Board of Trustees

Save the Children Board of Trustees, as of November 1, 2011

Our Board of Trustees is dedicated to our mission of creating real and lasting change in the lives of children in need in the U.S. and around the world.

Anne Mulcahy, Chair, former Chair, Xerox Corporation; member since November 2009

Mark V. Mactas, Vice Chair, President and COO, Towers Watson, Stamford, CT; former President, Chair and CEO, Towers Perrin; member since September 2005, Member of the Finance/Administration Committee, Executive Committee, Nominations Committee Chair and Vice Chair of the Board

Charles R. Perrin, Board Chair, Save the Children International, Chairman, Warnaco, Inc.; Former Chairman and CEO, Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY; former Chairman and CEO, Duracell International, Inc.; member since February 2007, Member of the Executive, Nominations, Audit, Development and Communications and Branding Committees

Roxanne Mankin Cason, CEO, Cason Family Foundation; former President, Kona Special Air, Hawaii and Texas; member since May 2005, Member of the Development Committee, Chair, Education Leadership Council

Andrea Collins, Education Advocate; Former Educator; Bronxville, NY; member since May 2005, Member of the Nominations and Development Committees, Chair, HIV-AIDS Leadership Council, Founding Member, Save the Children Westchester Volunteer Council; Member, Survive to 5 Campaign Council

Susan Decker, Former President, Yahoo Inc.; previously with the investment bank of Donalstand, Lufkin & Jenrette; currently on boards of Berkshire Hathaway, Costco and Intel; member since March 2010, Member of the Finance and Administration Committee

Martha De Laurentiis, Film Producer, Chairman, President and CEO, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Universal City, CA; former President, North Carolina Film Studios; member since February 2006, Member of the Communications and Branding Committee; Co-founding Member, LA Associates of Save the Children

Randall Eisenberg, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Finance, FTI Consulting, New York, NY; member since February 2009, Member of the Finance/Administration, Investment and Development Committees

Sen. Bill Frist, M.D., Visiting Professor of International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; former Majority Leader, United States Senate (2002-2007); member since September 2007, Member of the Executive, Communications and Branding and Development Committees, Chairman, Survive to 5 campaign

Philip H. Geier, Jr., Chairman, The Geier Group, New York, NY; Chairman Emeritus, The InterPublic Group of Companies; Vice Chair since February 2005, member since May 2001, rejoined February 2009, Chair of the Communications and Branding Committee and Member of the Executive Committee; Chair, Survive to 5 Campaign Council

Charlotte M. Guyman, Member, Board of Directors, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Omaha, NE; Vice Chair, University of Washington School of Medicine; former General Manager, Microsoft, Seattle, WA; sales and marketing executive; member since February 2007, Member of the Audit, Executive and Finance/Administration Committees and Compensation Sub-Committee

Bill Haber, President, OSTAR Enterprises, Westport, CT; Co-Founder, Creative Artists Agency; member from 1995 to 2003, 2004 to 2010, rejoined as member in February 2011, Member of the Executive and Nominations Committees; Member, Save the Children International Board

Austin Hearst, CEO and Chair of Chestnut Holdings; Board of Hearst Corporation; previously served on SC Board from 1998-2005; re-elected 2011; Member of the Communications and Branding Committee

Lawrence C. Horowitz, M.D., President, Selby Lane Enterprises II, LLC, Atherton, CA; Producer; Atherton, CA; member since September 2005, Member of the Finance/Administration Committee

Brad Irwin, President and CEO of Welch foods, Inc.; former CEO of Cadbury Adams North America; previously served on SC Board from 2002-2008; re-elected 2011; Member of the Communications and Branding Committee

Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, NPR, Washington D.C.; President and CEO, Sesame Workshop, New York, NY; former Managing Director, Manager Media International; member since February 2006, Member of the Executive, Finance/Administration (Chair) Committee, Communications and Branding Committees and the Investment and Compensation Sub-Committees

Joe Mandato, General Partner and Managing Director, DeNovo Ventures, Palo Alto, CA; member since May 2000, rejoined as member in February 2007, Member of the Executive and Finance/Administration Committees, and Chair, Compensation Committee

David J. Mastrocola, former Partner and Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co.; member since February 2009, Member of Audit and Development Committees and the Investment Sub-Committee

Heath B. McLendon, former Managing Director, Citigroup’s Smith Barney and Chairman, Equity Research Policy Committee, Smith Barney Inc., New York, NY; former Co-Chairman and Director of the Emerging Markets Income Fund II; member since February 2007, member of the Executive, Audit, Finance/Administration and Development Committees, and Chair of the Investment Sub-Committee

Carolyn S. Miles, President and CEO, Westport, CT; Member, Board of Directors of Darden Business School, University of Virginia; Blackbaud, Inc., Charleston, SC; SC Board member since September 2011, Ex Officio Member of All Committees

Henry S. Miller, Founder and Managing Director, Miller Buckfire, New York, NY; member since February 2001, rejoined as member February 2008, Member of the Executive and Finance/Administration (Vice Chair) Committees, and the Investment and Compensation Sub-Committees

Thomas S. Murphy, Former Chairman and CEO, Capital Cities/ABC, New York, NY; member since May 1997, Chair Emeritus 2005 to 2007; rejoined as member in February 2007, Member of the Executive Development and Nominations Committees

Bradley C. Palmer, Founder and Managing Partner, Palm Ventures, Old Greenwich, CT; former Senior Associate, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.; member for 10 years; rejoined as member in February 2007, Member of the Finance/Administration and Development Committees; Member, Save the Children International Board

Judith Reichman, M.D., Physician, Cedar Sinai Medical Center; Associate Clinical Professor Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA; Medical Correspondent, Women’s Health, The Today Show, Los Angeles, CA; member since February 2002, rejoined March 2009; Member of the Communications and Branding Committee; Co-founding Member, LA Associates of Save the Children

Dr. Andrea L. Rich, Former President and Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; former Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); member since February 2009 , Member of the Communications and Branding and Development Committees; Co-founding Member, LA Associates of Save the Children

Sunil Sani, CEO, Heritage Sportswear, LLC; Executive Officer, CGS Industries, Inc.; member since February 2009, Member of the Executive Committee, Communications and Branding Committee and Chair of the Development Committee

Richard J. Schnieders, former Chairman and CEO, Sysco Corporation (SYSCO); President of SYSCO since 2005; Director of SYSCO since 1997; member since February 2009, Member of the Finance and Administration and Development Committees; Member, Livelihoods Leadership Council

Pernille Spiers-Lopez, Global HR Manager, The IKEA Group; former President, IKEA North America, Conshohocken, PA; member since September 2006, Member of the Finance/Administration and Communications and Branding Committees

Helene R. Sullivan, former Vice President of Finance, Save the Children, Westport, CT; member since May 2000, rejoined as member February 2008, Member of the Audit (Chair) and Executive Committees; Member, Save the Children International Board

Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO, National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C.; former President and CEO, AARP Services, Inc., former Group Executive Officer, AARP; member since February 2007, Member of the Audit, Development and Communications and Branding Committees

Amelia Vicini, President, Fundacion INMICIA; member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee at Vicini Group; former Sr. Fashion Editor at Town and Country Magazine; member since March 2010, Member of the Communications and Branding and Development Committees; Member, Education Leadership Council

David Westin, Former President ABC News, New York, NY; member since September 2011, Member of the Audit and Communications and Branding Committees

Ronald Williams, Chairman of Aetna, Inc., previously Chair and CEO of Aetna (2006-2010); member since 2011; Member, Nominations and Development Committees