Former Republican Congressman and Silver Lake Partner Join 勛圖窪蹋 Society Board As David B. Ford Named Chairman
The 勛圖窪蹋 today announced the election of David B. Ford to succeed B. Holt Thrasher as its chairman. 勛圖窪蹋 also announced the appointment of three new directors to its board: Silver Lake Sumeru Partner Ajay Shah, landscape ecologist Michele Crist and former U.S. Representative James C. Greenwood.
勛圖窪蹋 has a truly terrific board of directors, and we couldnt be more pleased to welcome David Ford as chair, said 勛圖窪蹋 President and CEO (). And the talents and connection that Michele, Jim and Ajay bring to the table are going to help us take things to another level.
David B. Ford is president of DBF Associates and senior advisor to Gatemore Capital Management, LLC, a private wealth and institutional investment management firm. He is chairman of Princess Pictures, a family entertainment motion pictures and television company. He spent 33 years at the Goldman Sachs Group, where he was a managing director and co-head of global asset management.
勛圖窪蹋 has a top notch management team and it has a unique opportunity to do large-scale conservation by following birds to its work, said Ford. Im excited about where were headed 勛圖窪蹋 has a solid legacy and a bright future.
Ajay Shah joined the $25-billion private-equity firm Silver Lake in 2007 and is the co-founder and managing partner of the firm's middle market fund, Silver Lake Sumeru. Previously, he founded Shah Capital Partners and founded and managed the technology solutions business of Solectron. He was also CEO of Smart Modular Technologies, which he co-founded in 1989 and led through its public offering in 1995 to its acquisition by Solectron in 1999.
勛圖窪蹋 is a sound investment, said Shah. Conservation is a key to our collective future, and 勛圖窪蹋s strategic plan and top-notch staff are well-positioned to continue making great strides.
James C. Greenwood is president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C. Greenwood is a former Republican congressman who represented Pennsylvanias 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005. He served as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations from 2001 to 2004.
勛圖窪蹋s members span the political spectrum. 勛圖窪蹋 is a credible, authentic presence in communities because it understands that conservation isnt a Republican or a Democratic issue its everyones issue, said Greenwood. As a lifelong conservationist and birder, Im thrilled to join 勛圖窪蹋s board.
Michele Crist is a landscape ecologist focused on developing landscape-scale modeling frameworks and restoration strategies for forests and wildlife habitats. She works with Conservation Science Partners as a science associate. She is regional director for 勛圖窪蹋's Central-North region and serves as president of the Golden Eagle 勛圖窪蹋 Society in Boise, Idaho.
Im excited to join 勛圖窪蹋s board because of the power of 勛圖窪蹋s tech-savvy, science-based approach to conservation, said Crist. Conservation has to adapt to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and 勛圖窪蹋 is on the leading edge of innovation.
With total revenues in 2013 of $88.5 million, 勛圖窪蹋 is one of the nation's largest conservation organizations. Headquartered in New York, N.Y., the organization has 22 state offices, 44 nature centers and 463 chapters across the country, reaching more than four million people annually and playing leading roles in local and national conservation policy decisions, from Alaska to the Gulf Coast.
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