Board of Directors

Ann M. Kappler
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Ann M. Kappler

Board Chair

Ann M. Kappler is Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Prudential Financial. Prior to joining Prudential in 2009, Ms.…

William B. Schultz
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William B. Schultz

Vice Chair

William B. Schultz is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm Zuckerman Spaeder. He served as General Counsel…

Nick Smirensky
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Nick Smirensky

Treasurer 

As Chief Investment Officer, Nick Smirensky is responsible for managing the New York State Health Foundation’s investment portfolio and…

Shamina D. Sneed
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Shamina D. Sneed

Secretary

Shamina D. Sneed is a Managing Director, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at TCW supporting the firm’s international,…

L.D. Britt
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L.D. Britt

L.D. Britt, MD, MPH is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a native of Suffolk, Virginia.…

Jeanna M. Cullins
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Jeanna M. Cullins

Jeanna M. Cullins was a partner, and the former leader of Aon’s Fiduciary Services Practice for over 14 years,…

Joel Ferber
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Joel Ferber

Joel Ferber is the Director of Advocacy of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM).  He is a graduate of…

Michele Johnson
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Michele Johnson

Michele Johnson is co-founder and executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center. The focus of her nationally recognized legal…

Arian M. June
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Arian M. June

Arian M. June is a litigation partner based in the Debevoise & Plimpton’s Washington, D.C. office and is a…

Jane Preyer
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Jane Preyer

Jane Preyer was the director of the Southeastern Office of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) until she retired in 2017.…

Lourdes A. Rivera
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Lourdes A. Rivera

Lourdes A. Rivera is the President of Pregnancy Justice where she leads a team to ensure that no one loses their rights…

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
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Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is a partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson, and the founder of its Washington, D.C.,…

Stephen L. Williams
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Stephen L. Williams

Stephen L. Williams serves as the Director for the Houston Health Department (HHD), a full service public health department…

Ronald L. Wisor, Jr.
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Ronald L. Wisor, Jr.

Ronald L. Wisor, Jr. is a partner at Hogan Lovells, where his primary focus is healthcare fraud and abuse…

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Marc Fleischaker

General Counsel

Marc Fleischaker is chairman emeritus of Arent Fox. He maintains an active legal practice in a number of areas,…

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Hon. Henry A. Waxman

Senior Advisor to the Board

Representative Henry A. Waxman spent 40 years serving in the House of Representatives and currently serves as Chairman at Waxman Strategies,…

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