About IDEAS Boston: Advisors

Each year, a group of Advisors provides input into the identification and selection of speakers, as well as providing advice on program content. 2008 Advisors include:

BARRY BLUESTONE

Director, Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Northeastern University

ROGER BROWN

President
Berklee College of Music

CRAIG CARLSON

Cambridge Consultants

ROBIN CHASE

CEO
GoLoco

DOROTHY CHEN-COURTIN

President
Marketing & Management Associates for Nonprofits

DEVIN COLE

Manager
BRA ONEIn3 Program

RAYMOND ELMAN

Principal,
Cambria Consulting

GEORGE FIFIELD

Director,
Boston CyberArts, Inc.

CHRIS GABRIELI

Chairman,
Mass 2020

H. PETER KAROFF

Chairman & Founder,
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc.

SCOTT KIRSNER

Writer/Editor

ROBERT KRIM

Executive Director
The Boston History & Innovation Collaborative

JEREMY LIU

Executive Director
Asian CDC

IOANNIS MIAOULIS

President
Boston Museum of Science

DAVID MCLAUGHLIN

Executive Director
Boston World Partnerships

J. KEITH MOTLEY

Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Boston

JOYCE PLOTKIN

Executive Director
Mass Tech Leadership Council

DAVID TEBALDI

Executive Director,
Mass Foundation for the Humanities

SAMUEL THIER

Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Healthcare Policy
Partners Health Care

JERRY VILLACRES

Editor,
El Planeta