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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2014
CONTACT:
The Raben Group: John Skic, Associate, jskic@rabengroup.com, 202-466-8585
The Raben Group: Will Jawando, Of Counsel, wjawando@rabengroup.com, 202-466-8585
Boys and Men of Color Private Sector Initiative Launches the National Convening Council
WASHINGTON, DC --- Today, the Boys and Men of Color Private Sector Initiative (BMOC) is launching the National Convening Council (NCC) to harness the private sector’s commitment to identify, deliver, and direct significant new resources towards improving the life outcomes for boys and young men of color in America.
The National Convening Council -- co-chaired by Magic Johnson Enterprises’ Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria – is a private sector initiative that parallels the President’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative and supports the work of the BMOC, which brings together leading voices and thought leaders from the business, philanthropic, faith, youth, government and non-profit community to bring new resources to bear on the challenges faced by boys and young men of color. Through the management and identification of cross-sector opportunities, the NCC works to draw attention to and support the multi-sector work of the BMOC initiative, and facilitate communication and coordination across the various sectors.
“Many young men of color will be tomorrow’s leaders in our businesses, our communities and our country,” said Joe Echevarria, CEO of Deloitte LLP. “There is a critical need in our nation to support these young men throughout the many stages of their lives and I am honored to co-chair this council with Magic.”
In the coming year, the NCC looks forward to working closely with The White House and other partners to host convenings in cities across the nation aimed at facilitating conversations between members of the public and private sector committed to supporting America’s boys and young men of color.
A full list of the NCC members is included below:
- Co-Chair: Magic Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises
- Co-Chair: Joe Echevarria, CEO of Deloitte
- Tonya Allen, CEO of Skillman Foundation
- Rosalind Brewer, President and CEO of Sam’s Club
- Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Director of Advancement Project
- Yvette Butler, Executive Director of Gap Busters Inc.
- Ken Chenault, Chairman and CEO of AmEx
- Brian Cladoosby, President, National Congress of American Indians
- Toni Cook Bush – EVP, News Corporation
- Joshua DuBois, Founder of Values Partnerships
- Malachi Garza, Director of the Community Justice Network for Youth
- Danielle Gray, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Bishop T.D. Jakes, Chief Pastor of The Potter's House
- Pam Martinez, Co-Executive Director of Padres y Jovenes Unidos
- Sam McCracken, Nike Native American Business Manager and Chairman of the N7 Fund
- Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia
- John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments
- Dr. Robert K. Ross, CEO of The California Endowment
- Rev. Gabriel Salguero, President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition
- Councilmember Brandon Stevens, Oneida Nation, WI
- Jonathan Stith, National Coordinator of The Alliance for Educational Justice
- Mark Tatum, Deputy Commissioner of the NBA
- Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, President of Skinner Leadership Institute
- David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications
For more information about these convenings, the BMOC Private Sector Initiative, and the National Convening Council, please contact Will Jawando at wjawando@rabengroup.com or (202) 466-8585.
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| Joe Echevarria, CEO, Deloitte LLP
As CEO of Deloitte, one of the leading professional services firms, Joe Echevarria’s responsibilities extend to more than 65,000 professionals in nearly 90 U.S. cities. Like all Deloitte professionals, Joe’s work plays a crucial role in serving the investor public and protecting capital markets, while providing high-quality service to some of the organization’s largest clients. He is known for his passionate support of talent and commitment to inclusion.
Joe is a frequent commentator on the major issues impacting the audit profession, American competiveness and the U.S. economy, speaking frequently to outlets such as CNBC, Fox Business, MSNBC and The Wall Street Journal. He is actively engaged in Washington, regularly meeting with leaders on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. He currently serves on the President’s Export Council and served on the Presidential Commission on Election Administration in 2013. He was recently named co-chair of the National Convening Council for My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative aimed at helping boys and young men of color succeed. He also serves on the Board of Trustees and chairs the University of Miami School of Business’s Board of Overseers. Joe received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Miami.
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| Magic Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Earvin "Magic" Johnson has become the most powerful African-American businessman in the world. He is a Major League Baseball owner, an NBA legend, a two-time Hall of Famer, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a motivational speaker. The business mogul has successfully parlayed his skills and tenacity on the court into the business world, propelling his company to the No. 1 brand in urban America.
Mr. Johnson serves as chairman and founder of the Magic Johnson Foundation, where his unwavering commitment to transform Urban America continues through HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs.
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| Tonya Allen, President and CEO, The Skillman Foundation
Tonya Allen serves as The Skillman Foundation’s president & CEO. Her two-decade long career has centered on pursuing, executing and investing in ideas that improve her hometown of Detroit and reduce the plight of underserved people, especially children.
