Board of Directors



Henry S. Bienen
Director

Dr. Bienen is Vice Chairman of Rasmussen College and President Emeritus of Northwestern University. From 1995 to 2009, Dr. Bienen served as the President of Northwestern University, where he was one of the first three presidents awarded the Carnegie Corporation’s award for academic leadership. Prior to becoming president of Northwestern, Dr. Bienen served as dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. While at Princeton, he was named the William Stewart Tod Professor of Public and International Affairs in 1969 and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in 1986. Dr. Bienen is a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, serving on the executive committee and chairing the nominating and governance committee, as well as the board of directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and serves on its executive committee. In addition, Dr. Bienen serves as chairman of the United Football League’s board of directors, chairman of the Ithaka Harbors board of trustees and serves on the board of Onconova Therapeutics. In the past, Dr. Bienen has served as chair of the executive committee of the Association of American Universities. He is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics as well as the American Political Science Association, for which he also serves as a member of the investment committee. Dr. Bienen previously served on the boards of directors of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. until its purchase by JP Morgan Chase & Co. in 2008, and SPSS Inc. from 2007 until 2009 when the company was sold to IBM Corporation. Dr. Bienen received a bachelor’s degree with honors from Cornell University and a master’s degree and Ph.D., both from the University of Chicago. Dr. Bienen has been a director of the Company since May 2010 and serves as a member of the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance.