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1ideas defning a ree society
Courtesy
ofThe
Strauss
Center
Hoover Institution wecomes
Senior Feow Amy Zegart
Award-winning author and national
security aairs expert Amy Zegart callsher Hoover appointment a return to
her intellectual home
by Amy Hellman
Ggle amy Zegr d is esy
see why Hver sugh her u
ji is disiguished cdre
ellws.Shes a leading expert on the
organizational deciencies o national
security agenciesone o the
nations ten most infuential experts in
intelligence reorm. She has served on
the National Security Council, testied
beore the US Congress, provided
intelligence training to the US Marine
Corps, and advised local, state, and
ederal ocials on intelligence and
homeland security matters.
With a tenured aculty position at
UCLA and academic suitors aplenty
knocking at her door, what made
Amy decide to pack up her amily and
head or Hoover?
In many ways Amy says, her move
back to Stanord, where she earned
her MA and PhD in political science, brings her ull circle.
At Hoover, she will take her place alongside the same
Hoover scholars who advised her as part o her dissertation
committee: David Brady, Stephen Krasner, Terry Moe,
and Condoleezza Rice. Stanord also holds personal
signicance: it was here that she met the law student who
would become her husband.
Amy views the move to Hoover as a return to her
intellectual home, one that allows her to be part o a
vibrant community and recharge her intellectual batteries.
Coming to Hoover not only oers stimulating water
cooler conversation with some o the best and brightest
minds o the day, Amy says, it allows her to reocus herenergiesaway rom teaching responsibilities and toward
her scholarly interests, aording her the coveted time and
space to think deeply and concentrate on her research.
Since arriving in July, she has hit the ground running,
generating many new project ideas. The author o two
award-winning books, she has already begun writing
her next book and is collaborating on two projects
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insidefrm he direcrs desk
Greetings rom John Raisian
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I he Exhibii Pvili
Commemorating the hundred
years since the Chinese revoution
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Wh heyre redig
wh heyre wriig
Recommended reading romour eows
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Get to know the newest members
o the Board o Overseers
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Spledr i he glss
Our Bradey Prize winners trea
guests to a stirring day in Napa
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Spligh ni
Securiy airs fellws
Inteectua curiosity and semotivation characterize these
miitary eows
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Ledership frum
Hoover wecomes visiting VIPs
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directors desk
FROM THE
IN THE ExHIBITION PAVIlION
A Century o Change: Ch
Showcasing the Hoover Institutions rich East Asian hod
a new ehibition commemorating the hundredth anniv
o the Chinese revoution o 1911 is on dispay through the
the year at the Herbert Hoover Memoria Ehibit Paviion ad
to Hoover Tower.
The outbreak o the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 191
ushered in an age o transormation in China by overthrowi
268 years o Manchu autocracy, ending more than two tho
years o euda monarchy and estabishing a repubic. Key e
eading fgures, and socia and geopoitica repercussions o
revoution are iustrated with documents, photographs,
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Im pleased to present the inauguralissue o Talk o the Tower, a quarterly
newsletter designed to bring you news rom
inside the Hoover Institution. Conceived
as a vehicle or our inner circlethe
ellows who make this place what it is,
the sta who execute the vision, andour riends who support the eort
the publication will include, in broad
strokes, updates on Hoover exhibitions,
acquisitions, and publishing eorts;
news o our media and leadership
outreach eorts; and highlights o Hoover
scholarship and research initiatives.
Our aim is to build community,commitment, and engagement with
Hoover, its people, and its purposes by
providing regular, requent, and inviting
material to help you connect in positive
and meaningul ways.
Your eedback is welcome as we work to
make this publication as eective as
possible. Please let us know what you think!
Sincerely,
John Raisian,
Tad and Dianne Taube Director
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Hoover fellows are among the most well readin terms of what theyre readingand among the best read
in terms of what theyre writingin public policy circles. What theyre reading, what theyre writing
presents a sampling of both whats on the bedside tables and whats on the hard drives of our eminent scholars.
