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Paul
Coble Elected mayor of Raleigh in 1999, Paul Coble has served as a member of City Council since 1993. He was mayor pro tem from 1995 to 1997. During the time he has played a leadership role in city government, Raleigh has significantly reduced property taxes, crime and unemployment. Police, fire, transit, parks and sanitation have all won top state and national awards. Since 1994, the city has been ranked the #1 place in America to live, the 2nd healthiest city in the nation for women, #1 city for relocating companies, and one of the Fabulous 50 places to raise a family. Previously, he worked as an insurance broker and principal for Insured Benefit Design, Inc., earning a distinction as Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) from Northwestern University in 1992. He is a member of the National Association of Life Underwriters and the National Association of Health Underwriters. Participating in many civic activities, he also serves as vice president of the Wake County Taxpayers Association, the Raleigh School Board Oversight Committee, and as a volunteer coach for community athletic teams. In the past, he has served the 1992 Convention Center Committee as well as the Raleigh 2000 Committee. He is a native of Raleigh and a BBA graduate of Wake Forest University. Top
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Henry
Fiallo As President of Enterasys Networks, Henry Fiallo provides experienced leadership for a global networking company singularly focused on serving enterprise-class customers. Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief information officer at Cabletron Systems, where he led the re-engineering and virtualization of key business processes, including the company's e-commerce business model and customer relationship management. He also spearheaded development of Cabletron's IT infrastructure and services. Prior to
joining Cabletron, he served as senior vice president and chief information
officer at Entergy Services, Inc., where he implemented a state-of-the-art
customer service system that earned recognition from Forbes ASAP for exceeding
customer expectations. He began his career at AT&T, spending 13 years in sales, technical, instructional and management positions focused on networking requirements of enterprise customers. He received a BA from Barry University and an MBA from the University of Miami. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Nova Southeastern University. Top
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Kenneth
F. Fitzpatrick As general manager of global marketing for Computer Associates International (CA), Ken Fitzpatrick drives strategic marketing activities in more than 100 countries. He is responsible for CA's worldwide market strategy and planning, including: branding and positioning; advertising and public relations; channel development and relations; and e-marketing. A recognized leader in helping global companies transform to e-businesses and bringing to market leading-edge, world class eBusiness solutions, he has worked in the IT industry for nearly 20 years, accumulating extensive experience in marketing, sales and development. Prior to working with CA, he held executive leadership positions at IBM in marketing, sales and development - most recently, driving the company's Internet security business. He also served as general manager of London-based software firm CMA North America, vice president of sales and marketing for CompuAdd Computer Corporation, and group director of product marketing for Sterling Software, Inc. and Sterling Commerce. He holds a BA in economics from Iona College and has done graduate work in executive marketing. Top
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Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor of New York City in 1993 and overwhelmingly re-elected in 1997. He has introduced, fostered and led initiatives that significantly reduced crime rates and welfare rolls, eliminated city budget deficits, increased the availability of health insurance to children, and transformed the urban public education and the emergency response systems. Many of these initiatives have become models for other cities around the world. Some of these programs have included: the award-winning CompStat program that allows criminal activity to be statistically monitored and positions police as a proactive force in combating crime; a welfare-to-work initiative that cut welfare rolls in half, while making over 640,000 individuals self-sufficient; creation of the Administration for Children's Services that stands as an accountable, proactive and effective protector of the city's children; the creation of the HealthStat initiative that uses computer technology to coordinate a citywide effort to enroll children in existing health insurance programs; and establishment of the New York City Charter School Improvement Fund ¾ a first-ever fund offered by a city government to help charter schools with equipment and facility costs. Before becoming mayor, he served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and as associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to these appointments, he practiced law at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler and served as associate deputy attorney general and chief of staff to the deputy attorney general in Washington, D.C. In 1970, he joined the office of the U.S. Attorney, rising to chief of the narcotics unit and executive U.S. attorney. He holds a BA from Manhattan College and a law degree from New York University Law School. Top
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Stephen Goldsmith served as mayor of Indianapolis, the nation's 12th largest city, from 1992 until this year. His two-term tenure attracted nationwide attention and earned him a reputation as one of America's most innovative mayors. His book, The Twenty-First Century City: Resurrecting Urban America (Regnery, 1997) details his efforts to make city government more efficient. He has also written several articles on urban reform that have appeared in national media, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 1995, he received the Council for Economic Development President's Award and was named Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine. In 1993, he received the National Council for Public-Private Partnership's Distinguished Leadership Award. Before being elected mayor, he served as Marion County prosecutor for twelve years, as Indianapolis chief trial deputy for two years, as Indianapolis deputy corporation counsel for one year, and as an attorney in private practice for seven years. Stephen Goldsmith currently serves as senior fellow and chair of the Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in cities by shaping public policy and enriching public discourse on urban issues. He is also a research fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and assistant professor at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. During the 2000 Presidential election, he served as domestic policy advisor to then Governor George W. Bush's presidential campaign. He holds a BA in political science from Wabash College and a degree in law from the University of Michigan. Top
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Dick
