2005 9th Symphony Class

Laura K. Arrillaga

Laura K. Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder and Chairman, SV2, Palo Alto, CA. In 2000, Laura joined the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford University (Public Policy and Education), where she teaches Stanford’s first courses on Strategic Philanthropy and Philanthropy and Social Innovation. She has been a Haas Center Visiting Scholar since 2005 and an Associate of the Center on Social Innovation at the Graduate School of Business since 2001. She is also at work on two books: Transformational Philanthropy, a case-based overview of the philanthropic sector, and Giving Your Way to Happiness, a guidebook to living a giving life. Laura co-founded the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS Center), housed at the Haas Center, and currently serves as the PACS Center Advisory Board Chair. She is also founder and chair of the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2) and Director of the Arrillaga Foundation. She sits on numerous foundation and nonprofit boards, including the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Sand Hill Foundation, Stanford University School of Education, the Hoover Institution, and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.  Laura graduated from Stanford with a BA in Art History (’92), an MBA (’97), and MAs in Education (’98) and Art History (’99).  She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, technology entrepreneur Marc Andreessen.  Laura is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Harris Barton

Harris Barton, Founding Partner, HRJ Capital, Woodside, CA. A veteran of 12 NFL seasons, Harris Barton was a mainstay of the San Francisco 49ers offensive line, helping the team win Super Bowls in 1989, 1990 and 1995. In 1998 he retired from professional football and founded Champion Ventures with his former teammate, Ronnie Lott. In September 2000 football legend Joe Montana became a third partner in the firm (now called HRJ Capital), which currently has over $700 million in assets distributed between seven separate funds in venture capital, buyout, real estate and hedge. Harris is active in many philanthropic endeavors, especially the National Brain Tumor Foundation, and has also started his own charitable foundation, Champion Charities, in partnership with Ronnie and Joe. In 1986, he earned a Bachelor's degree in finance from the University of North Carolina, where he received first-team All American honors as an offensive lineman. He also co-hosted the "Forty Niner Playbook" pre-game show and won an Emmy Award for his work. In 2003 he was named to the Georgia Peach Bowl Hall of Fame. Harris and his wife have four children and live in the San Francisco Bay area.  Harris is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Robert Blum

Robert Blum, President and CEO, Cytokinetics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA. Robert launched Cytokinetics in 1998 and has held a number of senior level positions overseeing research & development, finance, corporate development, legal, commercial operations and business development, before being appointed President and CEO in January 2007. Prior to Cytokinetics, Robert held senior positions in Business Development and Marketing at COR Therapeutics from 1991-1998. He also worked in a variety of sales, marketing and other pharmaceutical business functions for Marion Laboratories, Inc. and Syntex, Inc. He is on faculty at the Center for BioEntrepreneurship at UC San Francisco where he developed and teaches a corporate finance course, and serves on the board of BayBio. He also serves on the national board of the American Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science, and established the Blum Family Venture Philanthropy Fund to propel basic science discoveries and the Tikkun Olam Science prize for Bay Area schools to further science education and exploration in the spirit of repairing the world. Robert serves on the Board of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco and founded and chaired its Business Leadership Council. He has also served on the Boards of San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Anti-Defamation League. Robert received BA degrees in Human Biology and Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He and his wife Dana and their two daughters live in San Francisco. Robert is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Gina Boswell

Gina Boswell, President–Global Brands, Alberto Culver Co., Melrose Park, IL. As President, Global Brands for Alberto Culver, Gina oversees brands, such as VO5, TRESemmé, NeXXus, St. Ives and Noxzema, as well as research & development and consumer insights for the company.  Previously, Gina was SVP & Chief Operating Officer of Avon North America, where she was responsible for implementing overall business strategies and transformation for Avon’s largest region. Prior to joining Avon, Gina was a senior executive at Ford Motor Company, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility, eventually leading the business strategy for Ford’s global enterprise. Earlier in her career, she led mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, and corporate strategy for The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., following several years as a consultant with Marakon Associates and Arthur Andersen. Gina currently serves on the Board of Directors for Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) as well as the non-profits YMCA USA and Cosmetic Executive Women. Gina was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute in 2005 and in 2007 was recognized as one of the top 15 women in business by the Forte Foundation and Pink Magazine. Gina is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston University and received her Master’s degree from the Yale School of Management.  

