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Members and Leadership

Leadership

The leadership of BHEF consists of a chairman and a vice chairman.  For 2010-2011, William H. Swanson, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company, serves as chairman of BHEF.  William E. (Brit) Kirwan, II, Chancellor, University System of Maryland, is vice chair.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee serves as the Board of Directors for the Forum, and is responsible for approving all major policies and operating plans of the organization. It includes the chairman, vice chairman, immediate past chairman, and at least four members chosen from the business community and four members chosen from the academic community. Current members of the Forum's Executive Committee are:

William H. Swanson

BHEF Chairman
Chairman and CEO, Raytheon Company

William E. Kirwan, II

BHEF Vice Chairman
Chancellor, University System of Maryland

Warren J. Baker

President, California Polytechnic State University

Robert Berdahl

President, Association of American Universities

Wesley G. Bush

Chief Executive Officer & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Winston J. Churchill General Partner, SCP Private Equity Management, L.P.

Molly Corbett Broad

President, American Council on Education

Walter P. Havenstein

CEO, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

David A. Jones, Jr.

Chairman & Managing Director, Chrysalis Ventures
Board Member, Humana, Inc.

Michael D. King

Vice President, Global Education Industry,
IBM Corporation

David Maxwell

President, Drake University

Charles B. Reed

Chancellor, The California State University

Edward B. Rust, Jr.

Chairman & CEO, State Farm Insurance Companies

David J. Skorton

President, Cornell University

Richard Stephens

Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company

Lee T. Todd, Jr.

President, University of Kentucky

Mark S. Wrighton

Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis

Brian Fitzgerald

Executive Director, Business-Higher Education Forum, Ex Officio