Previously, Allen was the Foundation’s chief operating officer and vice president of program. She served as the architect of the 10-year, $100 million Good Neighborhoods program. She orchestrated the $200-million, citywide education reform organization called Excellent Schools Detroit, and her high-school improvement strategy has resulted in 22 new college-preparatory high schools.
She holds a Bachelor degree in sociology and Master degrees in social work and public health, all from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She serves on boards and committees for The Funders Network for Smart Growth, Grantmakers of Children, Youth and Families, Council of Michigan Foundations and Association of Black Foundation Executives.
Before joining The Skillman Foundation in 2004, Allen worked for both the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Thompson-McCully Foundation. She also founded and led Detroit Parent Network.
She and husband Louis have three daughters.
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Rosalind Brewer, President and CEO, Sam's Club
Rosalind Brewer currently serves as the President and CEO of Sam’s Club, a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned by Walmart. Since taking the helm in 2012, Rosalind has implemented a growth strategy focused on technology and innovation, exciting and local merchandise and an expanded footprint, accelerating the growth of new clubs. In addition to her work at Sam’s Club, she serves on the board of directors for Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), and because of her commitment to education, she is chair of the board of trustees for her alma mater, Spelman College. Prior to joining Sam’s Club, Rosalind worked for Kimberly-Clark Corp. for 22 years, starting as a scientist and eventually becoming president of the Global Nonwovens Sector in 2004. Due to her achievements, Rosalind has been recognized as one of the Most Powerful Working Moms of 2013 by Working Mother and as one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2013 by Forbes.
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| Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Director, Advancement Project
With an extensive background in civil rights litigation and advocacy in the areas of voting, education, housing, and employment, Judith Browne Dianis currently serves as the co-director of Advancement Project. Under Dianis’ leadership, the organization has been dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline in school districts throughout the country since 1999. Dianis has authored groundbreaking reports on the issue including: Opportunities Suspended (2000) and Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track, detailing the unnecessary criminalization of students by their schools. Working closely with grassroots organizations, Advancement Project’s work has significantly decreased student suspensions and arrests in Denver, Baltimore and Florida. In addition to her commitment to Advancement Project, Dianis serves on the Board of FairTest and is a founding Convener of the Forum for Education and Democracy. In recognition of her work on these issues, Dianis was recently named a Black Male Achievement Social Innovator by the Leadership & Sustainability Institute.
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| Toni Bush, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs, News Corp
Antoinette (Toni) Bush is the Executive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs. Ms. Bush is responsible for leading the company’s government relations efforts in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. She serves on the company’s executive leadership committee.
Ms. Bush joined News Corp from Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she rose to become the Partner in charge of its Communications Group. She also served as Executive Vice President of Northpoint Technology Ltd. from 2001 to 2003, where she led the legal and regulatory strategies.
Ms. Bush chairs the board of directors of The HistoryMakers, and serves on the boards of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, The Newseum as well as The Media Institute.
Ms. Bush is married to The Honorable Dwight L. Bush Sr., US Ambassador to Morocco, and has two children, Dwight Jr., and Jacqueline. She holds a J.D. from Northwestern University Law School and a B.A. from Wellesley College.
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| Yvette Butler, MD, Executive Director, GapBuster, Inc. and Maryland State Director of League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Dr. Yvette Butler is the founder of GapBuster, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to empowering the community through education. Through supplemental education, enrichment programs and leadership development training, GapBuster develops well-rounded individuals positioned to excel in academic, social and professional environments. The Learning Center provides programming for students in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland, in the forms of after-school leadership development, a junior chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, college preparation, and drop-out prevention programs. GapBuster aims to close the educational performance gap between minorities and non-minorities as students are exposed the STEM fields utilizing project-based learning and various other programming that will enrich their learning experience. The organization has served over 3,000 individuals and families locally and internationally. Dr. Butler has received numerous awards on behalf of the organization for its outstanding work in the community and for student excellence.
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| Ken Chenault, Chairman and CEO, American Express
Mr. Chenault has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company since 2001. He joined the company in 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning and served subsequently in a number of increasingly senior positions, including Vice Chairman and President and Chief Operating Officer, until his appointment as CEO.
Mr. Chenault serves on the Boards of IBM, The Proctor & Gamble Company, the Harvard Corporation and numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, the Smithsonian Institution’s Advisory Council for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, and the Bloomberg Family Foundation. He is also is a member of the Business Council and serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Roundtable.
