RFF Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Resources for the Future is comprised of men and woman representing the business community, environmental advocacy organizations, former policymakers, including federal and state environmental officials as well as elected representatives, and pre-eminent scholars. The board provides overall direction for the organization and meets twice annually. Members are eligible to serve for three three-year terms.

RFF is deeply committed to bringing to the board, in ever-greater numbers, leading figures from outside the United States as well as representatives of minority populations from North America.

Professional affiliations of board members are listed for identification purposes only.

RFF Board of Directors, Fall 2011

Back row, from L to R: Anthony Bernhardt, Richard Schmalensee, Preston Chiaro, W. Bowman Cutter, Phillip R. Sharp, Richard G. Newell, Red Cavaney, Lawrence H. Linden
Front row, from L to R: Deborah Hechinger, Mark R. Tercek, Mohamed T. El-Ashry, Vicky A. Bailey, Sally Katzen, David Hawkins
Not pictured: Trudy Ann Cameron, John M. Deutch, Linda J. Fisher, C. Boyden Gray, Rick Holley, Peter R. Kagan, Rubén Kraiem, Bob Litterman, Frank E. Loy, Henry Schacht, Robert N. Stavins, Lisa A. Stewart, Joseph Stiglitz

Board Leadership (As of October 19, 2012)
W. Bowman Cutter Chair Senior Fellow and Director Economic Policy Initiative The Roosevelt Institute	Lawrence H. Linden Treasurer Founder and Trustee Linden Trust For Conservation
John M. Deutch Vice Chair Institute Professor Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Philip R. Sharp President Resources for the Future
Frank E. Loy Vice Chair Washington, DC
Board Members
Vicky A. Bailey Principal/Partner BHMM Energy Services LLC Anthony Bernhardt Northern California Director Environmental Entrepreneurs Trudy Ann Cameron Raymond F. Mikesell Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics University of Oregon Red Cavaney Alexandria, Virginia Mohamed T. El-Ashry Senior Fellow UN Foundation Linda J. Fisher Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Dupont Environment & Sustainable Growth Center C. Boyden Gray Founder and Partner Boyden Gray & Associates David Hawkins Director, Climate Center Natural Resources Defense Council Rick Holley President & CEO Plum Creek Peter R. Kagan Managing Director Warburg Pincus, LLC	Sally Katzen Senior Advisor Podesta Group Rubén Kraiem Partner Covington and Burling, LLP Bob Litterman Chairman, Risk Committee Kepo Capital Richard G. Newell Director, Duke University Energy Initiative Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University Henry Schacht Managing Director and Senior Advisor Warburg Pincus Richard Schmalensee Howard W. Johnson Professor Dean Emeritus Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lisa A. Stewart President and CEO Sheridan Production Company, LLC Joseph Stiglitz Professor of Economics, Business & International Affairs Columbia University School of Business Mark R. Tercek President & CEO The Nature Conservancy
Chair Emeriti
Darius W. Gaskins, Jr. Partner Norbridge, Inc.	Robert E. Grady Managing Director Cheyenne Capital Fund