Jill Savitt

Jill Savitt is a communications consultant with expertise in strategic communications and advocacy campaigns on human rights issues. Currently and since 2009, Savitt has been a Special Advisor to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, working on responding to contemporary mass atrocities and an exhibit on Americans response to the Holocaust. Savitt is […]

Melanie Nezer

Melanie Nezer is HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Vice President, Policy & Advocacy. She directs HIAS’ Washington, DC office and leads HIAS’ education and advocacy on immigration, asylum, and refugee protection issues. Melanie also has served as HIAS’ Senior Director, Policy & Advocacy and, previously, as Migration Policy Counsel and Director of the Employment Visa […]

Dr. Carolina Gutierrez

I am the Director of Breast Pathology and Associate Professor of Pathology at Baylor College of Medicine. My research involves biomarkers in breast cancer. I direct the Pathology and Tumor Bank Cores of our long standing breast cancer SPORE grant and collaborate with many funded investigators in the Breast Program of the Dan L. Duncan […]

Kathleen Newland

Kathleen Newland is co-founder and a Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, where she works on refugee protection issues, the relationship between migration and economic development, and the governance of international migration. She is an Overseer of the International Rescue Committee, and sits on the Boards of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), the […]

Amed Khan

Amed Khan has had an active career in both the public and private sectors, including a wealth of experience from political campaigns, government service and international relief work. Mr. Khan currently directs Paradigm Global Group, a private international investment firm with a focus on Commercial Real Estate, Energy and Technology. He is the founder of […]

Deirdre White

Deirdre White is a globally recognized leader in building tri-sector partnerships to address the world’s most pressing challenges. As CEO of PYXERA Global, she has led the transformation of the organization to one that maximizes impact through strong and strategic partnerships. Deirdre’s expertise spans private, public and social sector experiences. Her social sector tenure at […]

April Foley

Ambassador April H. Foley served as First Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 2003 to 2005. Ambassador Foley held several positions at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. She served as the United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2006 to 2009. She is a distinguished business […]

Sally Painter

Sally A. Painter is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Blue Star Strategies, LLC. Ms. Painter’s work experience includes time spent at both the highest level of government and at major corporations in the private sector. Given this diverse background, she provides corporate, institutional and public sector clients with results-oriented external affairs, foreign/security policy and […]

Guy de Selliers

Guy de Selliers is President and Co-Founder of HCF International Advisers. Guy has more than 35 years experience in banking and investment banking, with much of his work focusing on the natural resources and heavy industry sectors in developing countries including Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Africa. He has held senior executive positions in […]

Amb. Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee

Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee was sworn in on July 15, 2005 and arrived in Bratislava August 11, 2005, to take up his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic. Previously, Ambassador Vallee served as Chairman, CEO, and owner of R. L. Vallee, Inc., a Vermont-based energy company […]