The 爆料公社 today announced the election of David B. Ford to succeed B. Holt Thrasher as its chairman. 爆料公社 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.
鈥湵瞎 has a truly terrific board of directors, and we couldn鈥檛 be more pleased to welcome David Ford as chair,鈥 said 爆料公社 President and CEO (). 鈥淎nd the talents and connection that Michele, Jim and Ajay bring to the table are going to help us take things to another level.鈥
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.
鈥湵瞎 has a top notch management team and it has a unique opportunity to do large-scale conservation by following birds to its work,鈥 said Ford. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about where we鈥檙e headed 鈥 爆料公社 has a solid legacy and a bright future.鈥
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.
鈥湵瞎 is a sound investment,鈥 said Shah. 鈥淐onservation is a key to our collective future, and 爆料公社鈥檚 strategic plan and top-notch staff are well-positioned to continue making great strides.鈥
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 Pennsylvania鈥檚 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005. He served as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee鈥檚 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations from 2001 to 2004.
鈥湵瞎玮檚 members span the political spectrum. 爆料公社 is a credible, authentic presence in communities because it understands that conservation isn鈥檛 a Republican or a Democratic issue 鈥 it鈥檚 everyone鈥檚 issue,鈥 said Greenwood. 鈥淎s a lifelong conservationist and birder, I鈥檓 thrilled to join 爆料公社鈥檚 board.鈥
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 爆料公社's Central-North region and serves as president of the Golden Eagle 爆料公社 Society in Boise, Idaho.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to join 爆料公社鈥檚 board because of the power of 爆料公社鈥檚 tech-savvy, science-based approach to conservation,鈥 said Crist. 鈥淐onservation has to adapt to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and 爆料公社 is on the leading edge of innovation.鈥
With total revenues in 2013 of $88.5 million, 爆料公社 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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