Fall 2010 - Asian University for Women

Asian University for Women Support Foundation
1100 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 300
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Permit No. 179
ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN GOVERNING BOARDS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
OF ADVISORS
RITA COLWELL
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR,
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CO-CHAIR
TAYEB KAMALI
VICE CHANCELLOR, THE HIGHER COLLEGES OF
TECHNOLOGY, CO-CHAIR
SARA ABBASI
CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY
BRUCE ALBERTS
PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIO-
PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN
FRANCISCO; FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
LUISA BRUNORI
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY,
UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
DEBORA DE HOYOS
PARTNER, MAYER BROWN LLP, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS
VISHAKHA DESAI
PRESIDENT AND CEO, ASIA SOCIETY
LONE DIRKINCK-HOLMFELD
DEAN AND FACULTY OF HUMANITIES,
AALBORG UNIVERSITY
SARAH FIELDS
STUDENT, REED COLLEGE; VISITING
STUDENT, AUW (2009/2010)
MARIKO GAKIYA
ABSHIRE-INAMORI FELLOW AT THE CENTER FOR
STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS);
SENIOR ACADEMIC ADVISOR OF HARVARD
INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION INITIATIVE
ANDREA GAVOSTO
DIRECTOR, FONDAZIONE GIOVANNI AGNELLI
WENDI GOLDSMITH
CEO, BIOENGINEERING GROUP
MICHELLE GUTHRIE
FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROVIDENCE
EQUITY PARTNERS; FORMER CEO OF STAR
STEPHANIE HUI
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GOLDMAN SACHS
SALLY JUTABHA MICHAELS
FORMER ADVISOR TO THE MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF THE
KINGDOM OF THAILAND
MICHAEL (“MICKEY”) KANTOR
PARTNER, MAYER BROWN LLP, WASHINGTON,
D.C.; FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
YOUNG JOON (“YJ”) KIM
PARTNER, INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
KC LAM
MANAGING DIRECTOR, EBIZANYWHERE
TECHNOLOGIES LTD
JEFFREY LEHMAN
CHANCELLOR AND FOUNDING DEAN, SCHOOL
OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW, PEKING UNIVERSITY;
FORMER PRESIDENT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
MARINA MAHATHIR
JOURNALIST; HIV-AIDS CAMPAIGNER
SERRA KIRDAR MELITI
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, MUTHABARA
FOUNDATION
SHEIKHA ABDULLA AL-MISNAD
PRESIDENT OF QATAR UNIVERSITY
LULWA S. AL-MULLA
CHAIR OF AUW KUWAIT SUPPORT COMMIT-
TEE; SECRETARY-GENERAL OF WOMEN
CULTURAL SOCIAL SOCIETY
LAUREN KAHEA MORIARTY
DEAN OF ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECU-
RITY STUDIES; FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR
AND DIPLOMAT
REGINA PAPA
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUW
ACCESS ACADEMY; FORMER FOUNDING
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S
STUDIES, ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
DEE POON
FOUNDER, DYSEMEVAS
KAVITA N. RAMDAS
FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE GLOBAL
FUND FOR WOMEN
CHARLES V. RAYMOND
PARTNER, HUDSON HEIGHTS PARTNERS;
FORMER PRESIDENT, CITIGROUP FOUNDATION
CLARE ROSENFIELD
CO-DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEALING FOUNDA-
TION; FOUNDER, CONTACT HEALING
RICHARD SALLER
DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND
SCIENCES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
BRYAN SANDERSON
FORMER CHAIRMAN, STANDARD CHARTERED
BANK; FORMER CHAIRMAN, NORTHERN ROCK
BANK; FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, BP CHEMICALS
JAVAID SHEIKH
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, WEILL CORNELL
MEDICAL COLLEGE IN QATAR
CATHARINE R. STIMPSON
FORMER DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
SAWAKO TAKEUCHI
PROFESSOR OF URBAN ENGINEERING, KYOTO
UNIVERSITY
DIANA TAYLOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR, WOLFENSOHN &
COMPANY, LLC; FORMER SUPERINTENDENT
OF BANKS, STATE OF NEW YORK
M. OSMAN YOUSUF
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SYF GROUP; FOUNDING
DIRECTOR OF THE U.S.-BANGLADESH BUSI-
NESS COUNCIL AT THE UNITED STATES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JACK R. MEYER
SENIOR MANAGING PARTNER AND CEO,
CONVEXITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; FORMER
PRESIDENT, HARVARD MANAGEMENT
COMPANY; BOARD CHAIRMAN
KAMAL AHMAD
PRESIDENT AND CEO, ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR
WOMEN SUPPORT FOUNDATION
RITU BANGA
MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, JOINT
SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES, INC.; MEMBER, AUWSF
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CAMPUS DESIGN
AND FACILITIES PLANNING
VIVIAN LOWERY DERRYCK
PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE BRIDGES
INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, DC
M. BERNARDINE DIAS
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, ROBOTICS INSTITUTE,
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
MEREDITH DOIG
PRINCIPAL OF MIDLOTHIAN CONSULTING;
COUNCILLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MELBOURNE; MODERATOR WITH THE
CRANLANA PROGRAMME, AN INITIATIVE
OF THE MYER FOUNDATION
EZRA S. FIELD
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ROARK CAPITAL
GROUP; DIRECTOR OF JENNY CRAIG, ACCENT
ENERGY, EXCEL POLYMERS AND CORN-
HUSKERS ENERGY
DIPAK JAIN
FORMER DEAN, KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MAN-
AGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
KATHARINA KOENIG
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SECURITIES DIVISION,
GOLDMAN SACHS, HONG KONG
JILL LERNER
PRINCIPAL, KOHN PEDERSON FOX ARCHI-
TECTS; CHAIR, AUWSF ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR CAMPUS DESIGN AND
FACILITIES PLANNING
KATHY M. MATSUI
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHIEF JAPAN
STRATEGIST AND CO-DIRECTOR OF ASIA
INVESTMENT RESEARCH, GOLDMAN SACHS
JAPAN CO., LTD
JANET MONTAG
FORMERLY OF JP MORGAN CHASE;
AUWSF BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR OF
THE 2010-2011 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JUDY MOODY-STUART
EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND
PHILANTHROPIST; MEMBER SOAS (SCHOOL
OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES,
LONDON) DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD;
MEMBER CAMPAIGN BOARD NEWHAM
COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
SANJAY PATEL
MANAGING PARTNER AND HEAD OF
INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE EQUITY, APOLLO
MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL
KATHLEEN M. PIKE
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, INSTITUTE OF
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES, TEMPLE
UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS
HENRY ROSOVSKY
LEWIS P. AND LINDA L. GEYSER UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR EMERITUS, AND FORMER DEAN
OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES,
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
MARY J. SANSALONE
PROVOST AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER,
ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
CATHERINE WATTERS
SASANUMA
FORMERLY OF KEIO UNIVERSITY-GSEC IN
TOKYO; FORMER POLICY ANALYST AND
GRANT COORDINATOR FOR THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AUW COUNCIL OF PATRONS
SHEIKH HASINA WAZED
PRIME MINISTER, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
BANGLADESH; CHIEF PATRON OF THE ASIAN
UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
CHERIE BLAIR
MEMBER OF MATRIX CHAMBERS IN LONDON
AND A LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER,
FOUNDER OF THE CHERIE BLAIR FOUNDATION
FOR WOMEN
EMMA BONINO
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN SENATE;
MEMBER OF THE RADICAL PARTY; FORMER
COMMISSIONER OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
ANSON CHAN
FORMER CHIEF SECRETARY OF HONG KONG,
PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON HONG KONG’S
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
LONE DYBKJAER
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND FORMER
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, DENMARK;
FORMER MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT
CONDOLEEZZA RICE
SENIOR FELLOW AT THE HOOVER INSTITUTE
OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY, FORMER U.S.
SECRETARY OF STATE AND NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISOR
BANGLADESH BOARD
OF ADVISORS
CHAIR:
DIPU MONI
HONORABLE MINISTER
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH
MEMBERS:
FAZLE HASAN ABED
FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, BRAC
KAMAL AHMAD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN SUPPORT
FOUNDATION
MONOWARA HAKIM ALI
PRESIDENT, CHITTAGONG WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS ASSOCIATION
HAMIDA BANU
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, CHITTAGONG
UNIVERSITY
BEGUM SHIRIN SHARMIN
CHAUDHURY
HONORABLE STATE MINISTER
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S
AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH
SULTANA KAMAL
HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER AND CHAIR,
AIN O SALISH KENDRA
MD. ABUL MAAL ABDUL
MUHITH
HONORABLE MINISTER
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT
OF BANGLADESH
ROKIA AFZAL RAHMAN
PRESIDENT, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
ASSOCIATION, BANGLADESH
GOWHER RIZVI
ADVISER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF
BANGLADESH FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
HASAN MAHMUD
HONORABLE STATE MINISTER
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS,
GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH
ABDUL KARIM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE PRIME
MINISTER, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH
ABDUS SALAM
CHAIRMAN, CHITTAGONG DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
AUW SUPPORT GROUPS & CONTACT INFORMATION
AUSTRALIAN FRIENDS OF AUW
Meredith Doig
auwsupport.aus@gmail.com
FRIENDS OF AUW JAPAN
Kathy Matsui, Catherine Sasanuma,
and Saniya Bloomer
auwjapan@gmail.com
HONG KONG AUW SUPPORT GROUP
Katharina Koenig, Ada Yip, Julie Wittgenstein,
and Kay McArdle
auw.hk.support@live.hk
UNITED KINGDOM AUW SUPPORT GROUP
Judy Moody-Stuart and Sanjay Patel
auwsupportuk@gmail.com
FRIENDS OF AUW U.S.
Janet Montag and Patricia Garvey
auw.us@asian-university.org
www.asian-university.org
Asian University for Women Support Foundation
1100 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 300
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Tel: +1 617 914 0500
Fax: +1 617 354 0247
Asian University for Women
20/A M.M. Ali Road
Chittagong – 4000, Bangladesh
Tel: +880 31 285 4980
Fax: +880 31 285 4988