William Prescott (Scott) Bush

William Prescott (Scott) Bush, Bush O'Donnell, St Louis, Missouri.  Scott has over 20 years experience in business marketing, sales, finance, strategic and international development, and public affairs. He is currently with Bush O'Donnell - a financial services company. He was formerly the chief marketing officer and corporate SVP of Maritz, the largest global source of performance improvement, travel and market research services. Prior to joining Maritz, Scott was with the now defunct Trans World Airlines, where he rose to corporate vice president of sales distribution during his five year tenure. He also co-founded a company in Japan offering seminars to teach local executives how American businesspeople communicate and make decisions. During the first Bush Administration Scott served as director of special placements for the Office of Presidential Personnel, and currently speaks in support of the present Bush Administration throughout Missouri. Scott has served on the boards of Webster University's School of Business and Technology, Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, and St. Louis Children's Hospital. He earned a BA in American Studies from Yale University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He and his wife and two children live in St. Louis. Scott is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.  

Toby R. Coppel

Toby R. Coppel, Partner, Virgin Green Fund, London, England. Toby is currently a partner with Virgin Green Fund - a private equity fund investing growth capital in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to this he was an independent investor focused on the cleantech sector. He also spent 8 years in senior executive roles at Yahoo! including Managing Director of Yahoo! Europe & Canada (2007-09) and Chief Strategy Officer (2001-2007). He was also the executive responsible for Yahoo!'s climate change strategy and execution. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Toby was a co-founder of Windsor Media, an investment company he started with Yahoo!'s former chairman Terry Semel. Before joining Windsor, Coppel was a vice president at Allen & Company and a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs International. Toby is a board member of Amee, a carbon standards software company; Criteo, a personalized advertising technology company; and Moon Valley, a distributor of Palestinian food products. He is also on the advisory board of RecycleBank, a consumer loyalty program for recycling. He is an Industry Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute. He graduated from Oxford University with a Master of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics and holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He is a member of both the Israel-Britain Business Council and the Palestine-Britain Business Council. Toby is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.

Seth Goldman

Seth Goldman, Co-Founder, President & TeaEO, Honest Tea, Bethesda, MD. Seth Goldman is President and TeaEO of Honest Tea, the company he co-founded out of his home in 1998 in partnership with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management.  Honest Tea is the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company, with products distributed through more than 30,000 outlets in every state, as well as overseas.  Over the past eleven years the company has thrived with a 66% annual compound growth rate, as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets.  In 2008 The Coca-Cola Company purchased a minority interest in Honest Tea, fueling further growth as Honest became the first organic and Fair Trade brand to move into the world's largest beverage distribution system. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, South Africa and Argentina and marketing partnerships with City Year, TerraCycle, the Saturn VUE Hybrid and Jamis Bikes.  Seth is an advisor to Happy Baby, the Environmental Leadership Program, Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Net Impact and Bethesda Green - the local sustainability non-profit Seth launched as an outgrowth of his Henry Crown leadership project.  Seth and his wife, Julie Farkas, and their three sons make their home in an eco-friendly house near Honest Tea's headquarters in Bethesda, MD. Seth is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. 

Margarita Herdocia

Margarita Herdocia, President & CEO, Renaissance Real Estate, Escazu, Costa Rica.  Margarita leads Renaissance Real Estate, which managing sizeable projects in residential and commercial real estate. She is also a director of Brownsville Business Corporation, for whom she previously served as project coordinator and consultant on the Acropolis Plaza complex in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Margarita is a member of the Board of Directors of the Young Presidents' Organization Costa Rica Chapter; Museo de Arte Costarricense; and Amigos del Aprendizaje, a pilot project for more efficient learning methods for pre-school and elementary children. She is also the founder and president-emeritus of AMARTE (Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Arte Costarricense), which created the first sculpture garden in Central America. After attending Duke University for two years, Margarita attended Columbia University's Barnard College, and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Political Science and Psychology, and a Minor in Economics. She, her husband Jaime Montealegre and three sons make their home in Escazu, Costa Rica.  Margarita is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Zachary Herlick

