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The Vital Role of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights continues Bobby Kennedy’s legacy of partnering with brave women and men on the front lines of the fight for justice. From lawsuits to lesson plans, our programs are designed to empower activists around the world who are creating change from the ground up.

The members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council appreciate the importance of philanthropy and advocacy in the fight for equal justice. These advocates are a dedicated and diverse group of local and global leaders, entrepreneurs, activists, and artists—including Ethel Kennedy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Bill Clinton, Rosie Perez, and Keegan-Michael Key—who champion our work by providing critical financial and social support to help us tackle the world’s most daunting human rights challenges. 

Together, we are working to create a more just and peaceful world.

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Meet Our Leadership Council
Chairs
Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy
Founder
Donato Tramuto
Former CEO, Tivity Health; Founder, Health eVillages; Founder, Tramuto Foundation
Gail Evertz
Director and Special Projects Advisor for Guggenheim Partners; Vice Chair, RFKHR Leadership Council
Kurt Small
President, Federal Government Solutions, Anthem, Inc.
Visionaries
Alex Gorsky
CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Jason Hanold & Neela Seenandan
Co-CEOs and Managing Partners, Hanold Associates
Susan Clark Livingston
Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Marc Spilker
Founding Partner, GPS Investment Partners
Glen Tullman
Executive Chairman, Livongo
Vardis & Marianna V. Vardinoyannis
Philanthropists
George Vradenburg
Chairman and Co-Founder, UsAgainstAlzheimers (UsA2)
Champions

Anne Finucane, Global Strategy and Investment Officer, Bank of America

Rose Stuckey Kirk

Orin Kramer

Vincent Mai*

Groundbreakers

Wendy* and Jim Abrams

Roger C. Altman, Evercore*

John Boyer, Maximus Foundation*

Edward and Charity Dong, International Leadership Foundation

Richard Dong and Eric Dong

The Heidegger Family

Dr. Allan and Gabia Konce 

Sheri Layton 

Liz and Eric Lefkofsky 

Howard L. Nations, The Nations Law Firm

Dan Olofsson 

Marco Tronchetti Provera, Pirelli 

Howard Rubin, Rubin Systems Inc./Rubin Worldwide 

Lee and Valerie Shapiro

James and Monica Shay 

Sean and Heather Ward 

Susan N. Wilson

Activists

Joe Armstrong 

Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek* 

Swati and Bharat Bhise

Daniele Bodini, American Continental Properties Group 

Mark DeVincentis, Crescent Capital Group 

Wallace Dietz 

Ben Erwin, Charity Network 

Joseph S. Fichera, Saber Partners 

Laurence Fink, BlackRock 

Alan Fleischmann and Dafna Tapiero 

Jonah Goodhart

Albert Gore III, 45th Vice President, United States of America* 

Robert C. Gottlieb, Gottlieb & Janey

Fay Hartog-Levin and Daniel Levin

Andrew and Shannon Hayden 

Rafi Jafri 

Ginger Lew

Raymond J. McGuire, Citigroup

Fancesco Aletti Montano 

Lynne and Greg O’Brien

Federico Rolando

David M. Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group

Karen Russell

Lily Safra, The Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation

Dr. Craig Samitt

Karen D. Seitz, Fusion Partners

Jean Shafiroff

Dewey Shay

Elizabeth Smith

Richard and Alexis Sternhell

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Adolfo Vannucci

Vishal Verma and Family

David Weinraub, Brown & Weinraub 

John White

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