Anne Tinker, Chair of the Board
Ms. Tinker is Senior Advisor to Save the Children US and to the global Save the Children Alliance. She served as the Director of the Saving Newborn Lives initiative from 2000 through 2007, supporting field programs, research ,and advocacy to reduce newborn and maternal mortality in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. She was a founding board member of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, and has over 30 years' experience in reproductive, maternal, and child health in more than 40 countries, including ten years as a Lead Health Specialist for The World Bank’s South Asia Region and its global Human Development Network. At The World Bank, she was the principal advisor on women's health and safe motherhood, developed its first Safe Motherhood Strategy followed by the first Women’s Health and Nutrition Strategy, and chaired the global Inter-Agency Group for Safe Motherhood. Ms. Tinker has authored many publications, journal articles, and book chapters on women’s and children’s health. She holds graduate degrees in international studies from Georgetown University and public health from Johns Hopkins University.

James S. Sligar, Secretary
Mr. Sligar is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. He focuses on the representation of individuals and families in estate planning and charitable giving matters, and counsels a number of prominent not-for-profit corporations. Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Sligar was associate counsel for six years to Rockefeller Family & Associates. He has authored several papers and articles and helped write and prepare a report by the Bar Association of the City of New York Committee on International Human Rights entitled “United Nations Rights Covenants.” A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Sligar has been listed in Chambers USA and The Best in America. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, having served on the Committee on Not-for-Profit Corporations, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Lisa Stone, Treasurer
Ms. Stone is a Principal in the Senior Investment Advisor Group at Bernstein Global Wealth Management, providing clients with advice on investments, the capital markets, and any related issues critical to assuring the smooth financial functioning of a multigenerational family or institutional plan. Prior to joining Bernstein Global Wealth Management in 2004, Ms. Stone held key management positions in the financial technology industry, most recently as Sales Manager at Misys Wholesale Banking Systems (formally known as IQ Financial Systems). From 1991 to 1999, Ms. Stone served as Sales Director at Inventure America (formerly known as Astrogamma). She received her Bachelor’s degree from Smith College. Ms. Stone is a member of the boards of the Armory Track & Field Foundation and International Cinema Education.

Noreen M. Clark, Ph.D.
Ms. Clark is the Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor; Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education; Professor of Pediatrics; and Director of the Center for Managing Chronic Disease at the University of Michigan. From 1995 to 2005 she served as Dean of Public Health and Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health. Ms. Clark is interested in systems, policies and programs that promote health, prevent illness, and enable individuals to manage disease. With many years of field experience in public health issues, she has served as consultant on community health projects in the United States and countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. She is the former editor of Health Education and Behavior, and Associate Editor of Annual Reviews of Public Health, and has received numerous awards for her work in public health education. Ms. Clark obtained her Ph.D. in Adult Education Research at Columbia University, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

John L. Damonti
Mr. Damonti is the President of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, and Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. He has more than 20 years' experience working in the areas of health policy, community relations, and philanthropy. Mr. Damonti began his career as Manager of Contributions and Community Relations for Mutual of New York, was also Director of the Primerica Foundation (now part of Citigroup), and before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1991 served as Manager of State Government Relations for Ciba-Geigy Corporation (now Novartis.)  He is a member of the Boards of Malaria No More, FEI Behavioral Health Inc., New York Academy of Medicine, and the Public Issue Committee of the Advertising Council. Mr. Damonti  completed his undergraduate degree in psychology at Bowling Green State University and received a Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree also from Fordham University as well as the Council on Foundations’ Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking.

Pius Okong, M.Med., Ph.D.
Professor Okong is Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at St. Francis Hospital in Kampala, Uganda; Professor of Public Health at Uganda Christian University; and Honorable Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uganda Martyrs University. He is former president of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Uganda; WHO Commissioner for Women’s Health in Africa; co-chair of the Committee on Maternal and Newborn Health of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), where he helped establish the Save the Mothers Initiative; and board member (representing FIGO) of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. Prof. Okong has authored over 30 journal articles; serves as an international consultant and adviser for global organizations including WHO, UNFPA, and UNICEF; and serves as a resource person on maternal and newborn health to the Ministry of Health in Uganda. He studied medicine at Makerere University in Kampala, and obtained his Ph.D. in International Maternal Health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Ann M. Starrs, FCI President
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