Zachary Herlick, Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc., Menlo Park, CA. Zack Herlick joined the firm of Brownson, Rehmus and Foxworth in October 2006, advising wealthy clients on how best to manage their interests. Zack was formerly a director and client advisor at UBS Wealth Management Australia, and prior to that worked for CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, as general manager of growth partnerships. Before moving to Australia, he was a general partner Maveron LLC, a $600 million venture capital fund he started with Howard Schultz, chairman and former CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, and he was also an associate with Mayfield Fund, a top-tier Silicon Valley-based firm. In 1992, Zack co-founded Red Herring Communications, publisher of The Red Herring Magazine and Redherring.com. In addition to his entrepreneurial experience, Zack is a co-founding director of the Spotlight Foundation and a Strategic Advisor to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. He graduated at the top of his class at Phillips Academy, Andover, earned a BA from Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa with Distinction, and received a joint JD/MBA from Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.  He and his family now live in the California Bay Area. Zack is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. 

Sean Hinton

Sean Hinton, Principal, Terbish Partners, Beijing, China.  Sean Hinton founded Terbish Partners in 2007 to provide strategic and investment advisory services in North Asia. Sean's current and recent roles include: an ongoing role as Senior Independent Advisor to Goldman Sachs (Asia); Special Advisor to the CEO of SOHO China on their $1.9bn IPO; and Chairman of China Networks Ltd. a regional TV roll-up.  Prior to this Sean was a partner and principal at Media Entertainment Advisors, a boutique investment bank in London, where he advised private investors and corporate clients including major public broadcasters, distributors, banks and hedge funds as well as governmental agencies. From 2000-2005, he was Managing Director of Ealing Studios and Fragile Films-the oldest film studio in the world and one of the UK's largest film production companies. Sean oversaw the operation of all the businesses from facilities to production, focusing on strategy and business development.  Sean worked with McKinsey & Company for five years, working in the Sydney and London offices, where he advised major clients on a wide range of strategic issues, specializing on helping companies deal with growth challenges.  Before McKinsey he lived in Mongolia for seven years and was founder and CEO of the adventure travel and trekking operator, Nomads Expeditions, which he sold in 1995.  Sean was trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Cambridge University and the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a 2005 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and for four years was the Honorary Consul-General of Mongolia in Australia. Sean lives in Beijing with his wife and three daughters. 

Jordan S. Kassalow

Jordan S. Kassalow, Co-Founder and Chairman, VisionSpring and Co-Founder and Chairman, Scojo Foundation, New York, NY.  Dr. Jordan Kassalow is Chairman and Co-Founder of VisionSpring, a non-profit social enterprise that reduces poverty and generates opportunity in the developing world  through the sale of affordable eyeglasses. Jordan is a senior partner in one of the largest contact lens specialty practices in the United States and was a Co-Founder of Scojo New York, a high-end eyewear company serving the US market for fashionable reading glasses.  Prior to Co-Founding VisionSpring, Jordan founded the Global Health Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. As an Adjunct Senior Fellow for Global Health Policy, Jordan authored 'Why Health is Important to U.S. Foreign Policy', one of the earliest papers to establish the important link between health and national security. In this post, he helped to establish the permanent position of the Bill and Melinda Gates Senior Fellow for Global Health Policy at the Council. Jordan is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Aspen Institute's John. P. McNulty Prize, and BYU's Social Innovator of the Year Award. He is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow in the 2005 Class and a Draper Richards Foundation Fellow. Jordan serves on the Board of Lighthouse International and the Medical Advisory Board of Helen Keller International. He is a lifetime Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Jordan received his Doctorate of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry, completed his Fellowship in Preventive Ophthalmology and his Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and received his B.A. from the University of Vermont.  