Peer Berkwiz, td d Die tube Seir fellw
Chir, Kre-tube tsk frce nil Securiy d Lw
Cchir, Byd d Jill Smih tsk frce Virues free Sciey
In the past ew months Ive read two excellent books, both o which Ill be
reviewing orPolicy Review. One isAmerican Grace: How Religion Divides and
Unites Us, by political scientists Robert Putnam and David Campbell. It represents
social science at its best. By means o sophisticated empirical research into public
opinion and contemporary religious practice, it shows that, despite the polarization
o our politics, men and women o aith tend to be tolerant, good neighbors,
unusually charitable, and among the nations most civically minded citizens. The
other is The Idea o America: Reections on the Birth o the United States, by Pulitzer
Prizewinner Gordon Wood. In it a master historian brings to lie the array o
personalities, ideas, and social and political orces that gave birth to Americas
great experiment in liberty, democracy, and sel-government.
Im planning to complete by the end o the year two short books that grow out o my
work on Hoover task orces. Constitutional Conservatism originated in discussions
with the Virtues o a Free Society Task Force, which I cochair with (Deputy Director)
Dave Brady. It argues that in our era the essential conservative task consists in
recovering and securing the moral and political principles and presuppositions
embodied in the Constitution, and that such a task is one around which both socia
conservatives and scal conservatives can and should unite.Israel and the Struggle
over the International Law o Wargrapples with issues that are the ocus o the
National Security and Law Task Force, which I chair. This book analyzes the abuses
o the international law o war by which Israel was attacked in the Goldstone Report
and the Gaza fotilla controversy. It explains why all liberal democracies, and the
United States in particular, have an interest in conserving the law o wars original
commitment to balancing military necessity and humanitarian responsibility in the
ace o a concerted eort by international lawyers and proessors o international
law to disparage or obscure the claims o military necessity.
In addition, in September, beore the ormal beginning o the academic year,
I taught a short, intensive program in political studiespolitical philosophy, public
policy, and the oundations o the stateor outstanding Israeli undergraduates at
the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel.
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MEET THE ClASS OF 2011 Hoover appoints eightto Board of Overseers
Hoover is pleased to welcome eight new
overseers to its governing body. Bringing
a wealth o business and philanthropic
experience to the responsibility o
overseeing the Institutions strategic
direction and nancial health, the
overseers are also charged with preserving
institutional independence within the
Stanord University ramework.
Each overseer serves on one or more
standing committees o the board,
including the Executive Committee,
Research Initiatives, Library & Archives,
Communications, Development, and
Finance. Overseers review strategic planning
documents and budgets and promote and
enhance the reputation o the Institution.
Elected to ve-year terms, each overseer
also contributes a minimum o $100,000
a year to the Institution.
this yers ew verseers re
Brbr M. Brre, Prdise Vlley, aZ
Wler E. Blessey Jr., Mdeville, La
Michel W. Gleb, Edgewd, Pa
Jh Jrd, Heldsburg, Ca
Crig o. McCw, S Brbr, Ca
Chrispher R. Redlich Jr., Hillsbrugh, Ca
Vicr S. trie, S Rs, CaPul H. Wick, Prl Vlley, Ca
(See biographical sketches on pages 1011)
Clockwise rom top:
Victor Trione, John Jordan,
Craig McCaw, Paul Wick,
Christopher Redlich Jr.
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Nearly 200 people gathered in Napa or aspring conerence showcasing ve Hoover ellows and
a guest dinner speaker, all winners o the prestigious
Bradley Prize, awarded or strengthening American
democratic capitalism and the institutions, principles, and
values that sustain and nurture it. With us were the Bradley
Foundations president and CEO, Michael Grebe; Program
Vice President Daniel Schmidt; and Dianne Sehler, director
o Academic, International, and Cultural Programs.
Thanks to our generous riends in the wine industry or
recommending and contributing the perect libations to
accompany our program. Those riends include Diane
and Rick DuNah, Judith and Dennis Groth, Tom and John
Jordan, Carolyn Martini, N. Gary Merkel and Heather Patz,
George Myers, Chris Peacock, and W. Clarke Swanson.
Standing: Senior Fellows John Taylor, Gary Becker, Victor Davis Hanson, and Shelby Steele, Proessor
Alan Charles Kors o the University o Pennsylvania, and Senior Fellow Fouad Ajami. Seated: Bradley
Foundation president and CEO Michael Grebe and Hoover Institution director John Raisian.
