External Advisory Committee Chaired by Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

The McDonnell Academy has a committee of external advisors to advise the Chancellor and the Academy director on programming inititatives and on developing partnerships with research universities in other countries. Serving as committee chair is the Honorable John Danforth, former U.S. senator from the state of Missouri and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Advisory Committee (as of May 1, 2007)

John C. Danforth, Chair Partner, Bryan Cave LLP Former U.S. Senator from Missouri Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Members:

• Stephen F. Brauer
  Chairman
  Hunter Engineering Company
  Former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
• Steve Degnan
  Vice President for Human Resources
  Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
• Johanshir Golchin
  Director
  Energy & Environment Research Group (EERG)
• David Greenley
  Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
  Rohm and Haas
• Randolph J. Guschl
  Director, Center for Collaborative Research and Education
  DuPont Company
• Ganesh M. Kishore
  Managing Director
  Burrill & Company
• Douglas Koch
  Senior Vice President
  Brown Shoe Company
• John F. McDonnell
  Retired Chairman of the Board
  McDonnell Douglas Corporation
• Paul E. McKnight
  Vice President, Organization and Planning
  Emerson
• David L. Morse
  Vice President and Director of Corporate Research
  Corning Incorporated
• Thomas R. Pickering
  Former Ambassador to the United Nations
• Mark Showers
  Chief Information Officer
  Monsanto
• Strobe Talbott
  President, The Brookings Institution
  Former Deputy Secretary of State
• Timothy R. Wright
  President of the Pharmaceuticals and Imaging Solutions Businesses of Covidien
• Xinsheng Zhang
  Vice President and China Regional Managing Director
  Cabot Corporation

More Information:

Steering Committee