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MEMBERS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BOARD OF REGENTS
Print Version of Regent Duties and Responsibilities
The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents consists of 17 members:
Ex Officio
Three Senators Appointed by President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate
Three Representatives Appointed by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Nine Citizens Approved by the Board of Regents
EEx Officio
As specified in the Smithsonian's charter, the only two members
of the Board of Regents to serve as a duty of their respective offices are the Chief Justice
of the United States and the Vice President of the United States.
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chancellor
Installed 2005
John G. Roberts, Jr., the 17th chief justice of the United States, served as a law clerk for
Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979 to
1980, and as a law clerk for then-Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the
United States during the 1980 term. He served as a special assistant to the attorney general of
the United States from 1981 to 1982, as associate counsel to President Ronald Reagan from
1982 to 1986, and as principal deputy solicitor general from 1989 to 1993. From 1986 to 1989
and 1993 to 2003, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. He served as a judge on the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2003 to 2005. Nominated as chief justice of
the United States by President George W. Bush, he assumed that office on September 29, 2005.
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Richard B. Cheney
Installed 2001
Richard B. Cheney, vice president of the United States, began his career in public
service in 1969 when he joined the Nixon administration. He was deputy assistant to
the president in the Ford Administration and, in 1975, was named assistant to the
president and White House chief of staff. In 1977, he was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives and served five terms. He served as chairman of the Republican Policy
Committee from 1981 to 1987 and was elected chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1987
and House minority whip in 1988. As secretary of defense, he directed Operation Just Cause in Panama
and Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. For his leadership in the Gulf War, he was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
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Congressional Members
The terms of appointment of the three Regents from the United States Senate are coterminous with the
terms for which they were elected to the Senate, and, if reelected, they may be reappointed. The current Senate Regents are:
Thad Cochran
Appointed 1995
Committees: Finance, Compensation and Human Resources
Thad Cochran, a Republican from Mississippi, has served in the Senate since 1978 and
counts among the highlights of his legislative record his contributions to the National
Missile Defense Act of 1999; the farm bills of 1985, 1990, and 1996; and the National
Education Goals Panel. His awards include Conservationist of the Year and The Nature Conservancy's
lifetime achievement award. Senator Cochran is the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations
Committee and serves on a number of its subcommittees including Interior; Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education; Defense; Energy and Water Development; Agriculture and Rural Development;
Interior; and Homeland Security where he is the ranking member. He is also a member of the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the Committee on Rules and Administration, the Joint Committee
on Printing; and the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress.
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Christopher J. Dodd
Appointed 2007
Committees: Strategic Planning and Programs, Governance and Nominating
Chris (Christopher J.) Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut, has served in the Senate
since 1981, prior to which he served three consecutive terms in the House of
Representatives (1975–80). He is chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban
Affairs Committee, where he serves on the subcommittees on Financial Institutions;
Housing and Transportation; and Securities and Investment. He is also a member of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, where he serves on the subcommittees on African Affairs;
European Affairs; International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion; and Western Hemisphere,
Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs. In addition, Senator Dodd serves on the Senate Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Committee, where he serves on the subcommittees on Bioterrorism and Public
Health Preparedness, Education and Early Childhood Development; and Employment and Workplace
Safety. He is also a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Joint Library
Committee.
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Patrick J. Leahy
Appointed 2001
Committees: Strategic Planning and Programs, Facilities
Patrick J. Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, has served since 1975 in the Senate,
where his legislative leadership has focused on international humanitarian needs, the
protection of privacy rights and freedom of speech, and the preservation of wildlife
refuges and farmland. He is a member of the Senate National Guard Caucus and the cofounder
and co-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus. He is a member of the Appropriations
Committee, where he is Chairman of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee and a members of
the subcommittees on Interior; Homeland Security; Commerce, Justice, and Science; Defense; and
Transportation and HUD. He is Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, where he serves as a
member of its subcommittees on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights; Corrections and
Rehabilitation; and Intellectual Property. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry, where he is a member of the Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation
Subcommittee, as well as a member of the Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization
Subcommittee and the Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee.
