Advisory Board of Governors
Bill Bradley
Former U.S. Senator
Bill Bradley, who represented the State of New Jersey, was a candidate for the Democratic Party's Presidential nominee in 2000. Senator Bradley is also a Rhodes Scholar, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Senator Bradley was a member of the U.S. Senate for 18 years. He served in the Air Force Reserve from 1967 to 1978, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. In 1978, at the age of 35, he was sworn in as the youngest member of the Senate. During his political career, he has served on the Senate Finance Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Special Committee on Aging, and the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Senator Bradley is currently a Managing Director of Allen & Company Inc. In Addition, he is Chair of the Advisory Board of McKinsey and Company’s Institute for Management of Nonprofits. From 1997 to 1999, he was a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of the International Council of JP Morgan & Co. Inc. During that time, he also served as an essayist for CBS evening news and as a visiting professor at Stanford University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Maryland. He has authored five books on American politics, culture and economics. Prior to entering politics, Senator Bradley played professional basketball for the New York Knickerbockers, and was a member of two championship teams. The Knicks retired his number in 1984.
He holds a BA degree in American History from Princeton University and an MA at Oxford University.
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