https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/committee
COMMITTEE
Martha Minow, Chair
300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University, and former Dean, Harvard Law School
Stacey Abrams
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader
Due to the commencement of her campaign for Governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams is taking a leave of absence from the selection committee effective immediately (12/9/2021).
David Axelrod
Political Strategist and founder of the Institute of Politics at The University of Chicago
Joaquin Castro
US Congressman (D-TX 20th District)
Carlos Curbelo
Former US Congressman (R-FL 26th District)
Christopher J. Dodd
Former Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America; Former US Senator (D-CT)
Adam Frankel
Senior Advisor to Emerson Collective and Fenway Strategies; Former Speechwriter to President Barack Obama
Sherrilyn Ifill
President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Caroline Kennedy
Honorary President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Marne Levine
Vice President of Global Partnerships and Business Development, Facebook
Claire McCaskill
Former US Senator (D-MO); NBC Political Analyst
William H. McRaven
Admiral, USN (Retired)
Beth Myers
Principal, Buckminster Strategies
Ronald L. Sargent
Chairman, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Jack Schlossberg
Grandson of President Kennedy
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