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Program Advisory Board. On the Advisory Council for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Serves as Director at United Technologies Corp. Serves on the boards of Directors for Fannie Mae and Hartford Financial Services Inc. Serves on the Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultutal Organization (UNESCO). Serves on the Advisory Board for the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency's External Advisory Board.
Executive Director
-Janet H. Brown
jb@debates.org
Before accepting the post at the Commission on Presidential Debates, Ms. Brown served in appointed positions at the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Department of Labor
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p220/fireBLiND/the_more_you_know.jpg
These bios are far from comprehensive. There is just too much information to list on some people. Visit the links for more. Please feel free to elaborate on any notable credits or interesting connections. To my knowledge, as of this posting date, all data represented here are true.