William Jefferson Clinton, Chair: Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, an era in which the U.S. enjoyed more peace and prosperity than at any other time in its history. Since leaving office, Mr. Clinton has continued his work on many of the issues that defined his administration, including world trade, the economic empowerment of the poor, and the fight against AIDS around the world.

Grant D. Aldonas: As Under Secretary of Commerce during the first term of President George W. Bush, Mr. Aldonas worked on expanding overseas trade opportunities for American goods, services, capital, and ideas. He also served as Chief International Trade Counsel to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and serves on the board of numerous institutions of higher learning. Mr. Aldonas is currently the founder and Principal Managing Director of Split Rock International, an international consulting firm.

José María Figueres: As President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998, José María Figueres led Costa Rica on a democratic path toward sustainable development and, in the process, provided a compelling example for the rest of Central America. Prior to becoming President, he served as Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Trade and Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Figueres is currently the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Shepard Forman: Director of the Center on International Cooperation at New York University, Mr. Forman is the author of numerous books and articles, and the co-editor of Good Intentions: Pledges of Aid to Countries Emerging from Conflict and Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: Ambivalent Engagement. Prior to founding the Center, Mr. Forman directed the Human Rights and Governance and International Affairs programs at the Ford Foundation.

Peter Gubbels: Having worked for nearly 20 years in West Africa on issues affecting the rural poor, Peter Gubbels now serves as the International Programs Director of World Neighbors which, for 50 years, has dedicated itself to project development and policy advocacy on issues related to poverty in the developing world. Mr. Gubbels is also the co-author of From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment.

Willem (Wim) Kok: Served as Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands for two terms from 1994 through 2002. Mr. Kok led the Netherlands through a period of unprecedented economic boom and was credited internationally for the Dutch “Polder Model” of consensus-oriented governance. Mr. Kok began his career in the Federation of Trade Unions before entering government and serving several terms in the Lower House of Parliament. Mr. Kok also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Netherlands. Recently, Mr. Kok has led a comprehensive review of the European Council’s Lisbon Agenda. He serves an various corporate boards.

Reema Nanavaty: During leave from her position with Indian Administrative Services, Reema Nanavaty began to work with the Self Employed Women’s Association’s poor women members, developing the Women, Water and Work campaign which made women central to regional water decisions. In her role as General Secretary of SEWA, Ms. Nanavaty has expanded SEWA’s membership to over 700,000, making it the largest union of informal workers in India.

Sally Painter, Treasurer/Secretary:Managing Director, Dutko Global Advisors, has over 20 years experience advising corporations, governments, NGOs and multilaterals on international business and investments, and on foreign policy issues. She has served as a founder of the US Committee on NATO, as Executive Director of the Business Coalition for US-China Trade, where she helped secure passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China, as a Senior Advisor in the US Dept. of Commerce, and as Director of Tenneco Inc and the Downey McGrath Group

Muchtar Pakpahan: President of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI), the largest independent union in Indonesia, Mr. Pakpahan was imprisoned for four years by the Suharto regime and was facing the death penalty for “subversion.” Released in 1998 under intense international pressure, Mr. Pakpahan continues to be a leading voice for the labor movement and its role as the foundation for real and lasting democratic reform in Indonesia.

Iqbal Quadir: Mr. Quadir has taught at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and has worked for the World Bank, Atrium Capital, and the Evian Group. In 1997, he founded Grameen Phone, providing cellular telephone service to all of Bangladesh, including the rural poor (via service to village-based micro-enterprise). Currently working with UnoPhone to expand telephone service to Uganda’s rural poor, Mr. Quadir has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow”.

Petar Stoyanov: Petar Stoyanov served as the President of the Republic of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2002, having been elected in 1996 as the candidate of the United Democratic Forces (UDF). Prior to becoming President, he served as Deputy Chairman of the UDF, a member of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Chairman of the UDF legal council, and Deputy Minister of Justice during Bulgaria’s first non-communist government since 1944.

John Sweeney: Mr. Sweeney currently serves as the President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a position to which he has been reelected twice since 1995. He previously served four terms as President of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) from 1980 to 1995 and is the author of America Needs A Raise: Fighting for Economic Security and Social Justice.

Karen Tramontano, Founder and President: Karen Tramontano served from 1997 to 2000 as Assistant to President Clinton on issues of labor,international trade and development, and various other foreign and domestic issues. While serving as Assistant to President Clinton, Ms.Tramontano was also the Counselor to Chief of Staff John Podesta. Ms. Tramontano is a Senior Advisor to the International Labor Organization’s Director General and a Principal of Dutko Global Advisors. She has also served as Chief of Staff to John Sweeney at SEIU. Ms. Tramontano has experience in local Government, serving as the Chief of Staff to Washington D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly.