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David O’Neill is the Chief Conservation Officer and Senior Advisor to the CEO for the National Audubon Society. In this role, he is responsible for creating and advancing the implementation of an organization-wide conservation vision, developing conservation strategies with clearly defined outcomes and ensuring their successful delivery using science-based accountability tools. He manages the organization’s science and policy departments, working with the leaders of those teams to shape advocacy and science agendas that reinforce one another and advance Audubon’s conservation strategies. As a senior advisor, David provides CEO David Yarnold with organizational development advice and is a fundraising partner. He is also the President of the Audubon Action Fund, Audubon's 501c4 partner organization. Prior to joining Audubon, David served as the vice president for Conservation Programs at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) where he managed a national conservation team and oversaw a $100 million grant portfolio focused on a range of conservation issues including forest health, coastal resilience, estuaries and freshwater biodiversity. David worked closely with senior administrative officials from the Departments of Interior, Agriculture and EPA to shape and advance conservation strategies across the country. He raised tens of millions of dollars from foundations, individuals and corporations to support NFWF priorities. O’Neill has served in executive positions in both the private and non-profit sectors, including as a vice president for Cherokee Investment Partners, a private equity firm based in North Carolina, as the Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, where he grew the organization and its influence across the Chesapeake watershed, and as the Director of Land Use Policy for the Urban Land Institute. He is the author of many publications on the relationship between land use and environmental health and was the recipient of the prestigious Andrew White Medal from Loyola University for his contributions to the recovery of the Chesapeake Bay.

As Chief Operating Officer, John Walters oversees the Hudson Institute's operations, including staff and research management. From December 2001 to January 2009, he was director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and a cabinet member during the Bush Administration. As the nation's ''Drug Czar,'' Mr. Walters guided all aspects of federal drug policy and programs—supporting efforts that drove down teen drug use 25 percent, increased substance abuse treatment and screening in the healthcare system and dramatically dropped the availability of cocaine and methamphetamine in the U.S. He also helped build critical programs to counter narcoterrorism in Colombia, Mexico, and Afghanistan.

Lisa Haglund is a Vice President of Marketing and Development at The Heritage Foundation and Chief Executive Officer- Interim at The Heritage Foundation and is based in Bemus Point, New York. She has worked as Bank Teller at MRC CREDIT UNION; VP Sales, Marketing, Education & Training Department at NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.; and AVP Northwest Savings at NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.. Lisa studied at Penn State University- PBA between 2009 and 2012, Alfred State between 1996 and 1998, and Hello Alfred between 1996 and 2000.

Bill Koehler is President of Key Community Bank and President, KeyBank, NA. He is a member of KeyCorp’s Executive Council and Executive Leadership Team. Koehler previously served as Executive Vice President & Great Lakes Regional President in Key's Community Bank, leading seven district teams throughout Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, focused on delivering Key's products and services to Retail, Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth clients in the region. In the past 15 years, Koehler served in a range of leadership roles within KeyCorp in which he built teams, developed new business strategies, and lead enterprise-change initiatives. His responsibilities within Key have included leadership experience in both commercial banking and investment banking. Koehler was previously employed at McDonald Investments, which KeyCorp acquired in 1998, J. P. Morgan & Company and Oxford Partners, a venture capital firm. Koehler serves in several community leadership roles in Cleveland, with a strong emphasis on elementary and high school education. He is a Vice Chair of Breakthrough Charter School’s Executive Committee, Board Chairman of College Now of Greater Cleveland, Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Urban Community School and member of the Board of Regents of St. Ignatius High School. Previously, Koehler has held board-level leadership roles with the Achievement Centers for Children, American Red Cross (Washtenaw, Michigan chapter), Association for Corporate Growth (Cleveland chapter), and the Harvard Schools & Scholarships committee. A Harvard University graduate, Koehler received a BA in Economics in 1987. He received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1991.