Grasso Dick Grasso has been chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange since 1995. Since 1988, he had served as president and chief operating officer. In 1991, while continuing in those positions, he became executive vice chairman of the Exchange. He is the first member of the NYSE's management to be elected to any of these positions in the NYSE's 208-year history. He joined the Exchange in 1968 and, in 1973, became director of listings and marketing, responsible for adding qualified prospects to the NYSE's list of companies. In 1977, he was promoted to vice president, corporate services and, in 1981, he was appointed senior vice president, corporate services, with the added responsibility for liaison, coordination and support for all NYSE-listed companies. He became executive vice president, marketing group, in 1983 and then executive vice president, capital markets, in 1986, with responsibility for all financial products and the market data group. He serves on the board of directors of Computer Associates International Inc., National Italian American Foundation, The Centurion Foundation, New York City Police Foundation, and New York City Public Private Initiatives Inc. He is chair of the YMCA of Greater New York, co-chair of New York City's Project Smart Schools, and a trustee of the Stony Brook Foundation. He is also a member of the National Advisory Board of the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Yale School of Management advisory board, New York University Stern School of Business Board of Overseers, Baruch College School of Business Advisory Council, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York's International Capital Markets Advisory Committee, He has received honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Fordham University School of Law, Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and La Salle University, as well as an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from Pace University. Top
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Patrick
McCrory Patrick McCrory began his third term as mayor of Charlotte in 1999. First elected to Charlotte's city council in 1989, he was re-elected in 1991 and 1993, serving as mayor pro tem in 1993. As mayor, he has led a number of innovative programs, including the Parole Accountability Committee, the Tolerate No Truancy, Target 100 and the Mayors Mentoring Alliance. In addition, he has guided the development of Charlotte's 25-year transportation plan, as well as its "pedestrian friendly" land use policies. Prior to
his career in the public sector, he held many positions at Duke Energy
Corporation, including manger of business relations, director of training
and development and recruiter. Additionally, he is involved in the community, serving on the boards of directors of the United Way of the Central Carolina Inc., the Charlotte World Affairs Council, and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. He is an honorary chair of the Cystic Fibrosis and Arthritis Foundations. He graduated from Catawba College with a degree in political science and education. Top
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John
P. Morgridge As chairman of the board since 1995, John Morgridge dedicates much of his time to Cisco System's education and government initiatives. He served as Cisco's president and chief executive officer from 1988 to 1995, increasing company sales from $5 million to over $1 billion, expanding company operations from 34 to over 2,200 employees, and facilitating Cisco's public listing in 1990. Under his guidance, Cisco Systems became one of the fastest growing companies in the history of the computer industry and one of the highest market valued companies in the world. He serves as director of numerous non-profit organizations, including the Morgridge Family Foundation; Interplast, Inc.; American Leadership Forum for Silicon Valley; Nature Conservancy; and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. He is also a member of the 21st Century Education Board and the Stanford Business School Advisory Council, Speaking regularly on entrepreneurship and management strategies to corporations and universities around the world, he also teaches part-time at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He is the 1996 recipient of the Arbuckle Award bestowed by Stanford's Graduate School of Business and has received honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Lesley College and Northern Illinois University. He holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Stanford University. Top
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Richard
D. Parsons As co-chief
operating officer at AOL Time Warner Inc., Richard Parsons oversees the
company's content businesses - Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Warner Music
Group and Time Warner Trade Publishing, as well as two key corporate functions:
legal and people development. He is also a member of the AOL Time Warner
board of directors. Before joining Time Warner, he was chair and chief executive officer of Dime Bancorp, Inc. - one of the largest thrift institutions in the United States. He also served as managing partner of the New York law firm Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler and held various state and federal positions, serving as counsel for Nelson Rockefeller and as senior White House aide under former U.S. president Gerald Ford. He is chair of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation and serves on the boards of Citigroup, Estee Lauder, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Lincoln Center, and Howard University. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii and a law degree from Union University's Albany Law School. Top
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Skip
Rimsza Skip Rimsza is currently serving his third term as mayor of Phoenix. Prior to being elected the city's 50th mayor in 1994, he served on City Council and as vice mayor in 1993. As mayor, he has focused on renewing neighborhoods, expanding the city's economy and protecting families. Initiatives have included: developing a new housing plan to fight blight and graffiti; establishing a program to reduce school truancies; raising more than $100,000 for city school teachers to purchase classroom materials; adding 16 city parks; and championing a plan to preserve 15,000 acres of pristine desert. In addition, he has led the creation of an ad hoc committee to fight domestic violence, called for a new unit of the Phoenix Police Department dedicated to fighting "hate crimes," and overseen the addition of more than 200 new police officers. All this has been accomplished with such efficiency that Phoenix remains the only major city in the region that does not charge a sales tax on food. Top
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Richard
J. Sheirer Richard Sheirer was appointed director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in 2000. OEM is the on-scene coordinator of multiple agency incidents and directs the City of New York's overall emergency response planning and specialized planning response to chemical, biological and nuclear-related incidents. After serving 28 years with New York City Fire Department ¾ rising to deputy commissioner in 1994 ¾ he was appointed deputy commissioner for administration and chief of staff for the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 1996. He monitored the NYPD's compliance with federal, state and local regulations and was responsible for the formulation, planning and implementation of policies, procedures and programs. He also served as liaison to the Mayor's Office, City Council, Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinator, various law enforcement agencies, as well as branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and other government and private concerns. In addition, as chief of staff, he was responsible for recommendations regarding all confidential intelligence and the preparation of testimony for the commissioner before government bodies. He holds a BA in political science from Saint Francis College. Top
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Nicholas
Tennyson Nicholas Tennyson was elected mayor of Durham in 1997. He previously served as vice president of government relations for the Durham Chamber of Commerce, as executive director of Triangle Advocates for Citizens of Tomorrow (TACT), and as president of Barber & Tennyson, Inc. He is executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Durham & Orange Counties and has served as president of the Home Builders Association of Durham & Chapel Hill, the Research Triangle Park Rotary Club, and the Triangle Civitan Club. He is also a member of the City of Durham Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Durham County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority. He earned
a BA in political science from Duke University and an MA in human resources
management from Pepperdine University. He served as a commissioned officer
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