Clare Brett Smith is President Emerita of Aid To Artisans. Aid to Artisans (ATA) is a non-profit organization based in Hartford, Connecticut whose mission is to offer "practical assistance to artisan groups worldwide, working in partnerships to foster artistic traditions, cultural vitality, improved livelihoods and community well-being." ATA works with artisans in every region of the world through its product and market development programs, business skills training and Small Grants Program.
Smith served as President of ATA from 1986-2005. Prior to that, Smith owned and managed Primitive Artisan, a well-known import company specializing in handicrafts of developing nations. The company was sold in 1982.
Clare Brett Smith graduated from Smith College, where her major field was history and where she was Editor-in-Chief of the college newspaper.
William Weldon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson and is the sixth Chairman in Johnson & Johnson's over one-hundred year history.
Weldon joined J&J as a sales representative for the McNeil Pharameutical division in 1971 and eventually became the head of J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery business in 1992. He became the head of J&J's pharmaceutical operations in 1998 and then became J&J's CEO in 2002. As CEO, Weldon engineered some of the largest acquisitions in J&J's history including the purchase of ALZA and Pfizer's consumer-health product line.
William Weldon received a BA in Biology from Quinnipiac University.
Dana Lampert is a Cornell University student and co-founder of Wiggio.com. Wiggio.com is a free, online toolkit that makes it easy for students to work in groups. It offers simple functionalities, such as a shared calendar to coordinate meetings, the ability to send mass text messages, a shared document folder, instant polling capabilities, and free conference calls.
Dana Lampert expects to receive his undergraduate degree from Cornell Univesity in 2008.
Brian Brault is the Founder and CEO of Pure Solutions.
Prior to founding Pure Solutions, Brault led another company, Advanced Facilities Services International for 22 years.
Brian Brault is a graduate of University of Buffalo's School of Business.
Susan Youngblood joined IBM in 1992 and has held HR leadership roles in multiple business units including software, technology development and manufacturing, services, and sales. She currently serves as Director of Human Resources for the Tivoli software division which includes 7,000 people worldwide. Tivoli has a major presence in the United States, and also has software labs in Malaysia, Poland, China and the U.K. Youngblood has experience in varied HR specializations, such as employee/industrial relations, talent management, workforce planning, executive development and diversity. Susan Youngblood received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Vassar College and her master's degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
Wayne Meichner is President of Polo Ralph Lauren Retail Corporation. He oversees all aspects of the Ralph Lauren stores in the U.S. and Europe. Previously, he spent 23 years at Saks Fifth Avenue in numerous capacities, including the Executive Vice President of merchandising.
Wayne Meichner received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
Bill Ceasar is a principal of McKinsey & Company, and a leader in the firm's North American Energy & Materials practice.
Since joining McKinsey, Ceasar has worked with a diverse group of clients, primarily on commercial transformation, growth, and business-to-business marketing issues. He recently acted as co-leader of the firm's knowledge development effort focused on biofuels. Ceasar is co-author of "The Biofuel (Re)-Evolution," which appeared in the December issue of World Energy Forum and "Betting on Biofuels," which appeared in the spring issue of The McKinsey Quarterly.
Prior to joining McKinsey, Ceasar was a Special Assistant for Ambassador Thomas Simons, the Coordinator of the U.S. assistance program in Russia. Ceasar also served as a Russian political and economic analyst at the U.S. State Department and at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he focused on defense conversion and nationalities issues. While at the State Department, he served for more than a year at the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ceasar holds an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, an M.A. in Russian Studies from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in Russian Studies from Colgate University.
Jennifer Davis is a Vice Presidentin the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs.
After graduation, Davis took a job as an analyst at investment banking firm, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette which was then acquired by Credit Suisse First Boston. After spending two years in an Analyst position, Davis returned to school for her MBA at Harvard Business School. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2003 after completing her MBA.
Jennifer Davis received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her MBA from Harvard.
Cliff Christophe is an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County in New York State.
Cliff Christophe received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. He received a combined JB-MBA from Howard University.