Scarlett Li

Scarlett Li, Co-Founder & CEO, Zebra Media, Beijing, China. Scarlett Li is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zebra Media. In 2004, Scarlett also co-founded R2G, one of the leading companies in China that focuses on online/mobile music distribution and licensing. R2G's corporate mission is to promote the consumption of legitimate digital content through a transparent licensing and piracy monitoring platform in China, and Scarlett remains a shareholder and a member of the company’s board of directors. Recognized as one of China's leading media executives, Scarlett previously ran StarTV's Channel [V] (News Corporation Company) music channel in China where she launched the first ever Channel [V] Chinese Music Awards (CMA). The events broke viewership records for music awards shows in China, reaching more than 150 million homes. In 2000, she was appointed director of government relations and business development for STAR, and in 2002, became general manager of Channel [V]. Scarlett localized the channel's operation in China, and launched the popular "Made in China" campaign to increase pride and sense of ownership in modern Chinese music by China's youth. The "Made in China" campaign has turned Channel [V] into the most popular youth/music brand in China. Scarlett obtained her bachelor degree in Australia, majoring in Information Technology and Business Management and her EMBA from Tsinghua University in Beijing. She is currently a fellow with the Asia Society and a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Sylvia Mathews

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA.  Sylvia is the president of the Global Development program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, overseeing Global Libraries, Financial Services for the Poor, Agricultural Development, and Special Initiatives.  She joined the Foundation in 2001 as Executive Vice President and served as its Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director from 2002 to April 2006. Prior to joining the foundation, Sylvia served in the Clinton administration as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, and Chief of Staff to Secretary of the Treasury, Robert E. Rubin. She also worked for McKinsey and Company. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for MetLife Inc., the Governing Council of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, and as a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, the CSIS Smart Power Commission, and the Nike Foundation Advisory Group. Sylvia earned an AB degree in Government, cum laude, from Harvard University and a BA with honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.  Sylvia and her family are based in Seattle, WA.  Sylvia is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. 

Ranji Nagaswami

Ranji Nagaswami, Former Chief Investment Officer, Blend Equity and Multi-Asset Strategies, New York, NY.  Ranji is the Former Chief Investment Officer of Blend Equity and Multi-Asset Strategies within AllianceBernstein L.P.  As CIO, Ranji was responsible for integrating AllianceBernstein's investing disciplines for growth equities, value equities, fixed income and alternatives to meet a range of client needs within the multi-asset portfolios offered by the firm.  Until October 2008, she served as Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein Investments, the retail division of AllianceBernstein L.P. Until 2005, Ranji was a senior portfolio manager of the Bernstein U.S. Value Equities team. Ranji joined Bernstein in 1999 as a fixed income senior portfolio manager with responsibility for credit research and risk management. Ranji is a member of the Advisory Board of the Yale School of Management, a member of the Investor Education Roundtable of the CFA Institute and a member of the Henry Crown Overseers Board at the Aspen Institute as well as a member of the North American Council of Ashoka, a global fellowship of social entrepreneurs. Ranji earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Bombay University in India and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She and her husband Bo Hopkins live with their two children in Greenwich, CT.  She is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

James A. Pickup

James A. Pickup, Former Partner, DLA Piper U.S. LLP, Washington DC.  Jim joined the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand in 1996. In 2002 they merged with Piper Rudnick to form DLA Piper U.S. LLP, and Jim continued as an associate before serving as a partner from 2004-2009. One of his most notable accomplishments during this period was his service as an advisor to the American Red Cross on the management and distribution of the Liberty Disaster Relief Fund to benefit the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Jim previously served as a congressional aide and Budget Committee associate. In 2000 and 2001, he worked with Senator George Mitchell, representing him as a member of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact Finding Committee, an international committee formed to examine the crisis between the Israelis and Palestinians and make recommendations to prevent its recurrence. Jim played a significant role in the Committee's activities and the drafting of its report, which is now known as the "Mitchell Plan". He is currently serving as general counsel to the Congressional Economic Leadership Institute, a bi-partisan forum to discuss vital economic issues in the U.S. Jim earned an MA with honors from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and graduated magna cum laude with a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.  He is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

