The 2009 jury will be announced soon. The 2008 jury included:

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Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson is a flamboyant British entrepreneur with a seemingly insatiable appetite for starting new businesses.  His internationally recognized brand "Virgin" is splashed across everything from credit cards, to airlines and music "megastores".  Branson is continuously seeking new business opportunities and loves a good challenge, especially when he enters a market dominated by a few major players.  His entrepreneurial ways began early when he was just 16 and was publishing a student magazine.   Branson did not go on to graduate school but in 1970 the now famous Virgin brand had its beginnings in the form of a discount records mail order venture that he and his friend Nik Powell worked on.

Olara A. Otunnu

Olara A. Otunnu is a distinguished international statesman who is widely acclaimed for his diplomatic acumen and negotiating skills.  Currently Under-Secretary General, Special Representative to the U.N. Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Otunnu has served as President of the International Peace Academy, Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, President of the UN Security Council, Chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and Vice President of the UN General Assembly.  Otunnu was educated at King's College (Budo), Makerere University, Oxford University, and Harvard University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson, the former President of Ireland (1990-1997), and more recently United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002), currently brings her experience in international affairs and as a barrister, academic, and legislator to the Ethical Globalization Initiative where she is Executive Director. The aim of the Initiative is to integrate the norms and standards of human rights into the globalization process and to support capacity building, with an initial focus on Africa.  Robinson’s areas of expertise include: international human rights, capacity building in good governance in developing countries, and women in leadership.

Anne Welsh McNulty

Anne Welsh McNulty established the John P. McNulty Prize in 2007 in honor and memory of her late husband and brings her intimate knowledge of his spirit and inspiration to the selection process.

McNulty is Managing Partner of JBK Partners, with businesses including investment management and philanthropy. Before she and her husband founded JBK Partners, Anne was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs. She serves as trustee on various boards, including the Aspen Institute, the Naples Winter Wine Festival, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, and the NYU Child Study Center. Anne earned her MBA at the Wharton School and served as Valedictorian at Villanova University.