Selection Committee

The Selection Committee for the Prize includes leading experts from academic, NGO and governmental backgrounds:

Chair

Thomas Johnson: Former Chairman, Institute of International Education; Retired Chairman and CEO, GreenPoint Financial Corporation

Members

Mark Angelson: Chairman, Institute of International Education; CEO of RR Donnelley; Chairman of Rutgers University’s Board of Governors

Susan Berresford: Former President, Ford Foundation

Peter Edelman: Co-Director of the Joint Degree in Law and Public Policy; Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center

Kenton Keith: Retired Senior Vice President, Meridian International Center; Former Ambassador to Qatar and Director of USIA’s Office of North African, Near Eastern, and South Asian Affairs

George Rupp: Former Dean, Harvard Divinity School; Former President of Rice University, Columbia University and the International Rescue Committee

Harold Tanner: Former President, Tanner & Company; Former Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Linda Vester: Vice Chair, Institute of International Education; Fulbright Alumna; Former Correspondent, NBC News