SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y
David Wang
(Chair)
David Wang is an Operating Partner of Atlas Holdings, a private equity investment firm that owns and operates various industrial companies. In 1991, Mr. Wang retired from the International Paper Co., where he served as Executive Vice President and was a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining International Paper he worked for Union Carbide Corporation in various capacities, including Director of Corporate Development and Vice President General Manager. He is a member of the National Advisory Council of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at George Washington University (GWU). Mr.
Wang is a native of Beijing and emigrated to the U.S. with his family after WW II.
Mr. Wang received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from GWU and his Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dean’s Council Members
Gurminder Bedi
Gurminder Bedi most recently served Ford Motor Company as Vice President, North America Truck, from 1997 to 2001. He was responsible for Ford’s $60- billion worldwide truck enterprise that included the North American F Series, Econoline, Explorer, Expedition, Escape, and Ranger.
He joined Ford in 1971 and held positions of increasing
responsibility, including President of Ford Argentina and Ford Brazil. He also served on several boards of joint ventures between Ford and its business partners.
Mr. Bedi earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from George Washington University, and a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Detroit.
Kathy Davis
Kathy Davis owns and operates Davis Design Group LLC, an Indiana-based data mining and simulation tool that builds live models of people in a geographic area, provides insight into what’s driving their attitudes and actions, and anticipates the impact of public policy on desired outcomes. She was the first woman to serve as Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor.
Ms. Davis served as Controller for the City of Indianapolis, Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, and State Budget Director. She managed the start-up of Indiana’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund.
Ms. Davis began her business career managing manufacturing operations for Cummins Engine Company. She serves on the board of Noble of Indiana, on the Dean’s Leadership Council for the Purdue College of Science, and on the corporate board of Chembio Diagnostics Inc.
Ms. Davis is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Harvard Business School.
Beth Brooke
Beth A. Brooke is Global Vice Chair for Public Policy, Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement of Ernst & Young. She focuses on developing the firm’s strategic direction and shaping its position on public policy. Ms. Brooke spearheaded the creation of the Ernst & Young Corporate Social Responsibility Group, and the EY Fellows program, which enables the firm’s top performers to work with entrepreneurs in developing countries. During the Clinton Administration, she worked as an advisor to the President within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and was responsible for all tax policy matters related to insurance and managed care.
Ms. Brooke has been a long-time advocate of women’s initiatives, diversity, inclusiveness and workplace flexibility and has been actively engaged in numerous civic and business organizations. She currently serves on several boards including The White House Project and the Partnership for Public Service. She has been recognized by Forbes as one of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” and by Accounting Today as one of the
“Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.”
A CPA and an FLMI, Ms. Brooke earned a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University.
C. Boyden Gray
Ambassador Gray recently served as Special Envoy for European Union Affairs and Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy. He was previously the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. Prior to these appointments, Mr. Gray was a partner in the Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr law firm in Washington, DC. He served as White House Counsel in the administration of George H. W.
Bush from 1989 to 1993, and earlier served as Legal Counsel to Vice President Bush.
At Wilmer, Cutler, Pickeirng, Hale, and Dorr, his practice focused on a range of regulatory matters with emphasis on environment, energy, antitrust, public health, and information technology.
Mr. Gray served as counsel to the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief during the Reagan Administration. While working as White House Counsel, he was one of the principal
architects of the 1991 Clean Air Act Amendments.
Mr. Gray has served on the boards of numerous charitable, educational, and professional organizations.
Ambassador Gray received a Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Harvard and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and has one daughter.
Melanie Hart
Melanie Hart is Chief Executive Officer of Tsuchiya North America, as well as President of its four subsidiary companies: TASUS Corporation in Bloomington, Indiana; TASUS Texas Corporation in Georgetown, Texas; Craft Originators, Inc., in Hamilton, Ontario; and Craft Originators De Mexico in Mexico City.
These companies manufacture and assemble plastic molded products and printed graphics for the automotive, industrial, and appliance markets.
She is currently on the advisory board of Sentry BioPharma Services (formerly Sentry Logistic Solutions), the board of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, and is President of the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association, among other affiliations.
Ms. Hart received her B.S. degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.
Marie Johns
Marie C. Johns is Managing Member of L & L Consulting, LLC, an organizational effectiveness and public policy consulting practice in Washington, DC. Ms. Johns is the former President of Verizon, Washington, DC, where she was responsible for the company’s
$700 million operations, over one million access lines, over 800,000 customers, and nearly 2,000 employees. Ms. Johns was listed as one of the “100 Most Powerful Women” by Washingtonian Magazine. She retired after a 21- year career in telecommunications.
Ms. Johns is a trustee of Howard University, Chair of the Council for Court Excellence, and a member of the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts USA.
