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Board of Directors

Special Olympics' volunteer Board of Directors determines international policies. The board is composed of business and sport leaders, professional athletes, educators and experts in intellectual disabilities from around the world.
Officers
Tim-Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman of the Board

Timothy Shriver, Ph.D

Chairman of the Board
Mary Davis, Special Olympics Chief Executive Officer

Mary Davis

Chief Executive Officer
Anne Finucane, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Anne Finucane

Lead Director & Vice Chair
Dale Jones, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Dale Jones

Treasurer
Brandon Fitzgerald, Chief Legal Officer

Brandon M. Fitzgerald

Chief Legal Officer; Secretary, Board of Directors
Daniel Kurland, Special Olympics Assistant Secretary, Board of Directors

Daniel Kurland

Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary
Loretta Claiborne, Special Olympics Board of Directors Vice Chair and Chief Inspiration Officer

Loretta Claiborne

Chief Inspiration Officer, Special Olympics; Special Olympics Athlete, USA
Board Members
Seun Adigun, Special Olympics Global Ambassador

Seun Adigun

Chiropractor, Biomechanist, Speaker First African Summer & Winter Olympian Nigeria's Historic Women's Bobsled - Driver BSFN & Special Olympics Global Ambassador
UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba Headshot

His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba

UAE Ambassador to the US; Special Olympics
Jamie Aleman, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Jaime Alemán

Former Ambassador of Panama to the United States; Senior Partner, Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
JoAnne (Joni) Bessler, Special Olympics Board of Directors; Co-Founder and CEO Full STEAM Forward

JoAnne (Joni) Bessler

Co-Founder and CEO Full STEAM Forward
Global Athlete Congress; Special Olympics Athlete, Great Britain

Kiera Byland

Chair, Global Athlete Congress; Special Olympics Athlete, Great Britain
Jim Clements, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Dr. Jim Clements

President, Clemson University
Bart Conner, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Bart Conner

Sports Broadcaster; Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist
Didier Drogba, Special Olympics Board of Directors Member

Didier Drogba

Legendary Professional Football (Soccer) Player
Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes de Souza, Special Olympics Athlete, Brazil and Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger

Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes de Souza

Special Olympics Brazil athlete, former Sargent Shriver Global Messenger
Toby Enqvist, Special Olympics Board of Directors and Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, United Airlines

Toby Enqvist

Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, United Airlines
Amadou Gallo Fall, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Amadou Gallo Fall

President of the Basketball Africa League
Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Board of Directors

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Chief Executive Officer, Multiplying Good; Olympic Gold Medalist, 100 Meter Hurdles
Jennifer Fortner, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Jennifer Fortner

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Chicago
Eva Gažová, International Advisory Committee Europe Eurasia Representative; National Director of Special Olympics Slovakia

Eva Gažová

International Advisory Committee Europe Eurasia Representative; National Director of Special Olympics Slovakia
Mary Gu, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Mary Gu

CEO of CAA China; Former Special Olympics Regional President and Managing Director of East Asia
Gail Hamamoto - International Advisory Committee North America Representative; Chief Executive Officer of Special Oly

Gail Hamamoto

International Advisory Committee North America Representative; Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Canada
Ronak Lakhani, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Ronak Lakhani

General Secretary, Special Olympics Pakistan
Ray Lane, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Ray Lane

Managing Partner, GreatPoint Ventures; Strategic Advisor, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Glenn Lyon, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Glenn Lyon

Former Chairman & CEO, Finish Line
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba - International Advisory Committee Africa Representative; Chairperson, Special Olympics Mali

Hamchetou Maiga-Ba

International Advisory Committee Africa Representative; Chairperson, Special Olympics Mali
Mark McCorkle, Special Olympics Board of Directors; Principal of Six Point Justice Solutions; Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Commander; LETR International Executive Council Member

Mark McCorkle

Principal of Six Point Justice Solutions; Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Commander; LETR International Executive Council Member
Karoly Mirnics - Medical Advisory Committee

Károly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute; Hattie B. Munroe Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Angelo Moratti, Special Olympics Vice Chair

Angelo Moratti

Executive Chairman of Angel Capital Management; Chairman, Special Olympics Italy
H.E. Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda to the United States of America, and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina

H.E. Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda to the United States of America, and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina
Tusitina Nu’uvali, International Advisory Committee Asia Pacific Representative; National Director of Special Olympics Samoa

Tusitina Nu’uvali

International Advisory Committee Asia Pacific Representative; National Director of Special Olympics Samoa
Carolina Picasso, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Carolina Picasso

President, Special Olympics Chile
James Quincey, Special Olympics Board of Directors

James Quincey

Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
James E. Ryan, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Jim Ryan

President of University of Virginia
David Sable, Special Olympics Board of Directors

David Sable

Non-Executive Chairman, Young & Rubicam
Kim Samuel, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Kim Samuel

President, The Samuel Family Foundation
Shi Derong, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Shi Derong

Chief Advisor, Dongyi Capital; Chairman, Shanghai Private Equity Association
Bobby Shriver, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Bobby Shriver

Activist; Attorney
Mark Shriver, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Mark Shriver

President, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School & Corporate Work Study Program
Maria Gabriela Sigala, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Maria Gabriela Sigala

Activist; Philanthropist; Attorney
Changwoo Soh, Board of Directors member

Chang-Woo Soh

Chairperson of SOEA RLC, President of Special Olympics Seoul, Vice President of SO Korea and CEO of Papa Johns Korea
Piet Steel, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Piet Steel

Former Chairman of Europe Asia Center; Former Chairman of the Board at Special Olympics Belgium
Laura Valverde, Special Olympics Board of Directors; International Advisory Committee Latin America Representative; Executive Director of Special Olympics Costa Rica

Laura Valverde

International Advisory Committee Latin America Representative; Executive Director of Special Olympics Costa Rica
Natalia Vodianova, Special Olympics Board of Directors

Natalia Vodianova

Model; Philanthropist; Film Actress
Russell Wolff, Special Olympics Board of Directors, Managing Director at Sixth Street

Russell Wolff

Managing Director and Head of Sports, Media & Entertainment Operations at Sixth Street
Mike Zafirovski, Founder, Chairman, and President, The Zaf Group

Mike Zafirovski

Founder, Chairman, and President of The Zaf Group