Michael J. Boskin
T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.  Holds bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in economics.  Joined Stanford University in 1970.  Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research.  Serves on the Commerce Department's Advisory Committee on the National Income and Product Accounts.  Chief Executive Officer and President of Boskin & Co., an economic consulting company.  Director, Oracle Corporation; Shinsei Bank; Vodafone Group PLC.  Chairman, Congressional Advisory Commission on the Consumer Price Index, 1995-96; Council of Economic Advisors, 1989-93.  Dr. Boskin is the recipient of numerous professional awards.

William W. George
Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School.  Holds bachelor of science and master of business administration degrees.  Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic.  Joined Medtronic, a medical technology company, in 1989 as President and Chief Operating Officer.  Elected Chief Executive Officer in 1991; Chairman of the Board in 1996.  Retired in 2002.  Chairman, the Global Center for Leadership and Business Ethics.  Director, Goldman Sachs; Novartis AG; National Association of Corporate Directors.  Member, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

James R. Houghton
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Corning Incorporated.  Holds bachelor of arts and master of business administration degrees.  Joined Corning, a communications, advanced materials, and display products company, in 1962.  Held a variety of management positions.  Elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Corning in 1983.  Retired in 1996.  Chairman Emeritus from 1996-2001.  Served as non-executive Chairman of the Board in 2001-2002.  Resumed his role as Chairman and CEO in 2002, and relinquished the role of CEO in April 2005.  Director, Corning Incorporated; MetLife, Inc.  Trustee, Corning Museum of Glass; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Pierpont Morgan Library.  Member, Harvard Corporation.

William R. Howell
Chairman Emeritus, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.  Holds bachelor of business administration degree.  Joined J.C. Penney, a department store and catalog chain, in 1958.  Held a variety of management positions.  Elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 1983.  Retired as Chairman of the Board in 1997.  Director, American Electric Power Company, Inc.; Halliburton Co.; Pfizer Inc; The Williams Companies, Inc.; Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, non-public wholly-owned subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG.

Reatha Clark King
Former Chairman, Board of Trustees, General Mills Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of General Mills, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of consumer food products.  Holds bachelor of science degree in chemistry and mathematics, master of science degree in chemistry, master of business administration degree in finance management, and Ph.D. degree in thermochemistry.  Prior to joining the General Mills Foundation in 1988, Dr. King held a variety of scientific and educational positions, including Research Chemist, National Bureau of Standards; Chemistry Professor, Associate Dean for Division of Natural Science & Mathematics, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, York College, City University of New York; President, Metropolitan State University.  Dr. King served as President and Executive Director, General Mills Foundation, and Vice President, General Mills Inc. from 1988-2002.  Elected Chairman, Board of Trustees, General Mills Foundation in 2002.  Retired in 2003.  Director, Wells Fargo & Company; Department 56, Inc.; International Trachoma Initiative; Minnesota Mutual Companies, Inc., where she will not stand for election to the board in 2005.  Trustee, Clark Atlanta University; Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.  Life Trustee, University of Chicago.  Dr. King is the recipient of numerous awards, including 14 honorary doctorate degrees.

Philip E. Lippincott
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Paper Company.  Elected Chairman of the Board, Campbell Soup Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products in 1999.  Retired in 2001.  Holds bachelor of arts and master of business administration degrees.  Joined Scott Paper, a company involved in sanitary paper, printing and publishing papers, and forestry operations, in 1959.  Held a variety of management positions.  Elected Director in 1978; Chief Executive Officer in 1982; and Chairman in 1983.  Retired in 1994.  Director, Campbell Soup Company.  Retired Chairman of the Board and Life Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center.  Trustee, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.  Member, The Business Council.

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer Inc.  Holds a bachelor's degree in business, master of business administration and Ph.D. degrees in business.  Joined Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, in 1971.  Became Executive Vice President in 1992; President and Chief Operating Officer in 1999; and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 2001.  Dr. McKinnell also served as President of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group from 1997-2001.  Chairman, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Advisory Council; The Business Roundtable.  Director, Pfizer Inc; Moody's Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., where he will not stand for election to the board in 2005; The Business Council; the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.  Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine.  Member, MIT Corporation; Board of Trustees, New York City Public Library; New York City Police Foundation; Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS; J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Companies.  Holds bachelor's degree in international economics.  Since joining Carlson Companies, a travel, hotel, restaurant, cruise, and marketing services company, in 1968, Mrs. Nelson has held a number of management positions, including Director, Senior Vice President, and Vice Chair.  Director, Carlson Companies; Mayo Foundation.  Chair, National Women's Business Council.  Past Chair, Travel Industry Association of America.  Member, International Business Council of the World Economic Forum; World Travel and Tourism Council; The Business Roundtable.  Board of Overseers, Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.  Mrs. Nelson is the recipient of numerous awards, including three honorary doctorate degrees.

Samuel J. Palmisano
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation. Holds a Bachelor's degree in history from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Palmisano joined IBM Corporation in 1973.  Prior to election to his current position in 2003, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of IBM Corporation. Other positions held include Senior Vice President and Group Executive for each of the following: IBM's Enterprise Systems Group, IBM Global Services, and IBM's Personal Systems Group. His is Co-Chair of the Council of Competitiveness' National Innovation Initiative and was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2005. 

Walter V. Shipley
Retired Chairman of the Board, The Chase Manhattan Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a banking and finance company.  Holds bachelor of science degree.  Joined Chemical Bank in 1956.  Held a variety of management positions.  Elected Senior Executive Vice President in 1979; President and Director in 1982; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1983.  Mr. Shipley was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Chase Manhattan upon its merger with Chemical Bank in 1996.  Retired in 1999.  Director, Verizon Communications; Wyeth; Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey, Inc.  Chairman, The Wallace Foundation.  Trustee, American Museum of Natural History; Advisory Board of the New York City Leadership Academy.  Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences; The Business Council.

J. Stephen Simon
Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation since 2004. Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Duke University and an MBA from Northwestern University.  Since joining Exxon Company, U.S.A. in 1967, Mr. Simon has held a variety of management positions in domestic and foreign operations, including Baton Rouge Refinery Manager; Supply and Transportation Manager in the Petroleum Products Department of Esso Europe Inc.; General Manager of Exxon U.S.A.'s Supply Department; Chief Executive and General Manager of Esso Caribbean and Central America; President of Esso Italiana; Executive Vice President of Exxon Company, International; President of ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company; and Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation. He is a member of the Governance Committee of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, a member of the Board of Visitors for Duke University's School of Engineering and a member of the President's Council. In addition, he is on the Kellogg Advisory Board of Northwestern University.

Rex W. Tillerson
Chair and CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation.  Holds bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.  Since joining the Exxon organization in 1975, Mr. Tillerson has held a variety of management positions in domestic and foreign operations, including President, Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.; Vice President, Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc.; President, Exxon Neftegas Limited; Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company.  Elected Senior Vice President of ExxonMobil in 2001; President and Director in 2004.  Director, U.S.-Russia Business Council; American Petroleum Institute.  Member, Engineering Foundation Advisory Council for the University of Texas at Austin; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Executive Board of the Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America.