Leadership & Staff
Ethan Zuckerman
UMass associate professor, former Director of MIT Center for Civic Media
Adam L Zucker
Professor of English, University of Massachusetts
Fergus M Clydesdale
Distinguished Professor, UMassAmherst
Robert Pollin
Professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst; founding co-director of its Political Economy Research Institute
Samuel Bowles
Research Professor, Santa Fe Institute Behavioral Sciences
John M. Maki
Professor emeritus of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ray Budde
Professor of Education at UMass Amherst, Originator of Charter School Concept
Thomas Schneeweis
A leading academic in alternative investments such as futures, options and other derivatives
Harris Pastides
President, University of South Carolina at Columbia
William Julius Wilson
Professor at Harvard University
Parents
International Flavors & Fragrances
flavors, fragrances, and cosmetic actives
General Mills
Minnesota-based corporation primarily concerned with food products
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
Texas based soft drink company
PepsiCo, Inc.
Domestic and international beverage and snack food company
Sensient
global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors and fragrances
Mars Incorporated
Snack foods, pet foods, rice and drink vending equipment
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Manufacturer and distributor of food products for both U.S. and foreign markets
Bill Cosby
Comedian, Actor
Rachael S Rollins
Biden U.S. Attorney appointment for the District of Massachusett; resigned after ethics investigation in May, 2023
Philip R Sellinger
Biden nominee to be US Attorney for the District of New Jersey; Greenberg-Traurig, Hillary fundraise
Maju Varghese
Director of the Biden White House Military Office; Obama staffer & COO of Biden 2020 Campaign
Rick Brush
CEO Wellville, Founder Collective Health
Arthur J Tipton
Principal Vulcan Gray; president and CEO of Southern Research (2013 - 2019)
Matthew Pottinger
Former Deputy National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, 45th President
James Waldo
Computer Science Professor, Harvard University, Distributed Systems
Mike Zyda
Director at USC Computer Science Games Program
Anshu Jain
British Indian who served as president of Cantor Fitzgerald; former Co-CEO, Deutsche Bank (2012-2015)
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