Mr. Chenault holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA in history from Bowdoin College. He has also received honorary degrees from several universities and awards from a wide variety of civic, social service and community organizations.
He and his wife, Kathryn, live in New York City, and they have two sons.
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Brian Cladoosby, President, National Congress of American Indians
Brian Cladoosby serves as the 21st President of National Congress of American Indians. In October 2013 at NCAI’s 71st Annual Convention he was elected to serve his first term as President of the organization. He is currently the President of the Association of Washington Tribes and has previously served as an Area Vice President on the NCAI Board. Brian Cladoosby has served on the Swinomish Indian Senate, the governing body of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, since 1985. He has served as the Chairman of the Swinomish Indian Senate since 1997.
Chairman Cladoosby is one of the most senior tribal political leaders in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest and his experience is reflected in his numerous commitments. He is the President of the Association of Washington Tribes, Executive Board member of the Washington Gaming Association, past President of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, has retained a seat on the National Congress of American Indians Vice Presidents' Board, and is continually active in tribal and state politics. On an international basis he is the Co-Speaker of the Coast Salish Gathering, which comprises British Columbia First Nations and Western Washington Tribes.
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| Joshua DuBois, Founder, Values Partnerships
Joshua is the author of the bestselling book, The President's Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama and is one of our country's leading voices on religion in the public square and issues impacting African American men. Joshua led the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in President Obama's first term and was called the President's "Pastor-in-Chief" by TIME Magazine. He spearheaded President Obama's work on responsible fatherhood, grassroots community partnerships and religion in foreign affairs. Joshua now leads a consulting firm, Values Partnerships, that creates faith-based partnerships for the public, private and non-profit sectors, teaches at Princeton University, and is the weekly religion and values columnist for The Daily Beast.
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| Malachi Garza, Director, Community Justice Network for Youth
Malachi Larrabee-Garza currently serves as Director of the Community Justice Network for Youth at the W. Haywood Burns Institute. Before coming to the BI Malachi spent 5 years at the School of Unity and Liberation (S.O.U.L.) as the Advanced Political Education Director. Malachi co-founded the Brown Boi Project in 2006 and currently sits as Board Chair of Brown Boi Project Board of Directors. Additional board appointments include National Strategist on the Board of Directors of Southerners On New Ground and board member of S.O.U.L. Malachi sits on the Advisory Committee of New Orleans, L.A. based BreakOUT!. Malachi is a 2008 KopKind Fellow. Malachi proudly brings over 15 years of community organizing and popular education experience to the W. Haywood Burns Institute and honored to help build a movement strong enough to Stop the Rail to Jail.
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| Danielle Gray, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Danielle Gray is a litigation partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She previously served as Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary. As President Obama’s primary liaison to the Cabinet departments and agencies, she helped to coordinate policy and communications strategy across the Administration. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, where she focused on labor, education, and training issues. Danielle began her tenure in the Obama Administration as a lawyer in the White House and Justice Department. As Associate Counsel to the President, she served as one of the principal lawyers advising on the Affordable Care Act and played a lead role in judicial selection and confirmation proceedings and as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, she focused on constitutional challenges to federal statutes, policies, and agency actions.
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| Bishop T.D. Jakes, Chief Pastor, The Potter's House Bishop T. D. Jakes is a charismatic leader, visionary, provocative thinker, and entrepreneur who serves as senior pastor of The Potter’s House, a global humanitarian organization and 30,000-member church located in Dallas. Beyond the pulpit, Jakes was named among Newsweek’s 12 People to Watch and is the recipient of numerous humanitarian awards, including Ebony’s Power 100, BET Honors, Stellar Award, NAACP Image Award, Keeper of the Dream and McDonald’s 365Black Award. His worldwide impact is also felt through high impact conferences like MegaFest which drew more than 75,000 participants to Dallas in 2013. His influence also spans faith-based films, television, music and 38 books, including the 2014 #1 New York Times Bestseller “Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive.” Jakes is also the founder of T.D. Jakes School of Leadership in partnership with Regent University. Celebrating 33 years of marriage, Thomas Dexter and Serita Jakes are parents to five children and three grandchildren. After nearly four decades in ministry, T.D. Jakes continues to be a leading voice of innovation, inspiration, and influence in Christendom today.
