In case anyone thinks that the Markle Foundation is just another non-profit charity, here are some excerpts from the Markle Foundation website: Zo� Baird joined the Markle Foundation in January 1998 as President: During 1997, Ms. Baird was Senior Visiting Scholar and Senior Research Associate at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, working on governmental and business strategies for dealing with global crime issues and new technologies. In 1993, President Clinton appointed her to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, on which she still serves. In 1995, he appointed her to the Congressional Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Lewis W. Bernard, Chairman of the Board of the Markle Foundation: In 1991, Mr. Bernard retired from Morgan Stanley & Co., where he had held a number of positions including chief administrative and financial officer with responsibilities for strategic planning. He is a director of Acacia Capital Corporation and the Marsh and McLennan Companies. Mr. Bernard serves on the boards of...The Commonwealth Fund, and the Harvard Management Company. He is a trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. trusts. D. Ronald Daniel (Markle Foundation Board Member): He is a member of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers of Harvard University; he also serves as Treasurer of Harvard University, Chairman of the Harvard Management Company, and Chairman of the Board of Fellows of the Harvard Medical School. Julia Moffett (Markle Foundation staff, and program coordinator for the Internet Governance Project): She oversees all communications issues for Markle. In addition, Moffett also has program development and oversight responsibilities for a wide range of Markle activities. Prior to joining Markle, Moffett was Vice President of Communications for NBC News from 1997 through 1998. Prior to NBC, Moffett was Director of Communications and Strategic Planning for the National Security Council at The White House. Andrew Shapiro (Markle Foundation Senior Advisor): Shapiro is director of the Aspen Institute Internet Policy Project. Shapiro has been a fellow of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society since September 1997. ============================================================ Michael Sondow I.C.I.I.U. http://www.iciiu.org Tel. (718)846-7482 Fax: (603)754-8927 ============================================================
