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William H. Cunningham, Ph.D. Former Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of The University of Texas System William H. Cunningham, Ph.D., has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2000. Dr. Cunningham served as Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of The University of Texas System from 1992 to 2000, in addition to holding the Lee Hage and Joseph D. Jamail Regents Chair in Higher Education Leadership. He served as President of The University of Texas at Austin, a component institution of the University of Texas System, from 1985 to 1992. He currently holds the James L. Bayless Chair for Free Enterprise at The University of Texas at Austin´s McCombs School of Business. Dr. Cunningham serves on a number of public commissions, private corporate boards and in a number of advisory roles to corporations. Dr. Cunningham serves on the board of directors of John Hancock Funds and John Hancock Funds III. He also serves on the board of directors of Lincoln National Corporation, Southwest Airlines, Inc., LIN Television Corporation and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., each of which is a publicly-traded corporation. Dr. Cunningham received his Ph.D. and M.B.A. from Michigan State University. In 1993, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Michigan State University. Dr. Cunningham was awarded the Presidential Citation from The University of Texas at Austin in 2005. Back to Top |
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S. Malcolm Gillis, Ph.D. Past President, Rice University Dr. Gillis has served as a member of our Board since February 2004. Dr. Gillis served as the President of Rice University from 1993 through June 2004. From 1996 through 2004, he was also the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice University where he continues to teach. Dr. Gillis has been honored with the designation of University Professor, the highest faculty designation at Rice University. Before entering university leadership, he spent the first 25 years of his professional life teaching economics and applying economic analysis to public policy in almost 20 countries, from the United States and Canada, to Ecuador, Colombia, Ghana and Indonesia. His research and teaching have primarily been in the areas of fiscal economics and environmental policy. Dr. Gillis served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Duke University from 1991 to 1993, and he served as Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Duke University from 1986 to 1991. He is presently a member of the board of directors of Service Corporation International, Halliburton Company, Electronic Data Systems Corporation and AECOM Technology Corporation, each of which is a publicly-traded corporation. Dr. Gillis also serves on the board of directors and board of trustees of many foundations, educational associations and community organizations. In 2002, he was appointed to the Governor´s Task Force for Texas Economic Growth. Dr. Gillis received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He received his M.A. and B.A. from the University of Florida. In 1992, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Rocky Mountain College. Back to Top |
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John N. Kapoor, Ph.D. President of EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc. John N. Kapoor, Ph.D., served as Chairman of our Board since inception in June 1993 until 2007. In 1990, Dr. Kapoor founded EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc., a healthcare consulting and investment company, and he is presently its president and sole shareholder. He is also chairman of the board of directors of Akorn, Inc., Option Care, Inc. and NeoPharm, Inc., each of which is a publicly-traded corporation, and of several privately-held biopharmaceutical companies. Dr. Kapoor also serves as a member of the board of directors of NeoPharm, Inc. and Duska Therapeutics, Inc., each of which is a publicly-traded corporation, and of several privately-held biopharmaceutical companies. Dr. Kapoor received a B.S. degree from Bombay University and a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Back to Top |
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Charles E. Long Former Vice Chairman of Citicorp and subsidiary Citibank Charles E. Long has served as a member of our Board since January 2001. Mr. Long is former vice chairman of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank. Mr. Long held various positions during his career with Citicorp, which began in 1972. From 1982 to 1998, he headed Citicorps External Affairs Division, which includes the Government Relations Division in Washington, D.C. From 1976 to 1982, he was responsible for managing Citicorps international consumer banking business, as well as legal and external affairs for consumer banking worldwide. Mr. Long is a trustee of the Midwest Research Institute. He has served as an officer, director or trustee on a number of corporate, charitable and public boards, including vice chairman of Georgetown University, vice chairman and director of Woodrow Wilson House Museum and Fords Theater in Washington, D.C. Mr. Long is also a director of The Drummond Company. Mr. Long is a member of the board of directors of Gendux AB, our wholly-owned subsidiary. Mr. Long received his B.B.A. in business from St. Johns University. In 1998, he received an Honorary Doctor of Business Degree from St. Johns University. Back to Top |