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| Pam Martinez, Founding member and Co-Director, Padres & Jóvenes Unidos
Pam is a founding member and Co-Director of Padres & Jovenes Unidos, a multi-issue organization led by people of color who work for educational excellence, racial justice for youth, immigrant rights and quality healthcare for all. Over the last forty years, Pam has been involved in organizing for racial justice and equality for working class people. Her advocacy efforts include the historic struggle to win Plyer v. Doe, a case in which the Supreme Court of the US struck down a state statute denying the right of undocumented students to attend public schools in Tejas; defeating Ron Unz's constitutional attack on bilingual education in Colorado; advancing educational reforms to ensure college preparation for all, organizing parents to open new excellent schools; developing a youth organizing component of Padres known nationally for its outstanding organizing, leadership and youth voice - Jovenes Unidos; creating new graduation requirements to ensure College Prep for All students in the Denver Public Schools, and establishing new policies to end racial disparities in discipline, which is being replicated nationally.
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Sam McCracken, Nike Native American Business Manager and Chairman of the N7 Fund
Sam McCracken grew up on the Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux Reservation in Montana. Sam started his Nike career in 1997 as a warehouse worker at the company’s Wilsonville Distribution Center. Shortly thereafter, he was asked by Nike’s director of human resources to “revitalize the organization’s Native American Employee Network,” one of several Nike diversity programs. In 2000, Sam became the manager of Nike’s Native American Business. Sam wrote a business plan that is focused on building relationships between Nike and the 250 Indian tribes that have received grants for diabetes education, plus 188 schools that are enrolled in the Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP).
As a result of his dedication to improving Indian health, Sam helped establish Nike’s Native American Diabetes Program. He is also working in conjunction with Indian Health Service (IHS) and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) on their “Just Move It” program—a unique alliance that promotes physical fitness on Indian Reservations.
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Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recently re-elected to his second term as Mayor of his hometown, Michael A. Nutter has set an aggressive agenda for America’s fifth largest city – devising the City’s innovative school reform strategy, vowing to strengthen community policing through Philly Rising, a unique partnership between vulnerable neighborhoods and the City, and continuing to implement the nationally recognized GreenWorks Philadelphia initiative that is helping to make the City of Philadelphia become the greenest city in America.
Since taking office in January 2008, Michael Nutter has vigorously managed city government through the worst recession since the Great Depression by maintaining core services and reducing the City’s spending – most notably closing a $2.4 billion gap in Philadelphia’s five year plan without compromising a single police officer, fire fighter, sanitation, or health center worker.
Born in Philadelphia and educated at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Nutter has been committed to public service since his youth in West Philadelphia. He served almost 15 years on the Philadelphia City Council, earning the reputation of a reformer, before his election as Mayor of Philadelphia. He is happily married to his wife Lisa, and a proud parent to Christian and Olivia.
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| John W. Rogers, Jr., Chairman CEO and CIO, Ariel Investments
John W. Rogers, Jr. is Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments. John founded Ariel in 1983 to focus on undervalued small and medium-sized companies. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm offers six no-load mutual funds for individual investors and defined contribution plans as well as separately managed accounts for institutions and high net worth individuals. In addition, he has been highlighted alongside legendary investor Warren Buffett in the distinguished book: The World’s 99 Greatest Investors by Magnus Angenfelt.
John currently serves as a board member of Exelon Corporation and McDonald’s Corporation. Additionally, he is a trustee of both the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the University of Chicago, where he chairs the board of the University of Chicago Laboratory School.
Following the election of President Barack Obama, he served as co-chair for the Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009. From 2010 to 2013, he was Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability. Today, he chairs the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. He graduated from Princeton University.
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| Dr. Robert K. Ross, CEO, The California Endowment
Dr. Ross is president and chief executive officer for The California Endowment, a health foundation established in 1996 to address the health needs of Californians. Prior to his appointment in September 2000, Dr. Ross served as director of the Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego from 1993 to 2000, and Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Philadelphia from 1990 to 1993. He has an extensive background as a clinician and public health administrator, and has been actively involved in community and professional activities at both the local and national level. He served as a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, and on the boards of the National Marrow Donor Program, San Diego United Way and Jackie Robinson YMCA. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatrics, serves on the Board of Covered California, the state{s Affordable Care Health Exchange.
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| Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, President, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition
President of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Rev. Salguero is a powerful champion of issues that affect Latino communities in the United States. With an emphasis on poverty, immigration, and education, Salguero’s leadership of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) offers an important voice for growing diversity and changing demographics in our country. Rev. Gabriel Salguero is also the Senior Pastor of the multicultural Lamb’s Church of the Nazarene in New York City, which focuses on racial reconciliation and whose worships are distributed in three languages—English, Spanish and Mandarin. Beyond his work as President and Senior Pastor, Rev. Salguero is part of the Circle of Protection – a consortium of faith groups that seek to preserve social programs that help the poor—and is the founder of Nuestro Futuro, a Latino youth-targeted voter-mobilization campaign in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey in 2012. For his ministry, commitment and outreach, Rev. Salguero has been named as one of the most prominent Latino evangelical leaders by the Huffington Post, the Center for American Progress, El Diario, and Jorge Ramos’ Al Punto and has been featured on CNN, CNN-Español, Telemundo, and the Associated Press.
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Councilmember Brandon Stevens, Oneida Nation, WI
Brandon Stevens, Councilman, is serving his second term for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin representing nearly 17,000 tribal members. Councilman Stevens is the Chairman for the Oneida Audit Committee and Vice-Chairman for the Legislative Operating Committee. He serves as the Midwest Delegate on the Haskell Board of Regents for Haskell Indian Nations University and the Midwest Delegate for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) representing 33 Tribal Nations. He also is the recipient of the (NCAIED) National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development 40 under 40 Award that acknowledges Leaders under 40 years of age for their contributions to their community and Indian Country.
He earned his Associates Degree from the United Tribes Technical College and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at Haskell Indian Nations University. He then received his Master’s Degree Graduate degree from Lakeland University.
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| Jonathan Stith, National Coordinator of The Alliance for Educational Justice
Jonathan is the National Coordinator of The Alliance for Educaitonal Justice. He has 15 years of experience working with youth and community organizations to address social inequities in their communities. As the former Executive Director of the Youth Education Alliance (YEA), he was a critical leader in the School Modernization Campaign that won 3.2 billion dollars for school renovation and repair in the District. Under his leadership, YEA was a founding member of the Alliance for Educational Justice (AEJ), a national alliance of twenty youth organizing and intergenerational groups working for education justice. He was also a steering committee member of the Justice for DC Youth Coalition that successfully organized youth and their families to win critical reforms in the city's juvenile justice system.
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| Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, President, Skinner Leadership Institute
Considered one of Washington’s most influential leaders, and included in 2008’s “Presidential Who’s Who Among Business and Professional Achievers,” Dr. Williams-Skinner was the first female Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus. She is currently CEO of the Skinner Leadership Institute, which she co-founded in 1992 with her late husband, Tom Skinner, former Chaplin of the New York Yankees, New York Giants and Washington Redskins sports franchises; and, who was also a powerful and respected international speaker and author. The Skinner Leadership Institute provides networking, bridge-building and leadership development opportunities between Congressional leaders, business executives, diverse groups, college students, faith leaders, young professionals, and urban youth. Dr. Williams-Skinner currently serves on the President’s Council of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership, working on the issue of global human trafficking. She also acts as Chaplain for the National Council of Negro Women. Her proudest work is the Masters Series for Distinguished Leaders (MSDL), a leadership excellence and community service program to help high impact African American middle managers move to the next level of their lives and careers. It is hosted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC.
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Mark Tatum, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the NBA
Mark Tatum was appointed NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer on Feb. 1, 2014. Tatum, a 15-year veteran of the league office, is responsible for the NBA’s business operations, including overseeing the Global Marketing Partnerships, Global Operations and Merchandising, and Team Marketing and Business Operations departments. He also oversees the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, as well as the league’s Broadcasting, Communications, Events, Interactive Services, Marketing, Operations, Production, Programming, and Technology groups.
Prior to assuming his current role, Tatum served as Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Partnerships, where he managed the Business Development and Media groups, which work with the league's extensive list of marketing and media partners.
Before joining the NBA, Tatum worked for Major League Baseball, The Clorox Company, the Pepsi-Cola Company, and Procter & Gamble.
Tatum received his bachelor’s from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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| David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications As President and CEO of Discovery Communications, David Zaslav sets the strategy and oversees all operations for the #1 pay-TV programmer in the world, with 210-plus networks, which currently reach 2.7 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Under Zaslav's leadership since 2007, Discovery has launched some of the fastest-growing cable networks in the U.S. and has rolled out TLC and Investigation Discovery to more than 150 countries. In 2013, Discovery expanded its international operations with the acquisition of SBS Nordic, a top-three portfolio of television brands across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and in 2014, the company completed a transaction to acquire a controlling interest in top European sports platform, Eurosport International. Zaslav also has spearheaded Discovery Impact, the company’s corporate social responsibility programs. Prior to joining Discovery, Zaslav had a distinguished career at NBCUniversal, where he was instrumental in developing and launching CNBC and also played a role in the creation of MSNBC. In 2012, Zaslav received the UJA-Federation of New York’s Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, and, in 2014, was awarded the Fred Dressler Leadership Award by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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