Business Humanitarian Forum

"Since 1999, the Business-Humanitarian Forum has worked to bridge the gap of understanding and promote cooperation between humanitarian organizations and private business, encouraging both sides to work together to solve complex development problems.  The BHF does this by participating in private sector development projects in poor countries; by bringing together entrepreneurs from least developed countries with potential supporters; and through dialogue and training.  In all this work, the BHF builds awareness that business has strong, long-term interests in supporting the work of the humanitarian community; both the private and public sectors have common interests in the stabilization of developing and post-conflict societies." 

Honorary Co-Chairs: George F. Russell Jr. and John C. Whitehead

Founders

 * Mr. Peter Bell, President, CARE USA (see CARE International)
 * Ms. Susan Crowley, Director, International Organization Relations, Merck & Co.
 * Mr. Jean Freymond, Director, Center for Applied Studies in Negotiations, Geneva
 * Mr. John Imle Jr., former Vice Chairman, Unocal Corporation
 * Ambassador John J. Maresca, President, BHF Association
 * Mrs. Sadako Ogata, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
 * Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, former Director General, United Nations Offices in Geneva
 * Mr. George F. Russell Jr.
 * Mrs. Jane Russell
 * Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, former President, International Committee of the Red Cross
 * The Honorable John C. Whitehead
 * Mr. Robert Zoellick, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

International Board of Advisors

 * Mr. Robin Aram, former Vice-president, Shell International
 * Mme. Maria Livanos Cattaui, former Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
 * Mr. Niels Christensen, Vice-president, Nestlé S.A.
 * Mr. Victor Dial, former President of the Board of Governors of the American Hospital of Paris
 * Mr. Chuck Hardwick, former Senior Vice-president, Pfizer, Inc.
 * The Honorable Thomas M.T. Niles, former President, U.S. Council for International Business
 * Ambassador Mohammed Sahnoun, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General
 * Maitre Marc Joory, Legal Counsel

BHF USA Board

 * Edward W. Norton, Attorney, Chair
 * Charles Hoyt, former Associate General Counsel, Mobil Oil Corporation
 * Craig Llewellyn, Professor and Director, Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, Uniformed Services University Medical School
 * Terrence Ryan, former President, Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth, Texas
 * Steven Umin, Partner, Williams and Connolly
 * John J. Maresca (ex officio)

BHF Association Council

 * John J. Maresca, President
 * Jean Freymond, Executive Director
 * John H. King, Treasurer

BHF Staff

 * John H. King, Director
 * Emily H. Talmon-l'Armee, Head of Operations
 * Jaqueline Baroukzai, Representative in Afghanistan
 * Roberto Dotta, Project Officer
 * Solange Guye, Project Officer
 * Le C. Gong, Project Assistant

BHF Consultants

 * Reza Morshidi
 * Fuad Strik (Bosnia)
 * Steve Whewell

Contact

 * Business Humanitarian Forum
 * 7-9 chemin de Balexert, 1219 Chatelaine (Geneva), Switzerland
 * Tel: +41 (0)22 795 1800
 * Email: bhinfo@bhforum.org
 * Web: http://www.bhforum.ch