Randi K. Shade

Randi K. Shade, City Council Member, Austin, TX.  In May 2008, Randi Shade, an 18 year resident of Austin, Texas, ran for and won a spot on the city’s City Council. Prior to that she served as the Executive Director of the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, and as CEO of CharityGift, an Internet company she founded in 1999 and sold to a publicly traded company in 2005.  Randi began her career at Procter & Gamble, and later worked for Texas Governors Ann Richards and George W. Bush, serving as founding executive director of the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, during which time she launched and managed the AmeriCorps program statewide. She also served as director of national development for City Year, and was awarded an Echoing Green Foundation-Harvard Public Management Fellowship to work for Teach for America in its inaugural year. Randi has always been an active community volunteer and has served on the boards of the Association of Women in Technology–Austin, Austin Clean Energy Initiative, Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, Central Texas Better Business Bureau, Foundation for Women’s Resources Committee of the Board, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Austin, OneStar Foundation, PeopleFund, Sigma Delta Tau Sorority’s Texas Education Foundation, TexChange, Texas Hillel Foundation, UT Commission on 125, and the Volunteer Center (now Hands on Central Texas). She earned a BA at the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. She and her partner Kayla and their son Ethan make their home in Austin, TX. Randi is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.  

Dhiren Shah

Dhiren H. Shah, Managing Director, Greenhill & Co., New York, NY. In Jan. 2006 Dhiren joined independent global investment banking firm Greenhill & Co.   Prior to that he served as head of Morgan Stanley’s global technology banking group, leading a team across six offices worldwide and advising leading technology companies on corporate finance and mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. He joined Morgan Stanley in New York in 1988, working in areas of increasing responsibility as head of the Princes Gate Private Equity Fund, as deputy head of European Mergers & Acquisitions and as co-head of Global Technology Banking. In 1996, he led a new team rebuilding the firm's European technology banking practice from the London office. Dhiren began his career in finance in 1982 working for Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. He currently serves on the board of overseers for the University of Pennsylvania Library and on the board of Camfed USA Foundation. Headquartered in Cambridge, England, Camfed supports girls' education in Zimbabwe, Ghana and Zambia. Dhiren also supports Teach for America; the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania; and the Student Sponsor Program in New York City. He earned a BS in Economics summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. Dhiren, his wife Katie and their four children live in New York City. He is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.  

Desmond Shum

Desmond Shum, Vice Chairman and CEO, Airport City Development Co, Beijing, China.  Desmond serves as vice chairman and CEO of Airport City Development Corporation. He is a member of the 11th session of Beijing's Political Consultative Conference; and an Honorary Trustee of Tsinghua University. Desmond serves as a member of the Standing Committee of Institute of Finance & Banking, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and is the founder of Kaifeng Foundation China and Desmond & Whitney Shum Fellowship at Harvard University. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Accounting from University of Wisconsin - Madison and an EMBA graduate at a joint program of Kellogg School of Business of Northwestern University and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Desmond is also a titleholder of Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA").  He is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.   

R. Keith Walton

R. Keith Walton, Principal and Chief Administrative Officer, Global Infrastructure Partners, New York, NY.   Keith joined Global Infrastructure Partners in 2007 as a Principal and Chief Admin. Officer.   Prior to that, he spent over ten years as executive vice president and secretary of Columbia University, working closely with the president of the university formulating and implementing university-wide policies and managing strategic projects.  From 1994 to 1996, Keith worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as deputy chief of staff and chief of staff to the Undersecretary of Enforcement, the Treasury’s chief law enforcement official, and assisted the Undersecretary in supervising the U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Customs Service; ATF; IRS-Criminal Investigative Division; the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.  While at the Treasury, Keith also served as deputy director of the White House Security Review.  He began his career at the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding.  Keith serves on the boards of the Apollo Theatre Foundation, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and The Trinity School, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.  He also is a member of the American Law Institute, the Council for the U.S. and Italy, and the Foreign Policy Association.  He earned a BA, from Yale, and a JD from the Harvard Law School.  Keith and his wife Aubria and their three children make their home in New York City.  He is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. 

Angela F. Williams