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William L. Bell
William L. Bell, Jr., a Member of the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, is Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the CNA Corporation, a non-profit research and analysis corporation in Alexandria, Virginia. He has served in this role since 1983. From 1982-1983, Bell was the Vice President of the Hudson Institute. From 1981-82, he was Minority Counsel for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to his service in Congress, he was a volunteer for the Cambodia Refugee Committee in Bangkok, Thailand. From 1975-78, Bell was the managing director of Faber-Merlin, Ltd. in Hong Kong. Prior to Faber-Merlin, he was managing director for International Nickel for Australia and Indonesia from 1967-75. His first appointment at International Nickel was in New York as Vice President for Public Affairs in 1966. From 1962-65, Bell was managing director of Washington/Pacific International. Upon graduation from law school, Bell worked in the Office of the Attorney General in Seattle, Washington. Bell received his B.A. in Political Science from Whitman College in 1949, and received his L.L.B. and J.D. from Gonzaga University in 1954. Bell lives in Virginia.
Dr. Ronald Blanck, Member, Board of Regents and Advisor, National Security Health Policy Center
Ronald R. Blanck, D.O., is the President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Ft. Worth, TX. Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Blanck served as Army Surgeon General and commanded the U.S. Army Medical Command. He entered the U.S. Army after his graduation from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1967. Dr. Blanck then became a medical officer in Vietnam followed by a residency in internal medicine. Dr. Blanck also has served as Assistant Chief of the Department of Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Department of Medicine at the Brooke Army Medical Center. He commanded hospitals in Berlin and Frankfort as well as the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He has held adjunct teaching positions at Georgetown University, The George Washington University, Howard University School of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Uniformed Services University. Dr. Blanck is a Master and past Governor of the American College of Physicians and serves on the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Dr. Bertram S. Brown, , Member, Board of Regents and Advisor, National Security Health Policy Center
Bertram Brown, M.D., M.P.H.board-certified in psychiatry and neurology, is Executive Vice President of Forensic Medical Advisory Service, Inc. A graduate of the Cornell University Medical College and Harvard University School of Public Health, Dr. Brown has held distinguished positions in the medical field. In the 1980s, he was President and Chief Executive Officer, Hahnemann University and the Executive Vice President of U.S. Health Care Inc. In the 1970s, he served as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Assistant U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. In addition to serving as consultant to the White House and heading National Institute of Health missions to foreign countries, Dr. Brown has served as consultant to such varied groups as the Rand Corporation, American Bar Association, World Health Organization, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Honorable Beverly B. Byron
Beverly Byron was Western Maryland’s Representative to Congress from 1978 to 1992, elected to seven consecutive terms. She served as a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and from 1983-1986, Ms. Byron chaired the House Special Panel on Arms Control and Disarmament. In 1987, she was elected Chairman of the Military Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee, becoming the first woman chosen for a prominent leadership role on the Armed Services Committee. Upon leaving Congress in 1993, President Bush and then President Clinton appointed Ms. Byron to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. She was also appointed by President Clinton to the Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy in 1995. She currently chairs that Board. Ms. Byron was a member of the Board of Visitors of the Air Force Academy from 1981 until 1991. In 1994, she founded Byron, Butcher and Associates to provide advice and assistance in Congressional and government affairs.
Kirk Clinkenbeard
Kirk Clinkenbeard is involved with campaign strategy and finance. Among his current clients is Senator Ted Stevens, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Prior to going into private business, Mr. Clinkenbeard served as National Finance Director for Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole’s 1988 Presidential Campaign. Mr. Clinkenbeard has served as Executive Director of Campaign America and has also worked for the Republican National Committee’s finance division in the capacity of Senior Advisor.
William Crowell
William Crowell was appointed Deputy Director of the National Security Agency in February 1994, the senior civilian position in the NSA. During his thirty-year tenure at that agency he has held the positions of Deputy Director for Operations and Chief of Staff, in addition to participating on many advisory boards. In the private sector, Mr. Crowell has served as a consultant to the Atlantic Aerospace Electronic Corporation by cultivating a working relationship with the National Reconnaissance Office. Mr. Crowell has received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice, the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive, and the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
The Honorable Ronnie G. Flippo
Ronnie Flippo is a member of the Board of Regents and a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Flippo served in the Alabama House and Senate during 1971-1977. Mr. Flippo was then elected to represent the 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-1991. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee as well as a being a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee. On the latter committee, he was the Chairman of the Space, Science and Applications Subcommittee during the development of the Space Shuttle Program. In January 1991, Mr. Flippo formed a management and legislative consulting firm, R.G. Flippo and Associates, Inc., with offices in Washington, D.C. and Alabama.