Ms. Johns received her Bachelor of Science and Master in Public Administration degrees from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Trinity University in Washington, DC.
Allan Hubbard
Allan Hubbard is the Chairman and CEO of E & A Industries, Inc., a privately held corporation in Indianapolis, Indiana,
that purchases established manufacturing companies. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Hubbard served President George W. Bush as the President’s Assistant for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council.
He also served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, and as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Competitiveness.
Mr. Hubbard received both his J.D.
cum laude and Master of Business Administration with Distinction from Harvard University, and his Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Vanderbilt University.
Sandra E. Laney
Sandra E. Laney is Chairman and CEO of Cadre Computer Resources Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio- based security solutions provider specializing in the sale, support, training, and assessment of network security systems. Ms. Laney is also President of the Chemed Foundation. She serves as the Treasurer and Trustee of Hutton Bruce Acres and previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the Chemed Corporation.
Ms. Laney serves on the Board of Directors of Omnicare, Inc., and is a Director Emeritus of Chemed Corporation. She is also on the Board of Advisors for Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing.
Ms. Laney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas More College, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana University Foundation.
Philippa Malmgren
The Honorable Dr. Philippa Malmgren is the president of the Canonbury Group, a financial services company based in London.
Dr. Malmgren served as an advisor on international economic issues to George W. Bush during his Presidential campaign, then joined the White House and served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the National Economic Council. She was a member of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets and the President’s Working Group on Corporate Governance and was in charge of liaison between the White House and all the financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve and the SEC. She was assigned to the White House Office of Homeland Defense Working Group on Terrorism Risks to the Economy.
Before joining the administration, Dr. Malmgren was president of Malmgren and Company (London).
Prior to founding her company, she was the Deputy Head of Global Investment Strategy at UBS Warburg in London, England.
Dr. Malmgren received a B.A. from Mount Vernon College and an M.Sc.
and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.
Dana Mead
Dana Mead was named Chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation (MIT’s Board of Trustees) in 2003.
He retired from the position of Chairman and CEO of Tenneco, Inc., in 1999. Mr. Mead chaired two of the successor companies of the Tenneco conglomerate:
Tenneco Automotive Inc. and Pactiv Corporation, global manufacturing companies with operations in parts and packaging. He served as deputy director of the Domestic Council from 1972 to 1974 following his appointment as a White
House Fellow. He has served as a presidential commissioner on White House fellowships for more than 25 years. Mr. Mead is a trustee of the George Marshall Foundation Board, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a board member of Zurich Financial Services.
Mr. Mead received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from West Point and has a Ph.D.
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S.
Army from 1957 to 1978.
Robert H.
McKinney
Until his retirement in 2005, Robert (Bob) H. McKinney was the chairman of First Indiana Corporation, parent company of First Indiana Bank. He was also a founding partner of Bose McKinney
& Evans LLP, one of the largest law firms in Indianapolis.
During the Carter Administration, McKinney served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance
Corporation, and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
McKinney is currently a trustee of the Hudson Institute, as well as several prominent foundations, including the Indiana University Foundation and the Sierra Club Foundation. He was a trustee of Indiana University, serving as president of the Board from 1993- 94. He is a member of the IUPUI Board of Advisors and has served as its chairman.
McKinney is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Justice School, and the Indiana University School of Law.
Jeff Perkins
Jeff Perkins, founder of Huntbridge Executive Recruiting, most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Fox Interactive Media. Mr. Perkins also founded and managed Kessler Advisor, LLC, an executive HR consulting firm for consumer facing companies in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was the Senior Vice President for Human Resources for The Timberland Company and AOL Time Warner in Europe. He has served on several boards and was an adjunct faculty member at The American University in Washington, DC from 1996 to 2000.
Mr. Perkins holds his Master of Science in Organization Development from The American University and his B.A. in Political Science from Wabash College.
Kathie Olsen
Dr. Olsen became Senior Advisor in the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Office of Information and Resource Management in January 2009. Olsen advises the Foundation’s Chief Human Capital Officer as well as NSF senior management on opportunities for NSF-wide management improvement.
Prior to this appointment, Olsen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Director and COO of NSF in 2005. She was responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of program creation and administration; national and international collaborations, budget development and other operations.
Olsen joined NSF from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President. Prior to OSTP, Olsen served as Chief Scientist for NASA.
Olsen’s research on neural and genetic mechanisms underlying development and expression of behavior was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Olsen received a B.S. with honors from Chatham College and the Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Irvine.
John W. Ryan
John W. Ryan is President Emeritus of Indiana University. He served as President of Indiana University from 1971 to 1987. He has also served as Interim Chancellor and Chancellor at the State University of New York from 1996 to 1999, as Interim President at the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1994, and as Interim President at Florida Atlantic University in 1989.
Dr. Ryan was the first Chairman of the Presidents Commission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and later served as consultant to the Presidents Commission. He was Chairman of the National Advisory Board on International Educational Programs, which advised the Secretary of Education on Title VI matters; Academy for Educational Development; and consultant to the Administrator for Management Training in Central and Eastern Europe for the Agency for International Development.
He holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Indiana University, a B.A.
degree from the University of Utah, and numerous honorary degrees.
Katherine Rhyne
Kathy Rhyne is a partner with King & Spalding’s Tort and Environmental Litigation Practice in Washington, DC, which handles environmental and pharmaceutical tort litigation, including mass tort and class action cases, as well as environmental regulatory matters. Her practice emphasizes the development of scientific and regulatory content for trial.
Ms. Rhyne was recently named by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington, DC’s best environmental attorneys, as well as listed as a Chamber USA Leading Lawyer, a Corporate Counsil Top Lawyer, and in Best Lawyers in America.
Ms. Rhyne received her J.D. from the University of Virginia and her A.B. in Economics with High Distinction from the University of Virginia.
Chuck Schalliol
Chuck Schalliol has served as counsel at Baker & Daniels in Indianapolis, Indiana since 2007, focusing on emerging companies, private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. Before joining Baker & Daniels, he was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as Director of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget and Chief Financial Officer for the State of Indiana. Previously, Mr. Schalliol served as CEO of BioCrossroads, the Indiana-based life sciences initiative. From 1996 to 2003, Mr.
Schalliol was Executive Director for Corporate Finance, Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceuticals company, and founder and managing director of Lilly Venture Funds.
Mr. Schalliol graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University and received his J.D.
from Yale Law School.
James A.
Schellinger
Jim Schellinger is President and CEO of CSO Architects, one of Indiana’s largest architectural firms.
He joined CSO Architects in 1987 as a project manager and has led a variety of successful projects in the civic, transportation, corporate commercial, health and wellness, and education market sectors. The firm’s projects include the Circle Centre Mall, the Indiana State Government Center North, Anthem Operations Center, numerous office buildings, academic facilities, and, most recently, the new Indianapolis International Airport.
Mr. Schellinger served on the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, where he led the New Stadium and Convention Center Task Force. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, as well as the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
Mr. Schellinger is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
Stuart H. Singer
Mr. Singer is a partner with Boies, Schiller & Flexner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His practice focuses on complex business litigation in the state and federal courts throughout the United States and before arbitration panels. He has been listed in the 2006 and 2007 LawDragon lists of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America, as well as in Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers U.S.A. Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business.
Mr. Singer is a member of the American Law Institute, and is a national speaker on litigation and antitrust topics. He has taught at the University of Miami Law School.
He received both his M.A. and B.S. with Highest Distinction from Northwestern University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Scott Segal
Scott Segal co-manages the federal government relations and strategic communications practices at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP in Washington, DC, where he assists clients with effective participation in the legislative and regulatory processes of governmental operations, including environment, energy, trade, and consumer issues. He also helps clients with strategic planning and communications through public affairs initiatives, monitoring, advocacy, and negotiations with the U.S. Congress and federal administrative agencies. Mr. Segal is a regular spokesman for Fortune 500 corporations on sensitive issues such as climate change, energy legislation and regulation, the Clean Air Act, and fuel
additives. He has taught law, policy development, and communications at the University of Maryland (University College) and at Johns Hopkins University.
He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Emory University, and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
Fred Webber
Fred Webber is a Senior
Government Affairs Counselor to Maine Street Solutions, a public affairs and consulting service of Verrill Dana, LLP at their office in Washington, DC. In 2007, Mr.
Webber retired from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers after serving as interim President and CEO for three years. Mr. Webber previously served as President and CEO of the American Chemistry Council, and as President and CEO of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. In the Nixon and Ford Administrations, Webber served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs, Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon for Legislative Affairs and the Senate, and Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs to the Secretary of Labor, James Hodgson.
A former Marine Corps Officer, Mr.
Webber received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and has done graduate study in international affairs at American University. Mr.
Webber has three grown children and two grandsons.
Veronica Stidvent
Veronica “Ronnye” Vargas Stidvent is the director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S.
Department of Labor.
Prior to her appointment as assistant secretary, Ms. Stidvent served in the White House as special assistant to the president for policy, where she helped develop policy on a wide range of issue areas, including labor, education, justice, homeland security, and regulatory reform. Before that, she served as a policy adviser in Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Ms. Stidvent has been honored by the National Association of Hispanic Publishers as a Latina Role Model.
She received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was honored as a Dean’s Distinguished Graduate. She earned her J.D. at Yale Law School.