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The terms of appointment of the three Regents of the House of
Representatives are coterminous with the terms for which they were elected to the House;
upon reelection they may be reappointed. The current House Regents are:
Xavier Becerra
Appointed 2005
Committees: Facilities, Compensation and Human Resources
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat from California, was first elected to the House in 1992. He
is the first Latino to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he is a
member of its Health; Social Security; and Oversight subcommittees. He is also a
member of the House Budget Committee. A member of the Congressional Hispanic
Caucus (CHC), Becerra currently serves as the chairman of the CHC's Telecommunications and
Technology Task Force. He also is a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and secretary of the
Democratic Study Group Executive Committee. At the international level, he serves as vice chairman of
the U.S.–Korea Interparliamentary Exchange.
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Sam Johnson
Appointed 1995
Committees: Audit and Review, Facilities
Sam Johnson, a Republican from Texas and a member of the House since 1991, is a
decorated war hero and one of the few members of Congress who has fought in
combat. After his military career, during which he flew 62 combat missions in the
Korean War (F-86s) and endured seven years as a POW in Vietnam, he established a
home-building business in Texas and served in the state legislature. He is a member of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, where he serves on its subcommittees on Heath; and Social Security. He
represents the Regents on the Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum.
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Doris Matsui
Appointed 2007
Committees: Strategic Planning and Programs (Chair), Governance and Nominating
On March 10th, 2005, Doris Matsui was sworn in as the Member of Congress to represent California’s Fifth Congressional District. Congresswoman Matsui was elected to the seat in a special election on March 8th and is a member of the House Rules Committee.
Prior to her election to Congress, Congresswoman Matsui served as a former White House official coordinating relationships between the public and private sectors to support the Clinton Administration’s economic and budget priorities. Matsui has been a longtime participant and activist in local, national, and international affairs. The Congresswoman has served as President and Board Chair of KVIE, Sacramento's public television station, and participated in numerous civic and philanthropic organizations, including the Crocker Art Museum, the Sacramento Children's Home and the Junior League of Sacramento.
She serves as a Regent on the Smithsonian Board of Regents and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Meridian International Center and the Woodrow Wilson Center and a member of the California Institute Board of Directors.
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"Citizen" Regents
In addition there are nine members of the Board of Regents who
are from the general public, two of whom must reside in the District of Columbia and seven
of whom must be inhabitants of the 50 states (but no two from the same state). They are
nominated by the Board of Regents and appointed for statutory terms of six years by Joint
Resolution of the Congress. In accordance with the Bylaws adopted by the Board of Regents
in 1979, citizen members may not be nominated to serve more than two successive terms.
The citizen members are as follows:
Eli Broad
Appointed 2004
Committees: Finance (Chair), Investment
Eli Broad of California is a renowned business leader who built two Fortune 500
companies from the ground up over a five-decade career in business. He is the founder chairman
of both SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home (formerly Kaufman and Broad Home
Corporation). Today, Mr. Broad is focused on venture philanthropy. Founder of The
Broad Foundation, Mr. Broad demonstrates his commitment to philanthropy and community by his
ongoing leadership roles in art, education, science, and civic development. He serves on a number of
boards, such as The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The Museum of Modern Art in New
York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles Grand Avenue Committee. A fellow
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mr. Broad is the recipient of numerous awards and civic
honors, including the Legion of Honor from the Republic of France.
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Phillip Frost
Appointed 2006
Committees: Advancement, Strategic Planning and Programs
Phillip Frost of Florida, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Miami
School of Medicine, is nationally recognized for his creative enterprise and business
and marketing acumen. Dr. Frost is the former chairman and CEO of IVAX
Corporation, which under his direction developed an international reputation for its
consumer-directed research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products. Dr.
Frost is currently the vice chairman of the board of TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., which
acquired IVAX in January 2006. He also is the co-vice chairman of the American Stock Exchange;
a trustee of Scripps Research Institute; the chairman of the board of Ladenburg Thalmann
Financial Services, Inc.; and a director of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Continucare
Corporation, Cellular Technical Services, and Castle Brands, Inc. In addition, Dr. Frost
is a generous supporter of education and the arts. He and his wife are renowned collectors
who gave their 113-piece collection of American abstract art to the Smithsonian in 1986.
