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Board Members

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  Alan Alda
  Actor, Author, Director

  Alan Alda, a six-time Emmy Award–winner, played Hawkeye Pierce on the classic television series, M*A*S*H, and appeared in continuing roles on ER, The West Wing, and 30 Rock. His long-time interest in science and in promoting a greater public understanding of science led to his hosting the award-winning PBS series Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years, on which he interviewed hundreds of scientists from around the world.
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  Judith Cox
  President, Science Festival Foundation

  Judith Cox brings to the Foundation over 15 years of non-profit management experience.
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  Tracy Day
  Festival Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

  Tracy Day, a four-time National News Emmy award-winning journalist, has produced live and documentary programming for the nation's preeminent television news divisions for over two decades.
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  Brian Greene
  Physicist

  Brian Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, and is widely recognized for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory, including the co-discoveries of mirror symmetry and topology change. His first book for general audiences, The Elegant Universe was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and has sold more than a million copies worldwide.
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  Gillian Small
  Vice Chancellor for Research, The City University of New York

  Gillian Small was appointed vice chancellor for research of The City University of New York in 2008 after serving with distinction as dean for research since 2003.
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  Tamsen Ann Ziff
  Board of Directors, World Science Festival

  Tamsen Ann Ziff is managing director and co-chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Opera and a vice chairman on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
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