The ten Council Members, in addition to the Chairman, are appointed by the President for three-year terms and include both government officials and private citizens. Among the Council’s functions are to call plenary sessions of the Conference, propose by-laws and regulations for adoption by the Assembly, review budgetary proposals, and approve the appointment of public members and the conduct of research studies.
Federal officials named to the Council may constitute no more than one-half of the total Council membership. Members of the Conference representing the private sector are appointed by the Chairman, with the approval of the Council, for two-year terms.
Government
Thomasina V. Rogers Vice Chair
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | Chairman
Boris Bershteyn
Office of Management and Budget | General Counsel
Julius Genachowski
Federal Communications Commission | Chairman
Thomas E. Perez
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division | Assistant Attorney General
Public
Preeta D. Bansal
Council Member
Ronald A. Cass
Cass & Associates, PC | President
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Stanford Law School | Professor and Dean F. John Faculty Scholar
Theodore B. Olson
Gibson Dunn | Partner
Jane C. Sherburne
BNY Mellon | Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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