International Youth Foundation
David Bell (Chair), Chairman of the Financial Times and serves on the board of Pearson plc, the British media conglomerate with global interests in information, education, and consumer publishing. As Director for People, he is responsible for all Pearson employees worldwide.
Maria Livanos Cattaui Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce. Previously, she was Managing Director of the World Economic Forum based in Geneva, Switzerland from 1990 to 1996.
Helio Mattar Founder and President of the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption in São Paulo, Brazil. He has held senior positions in all three sectors of society, including Vice Minister for National production in the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade; President GE Appliances in Brazil, founder of the Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility, and former President of Abrinq Foundation.
Sten A. Åkestam Owner of Åkestam House Management Company, is past International President of Lions Clubs International and Chairman of Lions-Quest Sweden. He is a member of the board of the Swedish King's Foundation for young people in Sweden, chaired by King Carl Gustaf, and is former Chairman of the Swedish Business Federation.
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. She founded the Jordan River Foundation and heads the National Council for Family Affairs. She also serves as a member of UNICEF's Global Leadership Initiative.
Sari Baldauf Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Networks Business Group of Nokia Corporation. She is also a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board. In 2001, Ms.
Douglas L. Becker Becker is Chairman and CEO of Sylvan Learning Systems, a leading provider of higher education services worldwide. He is Chairman of Port Discovery—The Baltimore Children's Museum, and is a trustee or director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Enoch Pratt Free Library System, the University of Maryland Foundation and FIRST, the national high school robotics competition.
David W. Hornbeck President and CEO of IYF. He is the Founder and Chair of Good Schools Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Children’s Defense Fund, and chairs the Public Education Network. He is former Chairman of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and has been an advisor to the Business Roundtable and governments in many parts of the world. He has served as Superintendent of the Philadelphia Public Schools, and State Superintendent of Schools in Maryland.
Arnold Langbo Chairman and CEO of the Kellogg Company from 1992–1999. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson, the Whirlpool Corporation, and the Weyerhauser Company, and is on the Board of Albion College.
Rick Little CEO of the ImagineNations Group and founder of IYF where he served as President from 1990 through 2002. He is also Founder of Quest International where he served as President from 1975-1989. In 1996, he was chosen as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.
Penina Mlama Executive Director of the Forum of African Women Educationalists (FAWE), widely recognized across Africa for its leadership, especially in the field of girls’ education, with operations in more than thirty countries. A Tanzanian who now lives in Nairobi, Dr. Mlama was formerly Chief Academic Officer and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Richard F. Schubert Vice Chairman of the Leader to Leader Institute. He was President and Vice Chairman of Bethlehem Steel Company from 1979 to 1982. He has also served as U.S. Under Secretary of Labor and as President of the American Red Cross, and was the Founding President and CEO of the Points of Light Foundation.