Karen Parfitt Hughes is the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to President George W. Bush.
Carla Anderson Hills is an American lawyer and a public figure. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as the 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977 and as the 10th United States Trade Representative under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. Hills was the first woman to hold each of those posts,the third woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet,and the first appointed to both cabinet and cabinet-rank positions.
Kenneth Brian Mehlman is an American social entrepreneur and businessman. He serves as a member,global head of public affairs,and co-head of KKR global impact at investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. He oversees the firm's responsible investment efforts,leading the firm's Environmental Social Governance programs. Prior to joining KKR,Mehlman spent a year as an attorney and partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld. In January 2017,Mehlman announced that he would act as chairman of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Policy Advisory Board.
Israel Hernández served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Promotion and Director-General of the United States Commercial Service under President George W. Bush. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3,2005. This U.S. government agency is a global trade office with presence in more than 47 states and 80 countries to protect and advance U.S. trade interestes abroad and provides international business advocacy assistance at the federal,state and local level. In January 2009,Hernandez was appointed to the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) for a five-year term at the United States Trade Representative's Office in the Executive Office of the President.
Susan Bonzon Ralston,is public relations and business consultant. Ralston was formerly Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and a deputy to Karl Rove,the Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor at the White House,from 2001 until her resignation in 2006 after being linked to Jack Abramoff's lobbying.
Quinn Gillespie &Associates (QGA) was an American lobbying and communications firm founded in 2000 by Republican political strategist Ed Gillespie and Democratic operative Jack Quinn. It was sold in 2004 to WPP,one of the world's largest communications services groups,and ceased operations in December 2017.
Faryar Shirzad;born 1965 in London formerly served on the staff of the National Security Council at the White House from March 2003 through August 2006,first as a special assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs,and then as deputy assistant to the President and deputy national security advisor for International Economic Affairs. In those roles,Shirzad was responsible for advising the President,the National Security Advisor and the Director of the National Economic Council on all international economic policy matters,including trade,investment,finance,development,energy and environment. He also served as the President's personal representative to the G-8,and led the preparations for the President's participation in other international economic summits,such as the U.S.-E.U. Summit,the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum and the Summit of the Americas.
Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Fratto was deputy assistant and deputy press secretary to former United States President George W. Bush.
Burson Cohn &Wolfe is a multinational public relations and communications firm,headquartered in New York City. In February 2018,parent WPP Group PLC announced that it had merged its subsidiaries Cohn &Wolfe with Burson-Marsteller. The combined agency is now known as Burson Cohn &Wolfe.
Peter Galbraith Kelly Sr. is an American lobbyist and political consultant. He received the 2015 Luminary Award in The World Affairs Council of CT.
In the United States,black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in communities of African descent that aligns largely with the American conservative movement,including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism,traditionalism,patriotism,capitalism,and free markets. What characterizes a "black conservative" has changed over time,and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
Mari Maseng Will is a Republican adviser who has worked for President Ronald Reagan,Senator Robert Dole and Governor Rick Perry. She was also an adviser to Scott Walker's presidential campaign.
Bobbie Kilberg is an American political advisor who has worked for Presidents Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford,George H. W. Bush,and George W. Bush. Kilberg has served as the president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council since 1998. She was briefly an attorney with the Washington law firm of Arnold &Porter from 1971 to 1973. She served on the staff of President Richard Nixon's United States Domestic Policy Council,under President Gerald Ford as Associate Counsel,and for President George H.W. Bush as Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Cecile B. Kremer is an American political advisor who has worked for United States Presidents Ronald Reagan,George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. She has also held senior positions with trade and non-profit associations.
Michele A. Davis is the Global Head of Corporate Affairs at Morgan Stanley with responsibility for media relations,internal communications and philanthropy. She is also a member of the Firm's Management Committee.
Liam Gavin Grant is a British public relations professional and from January 2012 to 25 February 2014 was Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Grant is a former UK Chairman of PR firm Burson-Marsteller.
Curtis S. Chin is a public figure,speaker,author and policy specialist. He has served in leadership and operational positions in the private,not-for-profit and public sectors in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States. He also served as the 15th United States Ambassador to and member of the board of directors of the Asian Development Bank under both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He also served as a trustee of World Education Services and is the inaugural Asia Fellow of the Milken Institute.
Karen E. Keller served as the personal secretary to United States President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009 and is the current Director of Special Events and Protocol for the Smithsonian Institution.
The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an American nonpartisan national education nonprofit,based in Washington,D.C.,that provides resources for educators,students,and the general public to help them learn to identify credible information,recognize misinformation and disinformation,and determine what they can trust,share,and act on. It was founded in 2008 by Alan C. Miller,a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau.
