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Mark McKinnon

(Former) Board Member

Mark McKinnon was named to the board in 2006 by President George W. Bush and served until 2008. He came to the board as vice chairman of Public Strategies and president of Maverick Media. He is an award-winning media producer and communications strategist who has served as principal media adviser for hundreds of corporate and political campaigns in the United States, Latin America and Africa, including President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns and John McCain’s primary campaign in 2007-2008. He served on the board of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and lectured at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.