Shelby Steele with Susie and
George Fugelsang
Michael Grebe and Dianne Sehler o
the Bradley Foundation
Dixon and Sara Browder fank
Sally Herrick
Jane Dwight and Bill Henderson
Victor Davis Hanson and
Jane Ann Blessey
Bruce and Sheila Bastl with
Shelby Steele
Board Chair Herbert Dwight and
John Raisian
Bradley Foundation CEO
Michael Grebe
splendor in the
glass
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Hoover Institution
Pursuing programs o study that broaden their perspectives in
their respective military services and in their understanding osocietal issues and oreign policy arenas, the National Security
Aairs Fellows contribute substantially to the lie o the Hoover
Institution, studying alongside Hoover ellows, presenting data
gleaned rom years o military service, and participating generally
in the daily activities o the Institution and the broader university.
By design, the research ocus or the year is selected by the
individual ellows in consultation with their respective service
coordinators, allowing them the reedom to select topics o
relevance to contemporary military and international concerns.
The ellows are encouraged to read, think, and conduct research
beyond the level required in their previous operational and
technical experience, to produce a research paper, and, i asked, to
present their research ndings to Hoover scholars and associates.
More than 120 midcareer military men and women have had the
privilege o pursuing a yearlong course o research at Hoover
since the programs inception in 1969. Selected by the branch o
the military in which they serve, the ellows represent the best and
brightest o our uniormed sentry.
National SecurityAffairs Fellows
Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation characterize
the National Security Affairs Fellows that Hoover is
privileged to host annually from each branch of the
United States military and the Department of State.
nil Securiy airs
fellws led pel
discussi Hvers
Sprig Rere Military
Engagement in an
Uncertain World: Todays
CircumstancesTomorrows
Challenges. Picured rm
le righ re Direcr Jh
Risi ( he pdium),
Clel JP McGee, Lieue
Clel Mier Rls,
Cmmder Dvid Sly,
Lieue Clel Bred
Crier, d Lieue
Clel Lei Eckhlm.
the 20112012 clss il securiy irs ellws icludes
Mark Cassayre, US Department of State
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Chandler, US Army
Lieutenant Commander Manuel Hernandez, US Navy
Lieutenant Colonel John O. Howard, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Matteo G. Mooch Martemucci, US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph J. Russo, US Marines
SPOTlIGHT
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lEADERSHIP FORUMVstng Vips
In MEMoRIaM
Hver murs he rece lss
hree members he Brd
overseers:
Richrd Cll, Psde, Ca
Born October 17, 1924, Dick
passed away March 11, 2011, at
the age o eighty-si. A member o
Hoovers Board o Overseers since
1998, Dick graduated rom both
Stanord University and Stanord
Medica Schoo. He served as an
ofcer in the US Navy during theKorean War and then attended
Harvard University to continue his
medica education. Dick was the
internationa corporate medica
director o the Union Oi Company, a
position he hed or thirty-fve years.
He was aso a visiting proessor at
UClA, UC-Berkeey, and UC-Irvine
and taught at USCs Schoo o
Medicine. An engaged community
eader, Dick initiated groundbreaking
programs in feds ranging rom
medicine to music as president o
the Seaver Institute.
Lerd Ely, Pl al, Ca
Born October 2, 1923, leonard
passed away Apri 29, 2011, at the
age o eighty-seven. A egendary
fgure in phianthropy and civic
eadership, leonards roots in the
Pao AtoStanord community go
back severa generations. He was
the grandson o Stanords third
Engaging the public policy community with Hoovers
ideas defning a ree society has been a priority or
more than a decade.
Now, in addition to developing relationships with themedia elite, Hoover has inaugurated a pilot initiative to
engage policy and opinion leaders directly, and already
some o the best and brightest have come knocking.
Employing the media ellows model, which invites
leading journalists to spend meaningul time among
president, Ray lyman Wibur, andthe son o a Stanord proessor.
A graduate o Pao Ato High Schoo
and Stanord University, where he
earned BA and MBA degrees, he
served as a US Air Force piot in
Word War II. His business ventures
incuded Ey Motor Company,
leonard Ey Company, and Atherton
lease Company. leonard was
invoved in many community
agencies and was a supremey
capabe undraiser. He had served
on Hoovers board since 2002.