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Shirley Ann Jackson
Appointed 2005
Committees: Governance and Nominating (Chair), Strategic Planning and Programs, Audit and Review
Shirley Ann Jackson of New York is the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute. Dr. Jackson has held senior leadership positions in government, industry,
research, and academe. Included among her numerous advisory roles and involvement
in prestigious national organizations, she is the former president of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and former chairman of its Board of Directors; a
member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Council on Foreign Relations; and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the AAAS. Dr. Jackson
holds 40 honorary degrees. She serves on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange Group
and chairs the NYSE Regulation Board. She is a director of several major corporations. She also is
on the U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Committee for the Government Accounting Office. Dr. Jackson
served as chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1995 to 1998, where she
reorganized the agency and revamped its regulatory approach.
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Robert P. Kogod
Appointed 2005
Committees: Facilities (Chair), Advancement, Audit and Review, Finance
Mr. Kogod, a resident of the District of Columbia, was formerly the Co-Chairman & Co-CEO of the Charles E. Smith Companies, a major development, construction, leasing and management firm of investment real estate properties. He currently is President of CESM, Inc. and does consulting work. Mr. Kogod serves on the Board of Trustees of Vornado Realty Trust and Archstone-Smith Trust, two real estate investment trusts listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Kogod is involved in a large number of philanthropic activities and serves on the Boards of the Smithsonian Institution, Hartman Institute, the District of Columbia College Access Program, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve.
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John W. McCarter, Jr.
Appointed 2008
Committees: Audit and Review (Chair), Compensation and Human Resources
Mr. McCarter, a citizen of Illinois, has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Field Museum in Chicago since 1996, leading the museum though a expansion of both the scope of its research activities and as well as its physical facilities. As the Field’s President, he oversees the work of approximately 200 scientists, including researchers at the forefront of international efforts to protect tropical environments. Under John’s leadership, the Field Museum has partnered with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History as leaders of the Encyclopedia of Life project. Mr. McCarter previously served as senior vice president of Booz Allen and Hamilton and as president of the DeKalb Corporation. He was budget director for the State of Illinois and currently serves on the boards of WTTW Chicago Public Television, the University of Chicago, and the National Recreation Foundation, among others.
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Roger W. Sant, Chair
Appointed 2001
Committees: Executive Committee (Chair), Compensation and Human Resources, Ex Officio member of all other committees
Roger W. Sant of Washington, D.C., is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of The AES Corporation, having previously served as assistant administrator for energy conservation in the Federal Energy Administration during the Nixon/Ford Administration. He is the chairman of the Board of Trustees at The Summit Foundation and the Summit Fund of Washington; chairman of the Board of the National Museum of Natural History; chairman of Juice Energy, Inc.; vice chairman of the National Symphony Orchestra Board; and treasurer of the World Wildlife Fund-U.S. (which he chaired from 1994 to 2000). He serves on the boards of the D.C. College Access Program and of Levitronix, LLC. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Marriott International from 1994-2006.
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Alan G. Spoon
Appointed 2000
Committees: Advancement (Chair), Executive, Investment
Alan G. Spoon of Massachusetts is managing general partner of Polaris Venture
Partners, which invests in internet-related businesses, networking, biotechnology, and
medical technology. He previously was President of The Washington Post Company,
having served 18 years in various leadership roles. Mr. Spoon represents Polaris as a director of Art.com, HealthCentral Network, LRN, Ice.com, Phreesia, and AWS Convergence
Technologies, Inc. (Weatherbug). He has a wide range of prior board services, including Matrics, Inc. (RFID), Cushcraft Corporation (WiFi), Getty Images, and International Data Group. Currently, Mr. Spoon also serves on the
boards of Danaher Corporation and IAC/InterActiveCorp and, in his
not-for-profit activities, is a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation.
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Patricia Q. (Patty) Stonesifer, Vice Chair
Appointed 2001
Committees: Compensation and Human Resources (Chair), Governance and Nominating, Executive
Patty Stonesifer of Washington State is a Senior Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which seeks to promote equity for all people around the world.
In addition to her responsibilities with the foundation, Stonesifer is an active community volunteer, donating both time and resources to a number of regional nonprofit organizations. Stonesifer has served as a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS. Besides serving as a Smithsonian Regents, she serves on the boards of The Seattle Foundation, DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa), and Amazon.com.
Before helping Bill and Melinda Gates launch the Gates Learning Foundation in 1997, Stonesifer was a senior vice president at Microsoft.
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