Board Leadership
Advisory Board
With thanks to the following individuals who have agreed to serve on the Advisory Board to provide advice, guidance, and support as we take BluWorld from its founding years to a reputable global entity.
CiviliNation – Andrea Weckerle, Founder
Convio – Vinay Bhagat, Chief Strategy Officer
Daylife – Upendra Shardanand, CEO and John Zipps, Managing Editor
Equal Access – Ronni Goldfarb, President
Fab Foundation – Stuart Gannes, Executive Director
Georgetown University – Beverly Magda, Dean, Technology Management
Interaction – Lindsay Coates, Vice President
Looppa, Inc– Eugene Levitsky, COO
MDG Awards Committee – Michael Jacobson, Founder and CEO
Nano Science Exchange – Jim Hurd, CEO
One Economy – Moustafa Mourad, President
Open Silicon Valley – Dilawar Syed, CEO
South South News – Eric Dales and UN Ambassador Francis Lorenzo
Teachers Without Borders – Fred Mednick, President
Telesonique – Adel Labib, CEO
Transclick – Robert Levin, CEO
UN Development Fund for Women – Antonie DeJong and Eduardo Gomez
UN Foundation – Kaitlin Thurman Barry, Director of Public Outreach
UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development – Sarbuland Khan, former Executive Coordinator
UN MDG Campaign – Corinne Woods, Director
Women’s World Banking – Michaela Walsh, Founder
World Computer Exchange – Timothy Anderson, President
World Federation of United Nations Associations – Fruzsina Molnar Straus, Communications and Programs Officer
World Information and Technology Services Alliance – Dr. James Poisant, CEO
World Technology Network – Jim Clark, Chairman
Board of Directors
Following are officers of the BluWorld Board of Directors:
Dr. Sarah McCue – President and Advisory Board Chair
Mary Jo Ferguson – Secretary
Michaela Walsh – Treasurer
Stuart Gannes – Director
Timothy Anderson – Director
Our Legal Firm is Nixon Peabody represented by Jeremy Wolk.