Willim Lweberg,
S frcisc, Ca
Born August 14, 1926, in Ochtrup,
Germany, Bi passed away Apri 2,
2011, at the age o eighty-our. A
survivor o seven Nazi concentration
camps, Bi immigrated to San
Francisco, rising to eadership
positions in the civic and Jewish
communities. President Ronad
Reagan appointed him vice
chairman o the US Hoocaust
Memoria Counci, and he heped
shepherd the creation o theHoocaust Museum in Washington,
DC. A successu commercia rea
estate deveoper, his pride and
patriotism incuded US Army service
during the Korean War. He served
the boards o San Francisco Opera,
the San Francisco Commission on
Aging, and the Jewish Community
Federation. He had been a Hoover
overseer since 2005.
Hoover ellows and research key issues in the library and archives, Hoover
is now identiying and inviting policy leaders rom both political parties
to consult with ellows and, when appropriate, to deliver public remarks to
the Hoover and Stanord communities. A typical schedule will include a
roundtable with those ellows with expertise in issues that are o particularinterest to the visitor, with the emphasis on customizing sessions to address
specic policy challenges.
Down the line, senior legislative sta may also participate in the Leadership
Forum. We anticipate a robust slate o visitors in the coming year as the
election season unolds.
The following policy leadersvisited Hoover in 2011
Gverr Hley Brbur, Luisi
Huse Speker Jh Beher
Huse mjriy leder Eric Cr
Governor Jon Huntsman, Utah
Ser Jh Kerry
Gverr tim Pwley, Mies
Cgressm Mike Rgers
Gverr Mi Rmey, Msschuses
Top: House Speaker John Boehner meets with Director John
Raisian and a panel o Hoover ellows this spring.
Bottom: Governor Tim Pawlenty greets Overseer Carl Larson
during a recent visit to Hoover.
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Hver Isiui welcmesSeir fellw amy Zegr
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one which reunites her with Krasner, who advised her during her graduate school days, and
another with Stanords Center or International Security and Cooperation, where she is an aliated
aculty member.
Amys bookFlawed by Design, which chronicles the development o the Central Intelligence Agency,
Joint Chies o Sta, and National Security Council, won the highest dissertation award in political
science.Spying Blind, which examines why American intelligence agencies ailed to adapt to the
terrorist threat beore 9/11, won the National Academy o Public Administrations Brownlow Book
Award. She has also published inInternational Security, Political Science Quarterly, and other leading
academic journals. In addition, she serves on the editorial boards o Terrorism and Political Violence
andIntelligence and National Security. Her commentary has been eatured on national television and
radio shows and in theNew York Times, Washington Post, andLos Angeles Times.
A ormer Fulbright scholar, Zegart received an AB in East Asian studies magna cum laude rom
Harvard University. She serves on the FBI Intelligence Analysts Association National Advisory Board
and the Los Angeles Police Departments Counter-terrorism and Community Police Advisory Boardand is a lietime member o the Council on Foreign Relations.
Amys past associations with Hoover include serving as a visiting ellow, research ellow, and
contributor to the Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law. Her bookEyes and Spies:
Congress and the U.S. Intelligence Community, due out this all, grew out o her work with the task orce.
What makes this place unique and highly desirable is that the institutional walls are relatively low,
Amy said. As such, Hoover promotes wonderul interdisciplinary collaboration among its scholars.
To me, its an intellectual Eden.
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posters, maps, pamphlets,
artiacts, sound recordings, andmoving images.
Among the highlights o the
nearly two hundred items on
display are Herbert Hoovers 1900
prediction o a great uprising
in China; 1910 photographs o
Chinese troops training in the
elds o central Caliornia in
juxtaposition to a letter rom Sun
Yat-sen, the ather o the republic,
to Stanord alumnus Homer Lea;
and a Japanese poster depicting
playul Japanese and Chinese
siblings next to gruesome images
o Shanghai in shambles during
the Second Sino-Japanese War
and desperate appeals by the
Chinese government to Herbert
Hoovers administration to
stop Japans invasion. Also on
exhibit are documents recently
deposited at Hoover by the
amilies o Chiang Kai-shek, T. V.
Soong, and H. H. Kungall three
brothers-in-law o Sun Yat-sen
including minutes o meetings
between Premier T. V. Soong and
Stalin in 1945 and selections rom
Chiang Kai-sheks diaries ater the
generalissimo met with Herbert
Hoover in 1946.
The exhibit is open to the public
Tuesday through Saturday,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is ree o
charge. Parking on campus is
ree on Saturdays.
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Lrry Dimd, Seir fellw
Direcr, Ceer Demcrcy, Develpme, d he Rule Lw,freem Spgli Isiue r Ieril Sudies
Pressr, by curesy, Scilgy d Pliicl Sciece
I recommend Abbas Milanis riveting new biography, The Shah, which I read when it came out a ew months ago. Its the
denitive historical account o the shahs rise, rule, and all, based on voluminous original research and written with
a dramatic fair that accentuates the tragedy o his (and Irans) squandered opportunities to enter the modern world.
I recently nished and really enjoyed Ian McEwans withering and oten hilarious satirical novel,Solar. And I nished Francis Fukuyamas
stunning new book, The Origins o Political Order, which is the most important book on political development in at least a generation and a
really great read.
This summer I lectured in the Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program o the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule o Law, which
brings midcareer proessionals rom diverse transitional countries to Stanord or three weeks o intensive training and discussion on issues opolitical and economic development. I am also editing a book on liberation technology, another on democratic development in Taiwan, and
a third (with Abbas Milani) on the prospects or democratic transition in Iran. And I am working on a new book about democracy that brings
together a number o my essays over the last two decades with new chapters analyzing the global progress o democracy since the mid-1970s
and how to promote democracy eectively.
Crlie Hxby, Seir fellw
Sc d Dy Bmmer Pressri he Schl Humiies d Scieces
Member, Kre tsk frce K12 Educi
Like most proessors who train PhD students, my reading consists mainly o the latest writing in my eld. Still, I like to
read broadly and reread some classics every year. This summer, I reread Horaces Odes and Epodes, which I believe
to be the greatest lyric poetry o Western civilization. I also wrestled with the major critical work on the magnicent
French classicist painter Nicolas Poussin (15941665); I highly recommend Denis MahonsNicolas Poussin or those who want to read one
truly insightul book. With Winston ChurchillsHistory o the English-Speaking Peoples on my reading list or years, I nally got around to it.
These volumes should be mandatory reading or anyone interested in oreign policy or military history. They are eccentric yet replete with
brilliant insights about what made the Anglosphere politically and economically dominant or two centuries. Finally, recent reads important
to my work includeBig-Time Sports in American Universities, in which Charles Clotelter argues persuasively that college sports are not a mere
sideline but play an important role in American higher education, and The Venture Capital Cycle, in which Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
explain the crucial economic role played by venture capitalists.
I am currently completing a ew books. The Role o Markets in Education, based on my Clarendon Lectures in Economics (February 2011),
argues that educational institutions unctioning in strong markets are more productive or several reasons: they reveal inormation and ensure
that schools incentives are based on acts; they promote good governance and incentives; and they orce universities to ocus on their most
productive activitybeing venture capitalists in human capital. Because nearly all educational markets are some hybrid o ree markets and
regulation, I use concrete examples to show how we can derive the best rom markets in an environment where ree markets are politically or
socially ineasible. I am also completing a book on how education aects economic growth (with Philippe Aghion). Ours is the only work to
take this question seriously as a causal matter. Finally, I am polishing a monograph or Hoover on K12 school nance, an understudied topic
that aects more government spending each year than national deense or Social Security.
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Brbr M. Brre, Prdise Vlley, aZ
Barbara has held many leadership positions in
business, government, and community service. An
instrument-rated pilot, her cosmonaut training in
Russia culminated in certication as an astronaut. In
addition, she served in both the Ronald Reagan and
George W. Bush administrations, including a term as
US ambassador to Finland. A director o the Aerospace
Corporation, Hershey Trust, and RAND, she also serves
on the Smithsonian National Board and the Pentagons
Deense Business Board. Barbara is ounding chairman
o Valley Bank o Arizona; CEO o the American
Management Association; and partner in a Phoenix lawrm. Earning her bachelors, masters, and law degrees
at Arizona State University, the universitys Barrett
Honors College bears her amily name.
Wler E. Blessey Jr., Mdeville, La; Big Sky, Mt;
Desi, fL; Crmel, Ca
Walter owns and operates Blessey Marine, one o the
youngest and largest multiaceted inland tank barge
and towing vessel feets in the United States, employing
more than six hundred people. Previously, he owned
and operated thirteen automobile ranchises thatemployed a thousand people, earning distinction as the
largest car dealer in Louisiana and Mississippi. Inducted
into the Louisiana Business Hall o Fame in 1999, he
has participated in many nonprot activities in New
Orleans and currently serves on the Board o Directors
o Junior Achievement. With undergraduate and
graduate degrees rom Tulane University, Walter also
attended the University o Edinburgh and the University
o Washington.
