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The China-US Center seeks new ways to collaboratively engage the business community, government, higher education and non governmental organizations to demonstrate how commerce, communities and nature can thrive in harmony. Designed to draw upon the vision and agility of the private sector, the knowledge and expertise of scientific and academic institutions, as well as the authority and ability to mobilize resources of government agencies, the Center is in a position not only to plan but to act. On the basis of the relationships formed through this organizational framework, the Center’s members have unprecedented openings to engage in the creation of sustaining enterprises.

The Board of Councilors provides guidance for the strategy and initiatives of the Center. Leading corporations and organizations make up the membership of the Founders’ Circle, which provides support for the Center’s operations and offers the opportunity to pursue specific initiatives under the auspices of the Center.

Members of the Board of Councilors bring professional distinction to their mission and have the opportunity to take the lead in developing new initiatives. China Board members include high-ranking officials from government ministries that oversee the technology, industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as distinguished scientists, educators and entrepreneurs. Members of the China Board are playing a critical role in the planning and implementation of the national policy governing the next generation of development in China. Like their international counterparts, they bring to the Board proven expertise and enthusiasm for the future of sustainable development. A wide range of industry sectors is represented, including high technology, energy, chemistry, commercial equipment, diversified retailing, venture capital and investment banking. From institutions of higher education come distinguished scholars in engineering, agriculture, marine sciences, forestry and other fields. Non-governmental international development and environmental organizations are also represented.

China and the U.S. each appoint Co-Chairs to lead the Board of Councilors. The Founding Chair for China is Madame Deng Nan, Chief Executive Secretary of the China Association of Science and Technology and the Founding U.S. Chair is William A. McDonough, FAIA, architect, designer and Time magazine’s “Hero for the Planet.”

The operations of the Center are managed by two secretariats that work as a team. The China Secretariat is the Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21 and the U.S. Secretariat is the International Sustainable Development Foundation – a 501© (3) non-profit organization.

• CHAIR Gary Dirks, Ph.D. - Tempe, Arizona
  

  Director of LightWorks and
  Julie Wrigley Chair of Sustainable Practices
  Arizona State University
  Retired Chief Executive, BP Asia

  http://www.asu.edu
• Mary Andringa - Pella, Iowa
  

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Vermeer Manufacturing Company

  http://www.vermeer.com
• Michael Braungart, Ph.D. - Hamburg, Germany
  

  Founder and Principal, EPEA International Umweltforschung GmbH
  Principal and Cofounder, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry

  http://www.braungart.com
• John V. Duggan - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
  

  Industry Leader
  Performance Consultants International

  http://www.performanceconsultants.com/index.php
• Elizabeth Economy, Ph.D. - New York, New York
  

  Director, Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

  http://www.cfr.org
• Barry Friedman - Beijing, China
  

  Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Wal-Mart China

  http://www.walmartstores.com
• Peter J. Green - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  

  Entrepreneur in Residence
  EnerTech Capital

  http://www.enertechcapital.com/
• Edward A. Guerrini - Farmington, Michigan
  

  Global Account Director, BASF Co. Ltd.

  http://www.basf.com
• Teresa Heinz, Ph.D. - Washington, D.C.
  

  Chair, Howard Heinz Endowment and Heinz Family Philanthropies

  http://www.hfp.heinz.org
• Theodore Roosevelt IV - New York, New York
  

  Managing Director, Barclays Capital

  http://www.barcap.com
• Virginia A. Kamsky - New York, N.Y. and Beijing, China
  

  Chair and CEO, Kamsky Associates, Inc.

  http://www.kamsky.com
• Thomas E. Kiser - Fremont, Ohio
  

  President, Professional Supply, Inc.

  http://www.professionalsupplyinc.com
• Lisa Lai - Atlanta, Georgia
  

  President and Co-Founder, EA International Ltd.
  www.eaintl.com

• Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D. - Washington, D.C.
  

  Heinz Center Biodiversity Chair
  H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

  http://www.heinzctr.org
• William McDonough, FAIA - Charlottesville, Virginia
  

  Chair Emeritus, China-US Center for Sustainable Development
  Founder, William McDonough + Partners
  Founder, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry

  http://www.mcdonough.com
• James McIlvenny - Midland, Michigan
  

  Senior Vice President, Performance Products Division and Group Senior Vice President for Mega Projects
  The Dow Chemical Company

  http://www.dow.com
• Jon Pittman - San Rafael, California
  

  Vice President for Market Development, Autodesk, Inc.

  http://www.autodesk.com
• John F. Potts - Chandler, Arizona
  

  Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Secretariat
  China US Center for Sustainable Development

  http://www.chinauscenter.org
• Peter Sharratt - London, England
  

  Board Director, WSP Environmental

  http://www.wspgroup.com/environmental
• Robert W. Shaw, Ph.D. - Center Harbor, New Hampshire
  

  President, Aretê Corporation

  http://www.arete-microgen.com
• Kent Snyder, J.D. - Portland, Oregon
  

  Sustainability Consultant
  Board Members, International Sustainable Development Foundation

  http://www.ksnyder.com
• Nicholas Sonntag - Beijing, China
  

  Executive VP Corporate Development, Westport Innovations, Inc.
  President, Westport Asia

• Donald Tang - Los Angeles, California
  

  Founder and Chief Executive Officer
  CITIC Securities International Partners

  http://www.csipgroup.com/
• Michael Volkema - Zeeland, Michigan
  

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Herman Miller, Inc.

  http://www.hermanmiller.com
• Jonathan Wege - Chicago, Illinois
  

  President, Broadleaf Foundation

• Dennis Whittle - Washington, D.C.
  

  Chairman and CEO, Global Giving

  http://www.globalgiving.com

• Hu Angang
  

  Professor, Tsinghua University
  Director, Center for China Study

  http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/
• Qiu Baoxing
  

  Vice Minister, Ministry of Construction

  http://www.cin.gov.cn/
• Wan Gang
  

  Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://www.most.gov.cn/eng/
• Sun Hong
  

  Deputy Director General, Department of Social Development
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• Sun Honglie
  

  Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, CAS

  http://www.cas.ac.cn/
• He Jiankun
  

  Vice President, Tsinghua University

  http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/
• Huang Jing
  

  Deputy Director General, The Administrative Centre for China’s Agenda 21
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://www.acca21.org.cn/
• Zhou Jiping
  

  Vice General Manager, China National Petroleum Corporation

  http://www.cnpc.com.cn/
• Jin Ju
  

  Minister Counselor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America

  http://www.china-embassy.org/
• He Keng
  

  Vice Chairman, The Jiu San (Sept. 3rd) Society

• Zhang Lei
  

  Board Chairman, Modern Group Corporation

  http://www.chinamg.com.cn/
• Ma Linying
  

  Vice Director-General, Department of International Cooperation
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• Xu Luiping
  

  President, Changan Automobile Group Corporation

  http://www.changan.com.cn/
• Nie Meisheng
  

  Chairman, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce
  China Federation of Industry and Commerce

  http://www.chinahouse.info/
• Madame Deng Nan
  

  Chief Executive Secretary, China Association of Science and Technology
  Chair, Chinese Society for Sustainable Development
  Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
  China Association of Science and Technology

  http://www.cast.org.cn
• Huang Nubo
  

  Board Chair, Zhongkun Group Corporation

  http://www.zhongkun.com.cn/
• Zhang Peizhang
  

  Board Chairman, Shanghai Huayi Group Corporation

  http://www.shhuayi.com/
• Wu Qidi, Ph.D.
  

  Vice Minister, Ministry of Education
  Former President, Tongji University
  China Ministry of Education

  http://www.moe.edu.cn
• Xie Qihua
  

  Board Chairman, Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation

  http://www.baosteel.com/
• Guo Risheng
  

  Director General, The Administrative Centre for China’s Agenda 21
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://www.acca21.org.cn/
• Lin ShaoBin
  

  General Manager, China Merchants Property Development Co., LTD

  http://www.cmpd.cn
• Gan Shijun
  

  Vice Chairman, Chinese Society for Sustainable Development

  http://cssd.acca21.org.cn/
• Wang Weizhong
  

  Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://www.most.gov.cn/eng/
• Wang Xiaofang
  

  Director General, Department of Development and Planning
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• Wu Xiaoqing
  

  Vice Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection

  http://www.mep.gov.cn/
• Jin Xioming
  

  Director General, Department of International Cooperation
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• He Yaling
  

  Vice President, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  http://www.huawei.com/
• Ma Yanhe
  

  Deputy Director General, Department of Social Development
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• Li Yuan
  

  Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources
  China Ministry of Land and Resources

  http://www.mlr.gov.cn
• Zhao Yuhai
  

  Director General, Torch High Technology Industry Development Center
  Ministry of Science and Technology

  http://most.gov.cn
• Feng Zhijun
  

  Member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
  Vice Chairman, Central Committee of China Democratic League

• Ma Zongjin
  

  Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration

  http://www.cas.ac.cn/
• Ke Zunping, Ph.D.
  

  Vice Governor, Sichuan Province
  Responsible for Science and Technology
  Sichuan Provincial Government

  http://www.sichuan.gov.cn/

• Paul Anastas, Ph.D. - Washington, D.C.
  

  Assistant Administrator
  Office of Research and Development
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  http://www.epa.gov
• Theodore Osius - Jakarta, Indonesia
  

  U.S. Department of State
  Deputy Chief of Mission

  http://www.state.gov
• Richard Schulberg - Portland, Oregon
  

  Executive Director, International Sustainable Development Foundation

  http://www.isdf.org
• Miansheng Wang - Portland, Oregon
  

  Managing Director, U.S. Secretariat, China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development

  http://www.chinauscenter.org