Christine Looney

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, they give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Their rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

GFR Media LLC provides media communication solutions. The private company is based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican company was founded in 1968. Juan Mario Álvarez has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tanger Properties LP engages in the ownership and operation of outlet centers. It focuses on the development, acquisition, and management of outlet shopping centers. The company was founded on May 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

World Intellectual Property Organization operates as a global forum for intellectual property services. It promotes worldwide protection of both industrial property and copyrighted materials. The company was founded on July 14, 1967 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP provides legal services. The firm's practice areas encompasses corporate, executive compensation and benefits, international business, litigation, pro bono, tax, and trusts and estates. Its lawyers and associates' training focus on addressing and handling clients' legal issues, business transaction, and disputes. The company was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IFC Asset Management Co is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of International Finance Corp. (District of Columbia) founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Washington.

The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Wall Street Journal, Inc. publishes newspapers and periodicals. It covers international business, financial news, and issues of the United States. The company was established in 1889 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Los Angeles Times Communications LLC engages in the publication of newspapers. The firm offers entertainment news and reviews and Southern California's event listing. The company was founded on December 4, 1881 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC (Celesta Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, Sriram Viswanathan and Lip-Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Valassis Communications, Inc. provides media and marketing services. It offers direct mail, newspaper advertising, coupon clearing, consulting and analytic services. The company was founded by George F. Valassis in 1970 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

Shorelight Education LLC operates as an education firm that funds and manages the global universities to drive institutional growth, create new revenue streams, and expand options for students. The company was founded by Basil Cleveland and Thomas D. Dretler in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Collegiate School, Inc. is a private, all-boys school located in New York, NY. Collegiate School offers a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for college and beyond, with a focus on critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills. The school also offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, including athletics, music, and community service, to help students develop their interests and passions. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, Collegiate School strives to create a supportive and inclusive community where all students can thrive. The school was founded in 1628 and has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence and character development.

United Nations Fund for International Partnerships provides a one-stop service for partnership opportunities with the UN family. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP provides legal services. Its client roster includes institutional, entrepreneurial and individual clients, including public and private companies, investment banks, hedge and private equity funds, domestic money centers and foreign commercial banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private investment partnerships, venture capitalists and pension funds. The firm expertise in domestic and cross-border acquisitions to high-stakes litigations, multilayered financings, high-profile real estate deals, debt restructurings, and estate and trust administration. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.