Michel W. Gleb, Edgewd, PaMichael serves as president and trustee o the
Sarah Scaie Foundation and treasurer and trustee
o the Carthage Foundation. Beore joining the
oundations, he practiced law, rst with Kirkpatrick
& Lockhart LLP and then with Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius LLP in Pittsburgh and Jakarta, Indonesia.
His practice included various aspects o corporate
law. Michael serves as chairman o the board o the
New to the Board o
Overseers are (top to
bottom) Barbara Barrett,
Walter Blessey Jr., and
Michael Gleba
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the United States, ultimately becoming president in 1987 and
chairman in 1997. Following his retirement in 2007, Chris
devotes much o his time to various civic, charitable, and
business organizations, including Stanord Hospital and
Clinics and Conservation International. His previous service
work includes terms as president o the National Association
o Waterront Employers, the Los Angeles Steamship
Association, the General Stevedore Council, and the Long
Beach Chapter o the Boys Club o America. A Stanord
graduate, Chris also attended Harvard Business School.
Vicr S. trie, S Rs, Ca
A graduate o Stanord University, Vic earned his MBArom UC-Berkeley and served as a lieutenant in the US
Navy beore launching his management career. He
currently serves as chairman o the Caliornia-based
Luther Burbank Savings. He is also president o Vimark,
a vineyard management and real estate development
rm, and coproprietor o Trione Winery. Among his many
involvements in community service, Vic is chairman o
the executive committee o Empire College and a trustee
o the Navy Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC. He
serves on the advisory board o the Stanord Institute or
Economic Policy Research, is a member o StanordsHumanities and Sciences Council, and is a trustee or
numerous philanthropic boards.
Pul H. Wick, Prl Vlley, Ca
Paul leads the Seligman Technology Group, a team o
investment proessionals in New York and Caliornia,
part o Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC.
Beore assuming this leadership position, Paul serially
managed a number o Seligman unds, including the
Seligman Communications and Inormation Fund, one o
the largest and oldest US technology mutual unds; theSeligman Global Technology Fund; and the Seligman
Frontier Fund, a small-cap mutual und with technology
exposure. With expertise in the semiconductor and
electrical capital equipment industries as well as sotware
and computer hardware sectors, Pauls insight and outlook
on the technology industry are requently eatured in the
nancial media. He earned both his BA and MBA rom
Duke University.
Commonwealth Foundation or Public Policy Alternatives;
he is on the board o several other public policy
organizations as well. He received his JD cum laude and
MBA with honors rom Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
and his BS in industrial management with university
honors rom Carnegie Mellon University.
Jh Jrd, Heldsburg, Ca
Since 2005, John has served as CEO o Jordan Vineyard
& Winery, bringing a resh perspective to the pursuit o
excellence in the Jordan brand, rom environmental
stewardship to precision arming practices to hospitality
and a commitment to quality. Beore joining the amilybusiness, John practiced law, rst at a Santa Rosabased
law rm and then at a private rm he opened in Sonoma
County. He remains a partner in the law rm o Smith &
Dollar, is a part-time proessor at Empire College o Law,
where he received his law degree, and is a lieutenant in
the US Navy Reserve. A graduate o Occidental College, he
earned his MBA rom the University o San Francisco.
Crig o. McCw, S Brbr, Ca
Craig, who built McCaw Cellular Communications into
the nations leading provider o cellular services and soldthe company to AT&T in 1994, is chairman and CEO o
Eagle River, a strategic investment rm ocused on the
communications industry. A career communications
executive, Craig is also president o the Craig & Susan
McCaw Foundation, which supports a variety o
educational, environmental, and international economic
development projects. A Stanord graduate, he serves
on the boards o the Nature Conservancy, the Horatio
Alger Association o Distinguished Americans, and
the Friends o Nelson Mandela Foundation. Previous
board service includes Conservation International, theGrameen Technology Center, the National Security
Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and the
Academy o Achievement.
Chrispher R. Redlich Jr., Hillsbrugh, Ca
From an entry-level position, Chris worked his way up
through the ranks o the Marine Terminals Corporation, the
largest contract stevedore and ocean terminal operator in
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