Leadership & Staff
Julia Pollak
Labor Economist ZipRecruiter
Pete Peterson
Dean, Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy; Executive Director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement
Lizabeth Fogel
Managing Director, USC Rossier School of Education
Daniel Pipes
President of the Middle East Forum and Founder of Campus Watch
Norman R Nemrow
Retired Professor, Brigham Young University
James Q Wilson
Retired Professor of Public Policy, Pepperdine University
Board Members
Eff W Martin
Retired Investment Banker; Co-Founder Anthos Capital LP
Matthew K Fong
Former California State Treasurer
Dr Arthur Laffer
Connected to Pelican Institute produced ""The Prognosis for National Health Insurance: A Louisiana Perspective" for Pelican
Memberships
Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN)
Collaboration of Universities and New American in "Tech for Good"
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Member*
Overseas Security Advisory Council
A partnership between the U.S. Department of State and private-sector security community
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Member
Daniel Reiner
Real estate investor; former CEO of Optical Devices Inc; co-founded Stemcentrx
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MBA
Ron Contillo
Aerospace and defense
Juan Rodriguez
Kamala Harris campaign manager, partner at Bearstar Strategies
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MBA
R Ken Coit
Coit Financial Group, Walnut Creek California
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MBA
William Walton III
Vice President, Honda Power Equipment American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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MBA
Daniella Foster
Global Vice President Public Affairs and Sustainability, Bayer
Jeffrey C Sprecher
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc; Chairman of the NYSE
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MBA
Nina Richardson
Co-founded Three Rivers Energy in 2004, was COO of GoPro Inc. from 2013 until 2015
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MBA
Julie Whalen
EVP & CFO, Williams Sonoma Inc.
Lizabeth Fogel
Managing Director, USC Rossier School of Education
