Corporate Council

Volunteer members of the Corporate Council advise The Conservation Fund on opportunities for private-sector partnerships and on directions in sustainable conservation and economic development. Current and past affiliations are shown for purposes of identification.

Riley P. Bechtel
Bechtel Group, Inc.

John F. Bookout, Jr.
Shell Oil Company

Crandall C. Bowles
Springs Industries, Inc.

Ernest H. Cockrell
Cockrell Oil Corporation

Peter H. Coors
Molson Coors Brewing Company

Irl F. Engelhardt
Peabody Group

John V. Faraci
International Paper Company

Jack Gerard
American Petroleum Institute

J. Brett Harvey
CONSOL Energy Inc.

Charles O. Holliday, Jr.
E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company

John W. Johnstone, Jr.
Arch Chemicals, Inc.

General P.X. Kelley
United States Marine Corps

Ann McLaughlin Korologos
RAND Corporation

Dan W. Lufkin
Questor Management Company

John A. Luke, Jr.
MeadWestvaco Corporation

James A. Mack
Cambrex Corporation

George Mead
Consolidated Paper

John W. Patten
Business Week Magazine

David M. Roderick
USX Corporation

William D. Ruckelshaus
Madrona Investment Group, L.L.C.

John R. Whitmore
Bessemer Group, Inc.

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