Board of Directors

Linda A. Mason, Chair
Linda Mason, Boston, Massachusetts, is Chair and Founder of Bright Horizons, the largest worldwide provider of worksite child care and early education. Bright Horizons operates more than 750 high quality child development centers for employers in 45 states, Europe and India. She is an author, a trustee of Yale University, and a former co-director of Save the Children's emergency program in Sudan. Read Linda's full bio ▸

Allen Grossman, Vice-Chair
Allen Grossman, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has served as a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School since 2000, after joining the faculty in 1998. Prior to this position, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Outward Bound USA for six years.

Robert D. Newell, Treasurer
Bob Newell, Lake Oswego, Oregon, is partner with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, one of the Northwest’s largest and leading law firms with offices throughout the U.S. and overseas.

Scott Brown, Director
Scott Brown, Hanover, New Hampshire, is the CEO and co-founder of New Energy Capital Corp., a New England-based company with investments in biofuels, renewable power generation and on-site cogeneration assets. Mr. Brown’s career in the renewable energy sector has included positions as a member of the founding management team of First Solar, Inc., and the President of Glasstech Solar, Inc.

Gun Denhart, Director
Gun Denhart, Portland, Oregon, co-founded the Hanna Andersson children's clothing company in 1983. Through her leadership, the company has become known for its high quality clothing made from soft cotton materials, as well as community involvement and family-friendly work practices. Gun Denhart and successful entrepreneur Laury Hammel also co-authored the book "Growing Local Value."

Jock Encombe, Director
Jock Encombe, Edinburgh, Scotland, has worked as an executive coach and leadership development consultant with many of the UK’s most successful organizations and leaders. He has a background in psychotherapy, strategy consultancy, investment banking, television production and magazine publishing. Mr. Encombe founded and was formerly the director of YSC Scotland, a branch of YSC Ltd, the global business psychology consultancy. He is the chairman of Mercy Corps Scotland.

Mark Gordon, Director
Mark Gordon, Boston, Massachusetts, was a co-founder and Chairman of Conflict Management Group. He is Senior Adviser to the Harvard Negotiation Project and Managing Director of Vantage Partners, a negotiation consulting firm.

Neal L. Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer
Neal Keny-Guyer, Portland, Oregon, is a social entrepreneur committed to creating a more just and peaceful world. A native of Tennessee, Keny-Guyer holds a BA in Public Policy and Religion from Duke University and an MA in Public and Private Management from Yale University. Mr. Keny-Guyer joined Mercy Corps in 1994 as Chief Executive Officer. Read Neal's full bio ▸

Ned Lamont, Director
Ned Lamont, Stamford, Connecticut, founded his own company, Lamont Digital Systems, in 1984. Now known as Campus Televideo, the company serves over 150 campuses across the country with foreign language, distance learning and cable television services. He is a graduate of both Harvard and the Yale School of Management and a former newspaper editor.

Lucy Lee Helm, Director
Lucy Lee Helm, Seattle, Washington, is Starbucks’ Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Ms. Helm has been a partner (employee) at Starbucks since 2000. In her role, she leads the Law & Corporate Affairs department, supports the Starbucks Board of Directors, and serves as a member of the company’s senior leadership team.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Director
Gayle Lemmon, Los Angeles, California, is the New York Times best-selling author of "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana" and the deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy program. Previously, Ms. Lemmon covered public policy and emerging markets for the global investment firm PIMCO, after working for nearly a decade as a journalist with ABC News. She is a graduate of both the Missouri School of Journalism and the Harvard Business School.

Rick Little, Director
Rick Little, Pasadena, Maryland, is CEO and President of the ImagineNations™ Group, a global alliance of social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, global brands, media and organizations — all working together with and for young people to inspire positive change in society.

Mike Maerz, Director
Mike Maerz, Portland, Oregon, has served in key roles at a number of leading Oregon technology companies, most notably as Vice President and General Manager of Internet Products Division and Network Products Division at Intel Corporation. He is also a co-founder of etrieve, Inc., and former President and CEO of The Palace, Inc.

David Mahoney, Director
David Mahoney, San Francisco, California, is a private equity investor and the former Co-CEO of McKesson HBOC and CEO of iMcKesson LLC. He serves on the boards of Symantec, Inc., Tercica, Inc. and Corcept Therapeutics as well as the boards of the SFMOMA, Live Oak School and NCPB, Inc. He has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Daniel W. O’Neill, Founder
Dan O’Neill, Sammamish, Washington, co-founded Save The Refugees Fund in 1979 and founded Mercy Corps in 1981. He is an author and is Chairman of the Board for the Mercy Corps Foundation.

Henry P. Vigil, Director
Henry (Hank) P. Vigil, Seattle, Washington is an independent tech investor and advisor. Before retiring in July, 2011, he worked at Microsoft for 25 years including as Senior Vice President, Consumer Strategy and Partnerships. Mr. Vigil was responsible for developing Microsoft’s consumer strategy, managing Microsoft’s strategic engagements with consumer electronics companies, and developing relationships around emerging consumer platforms and consumer services.

Melissa Waggener Zorkin, Director
Melissa Waggener Zorkin, Bellevue, Washington, is CEO, President and Founder of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. She has provided strategic counsel to major brands including Microsoft, IBM, SAP, AT&T, The Walt Disney Company, Dell, EMI Records, Virgin Interactive, Sega, AMD and Scientific American, and emerging brands including AVI BioPharma and Corixa, and has helped guide many startups to success. Melissa also serves on the creative councils for a number of worldwide brands.