Donald M. Gleklen
Donald Gleklen is the Chairman and CEO of InteliHealth, Inc., a joint venture between Aetna-US Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University and Health System providing health care information to the consumer through various forms of information channels including the Internet. In addition, Mr. Gleklen is the President of Jocard Financial Services, Inc., a private merchant banking firm. A graduate of the Columbia School of Law and Cornell University, his past positions include Senior Vice President of MEDIQ Incorporated, a publicly owned ASE listed diversified health care services company and Executive Vice President and Senior Lending Officer of Industrial Valley Bank & Trust Company. His community activities include past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania College of Optometry and a Trustee of the Walnut Street Theater. Mr. Gleklen's corporate activities include the position of Director for several companies including Nutramax Products, Inc., Microleague Multimedia, Inc., Gandalf Technologies, Inc., New West Eyeworks, Inc., and Lason Holdings, Inc.
Roger Hayes
Roger Hayes is the Director of the International Institute of Communications, a network of over 1,000 companies in seventy countries representing the broadcasting, telecommunications, and new media industry. Its purpose is to stimulate debate and research into the impact of information and communication technology and content on public policy, regulation and society. He is also non-Executive Chairman of ECHO, a communications research group; an advisor to the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Wales School of Communication.
Robert H. Kupperman
Robert Kupperman, a Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), was a leading authority on national security, counterterrorism, and crisis management. Dr. Kupperman was frequently called upon as a consultant by U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, and multinational corporations. Before joining CSIS, he was chief scientist at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, where he led the first interagency studies of foreign and domestic terrorism. Dr. Kupperman also served in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Emergency Preparedness, and as director of the transition team for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He was the co-author of Strategic Requirements for the Army to the Year 2000 (Lexington Books, 1984) and Final Warning (Doubleday, 1989), among others. He had a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from New York University and has taught at the University of Maryland and New York University.
Mr. Leonard Roberts, Member, Board of Regents, Chairman and CEO of RadioShack
Mr. Roberts came to RadioShack in 1993, and was named Chairman and CEO in 1999. He has helped to turn RadioShack into the leading consumer electronics specialty retailer by focusing on demystifying technology in every neighborhood in America. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its services and product offerings and joined in partnerships with some of the leading electronics brand names. Prior to joining RadioShack, Mr. Roberts was Chairman and CEO of Shoney's Inc. and President and CEO of Arby's Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with degrees in marketing and chemistry. He obtained a law degree from De Paul University Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1974. Mr. Roberts serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of America and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Conference for Community and Justice.
The Honorable Harold P. Smith, Jr.
Dr. Harold Smith joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley in 1960 after receiving a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from MIT. In 1966, Dr. Smith was awarded a White House Fellowship and was assigned as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. Since that time, he has served as an advisor to various governmental boards on national security policy, giving particular attention to projects requiring a broad range of technical and managerial skills. Of particular note are his chairmanship of the Vulnerability Task Force of the Defense Science Board (DSB) and a special study for the Secretary of Defense on the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS); i.e. the Smith Report. He retired from the faculty in 1976 in order to pursue a career in managerial consulting and entrepreneurial ventures. The Palmer Smith Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in management of high technology programs, was established and retained by defense contractors. At the request of Dr. William Perry, Dr. Smith accepted an appointment with the Clinton Administration as Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy with responsibilities for reduction and maintenance of the American and NATO arsenals of nuclear weapons, destruction of the chemical weapon stockpile, oversight of the chemical and biological defense programs, management of counter-proliferation acquisition, and management of all treaties related to conventional and/or strategic weapons. Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and has thrice received the highest honor granted by the Department of Defense for public service, the Distinguished Public Service Award (with Silver Palm), as well as the Exceptional Civilian Service Award of the Air Force and the Commendation of the Secretary of the Navy. He has been decorated by the Republic of France as a Commander in the Legion of Honor.
The Honorable Curt Weldon
Curt Weldon was elected to represent the Seventh Congressional District of Pennsylvania for a ninth term in 2002 and served until 2006. Following his most 2002 reelection win, Congressman Weldon became the most senior Republican in the Pennsylvania Delegation. A Member of the House of Representatives since 1987, Weldon held leadership roles on a wide variety of issues, ranging from national security to the environment.
Paul Wright
Paul Wright is involved in the business of executive search. He specializes in placing senior executive branch civilians, general/flag officers, and congressional staff and members into senior positions in industry. Mr. Wright has, as an adjunct to his primary business, provided financing for new, promising technologies, supported mergers and acquisitions, created loaning arrangements, assisted in the construction of virtual corporations, and supported strategic planning efforts. He is retained by both companies and law firms for these purposes.
General Anthony Zinni
General Zinni currently holds positions on several boards of directors of major U.S. companies. In addition, he has held academic positions that include the Stanley Chair in Ethics at the Virginia Military Institute, the Nimitz Chair at the University of California-Berkeley, the Hofheimer Chair at the Joint Forces Staff College, and the Harriman Professor of Government appointment and membership on the board of the Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William and Mary. He has worked with the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and the Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. He is also a Distinguished Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Current Board of Regents
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