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WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Today, 91制片厂 named three new members to its Honorary Board. Consisting of 28 distinguished scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators, Honorary Board members are elected by the 91制片厂鈥檚 Board of Trustees to provide strategic guidance and input on scientific issues important to the 91制片厂鈥檚 mission.

The new members are:

Raj Chetty, Ph.D.
William A. Ackman Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Director of Opportunity Insights, Harvard University
Science Talent Search 1997
International Science and Engineering Fair 1997

Tom Leighton, Ph.D.
CEO & Co-Founder, Akamai Technologies
Professor of Applied Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Member, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), MIT
Science Talent Search 1974
International Science and Engineering Fair 1972 and 1973
Former member of 91制片厂 Board of Trustees

Alan Leshner, Ph.D.
CEO Emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Former Executive Publisher of Science, and the Science family of journals
Former member of 91制片厂 Board of Trustees

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