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Dr. Claire L. Gaudiani

Heyman Center for Philanthropy
(212)998-6765 office New York University
claire.gaudiani@nyu.edu 29 Washington Sq. West Suite 1D
www.clairegaudiani.com NY 10011 NY

CORPORATE BOARD SERVICE

MBIA, Inc 1992- Present, Committees: Governance/Nominating Committee (Chair), Compensation. MBIA is recognized by Governance Metrics as one of the top 5 best governed companies in the S&P 500 index.

Bank of Southern Connecticut 2004-06, Committees: Governance (Chair), Compensation (Member).

Southern New England Telephone (now AT&T), 1989-1998, Committees: Executive, Board Affairs(Chair), board member through to the advantageous sale of the company to SBC Communications in 1998.

Citizens Bank of Connecticut, Inc., 1989-2001, Committees: Community Reinvestment (CRA) (Chair)

SOCIAL PROFIT BOARD SERVICE (current)

The Henry Luce Foundation, 2000- Director
WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), 2001- Trustee
New London Development Corporation, 1997-02, President; 2003-Director
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1997-, Member National Advisory Committee
Spirituality in Higher Education: 2003-Chair , National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose,
Connecticut Legal Services 2002-Director
National Council for Economic Education 2006- director

EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENTS

New York University, George Heyman Center for Philanthropy: Clinical Professor, and Director of Graduate Studies: 2004
Yale University: Law School: Senior Research Scholar, 2001-2004

Wrote The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism, New York Times Books-Henry Holt, September 2003.

Connecticut College President and Professor of French, 1988-2001

CEO of highly selective liberal arts college with 2000 students, 800 employees, and annual budget of $84 million

Accomplishments: Reputation: Improved ranking from 41 to top 25 among nationally ranked liberal arts colleges, including 14th most selective ranking in 2000 with 32% admit rate. Financial: Quintupled endowment ($30 million to $170 million); raised return on investment to top quartile of academic institutions. Completed $138 million campaign, including endowments for 26 new chairs and directorships. Completed $60 million in new buildings and renovations. Planning: Designed and implemented five-year strategic plans currently used by Harvard Institute of Educational Management as successful case study. Curriculum: Reduced faculty teaching load while introducing comprehensive curricular reform including four interdisciplinary centers and multiple international programs. Community: Strengthened relationship between College and City of New London, led community development effort, and helped create new learning opportunities for students and faculty in the City.

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton School Assoc Director, Lauder Institute, 1984-88, taught International Corporate Negotiations School of Arts and Sciences, Senior Fellow, 1981-88

Co-founder of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies

PUBLIC SERVICE

New London Development Corporation Volunteer President, 1997- 2002; Board Member 2003-
Revitalized defunct non-profit development organization, planning and implementing economic development and social justice for 25,000-person city and 250,000-person county.
Accomplishments:

    1 Recruited citizens to reestablish community-based development authority, and secured funding to hire professional staff of nine.

    2 Attracted over $300 million in new private investment in City, including global research headquarters of Pfizer, Inc.

    3 Acquired surplus U.S. Navy base from Department of Defense; created and achieved permitting for a 50-acre Municipal Development Plan authorizing transformation of the area with citizen support.

    4 Managed $75 million in city and state-funded projects including creation of a $17 million downtown waterfront park and the upgrading of the state commercial pier in New London.

    5 Delivered a downtown plan by EDAW and Beyer, Blinder, Belle to renovate downtown New London.

    6 Completed the development agreement with Corcoran Jennison and the State of Connecticut to proceed with plans for a four star hotel and conference center, a marina, riverwalk, waterfront, housing and a bio-science and office complex.

HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

Phi Beta Kappa, Member and National Associate, Member of PBK Society of Fellows

Recipient of ten honorary doctoral degrees, including University of Notre Dame, Purdue University

Fulbright Association: 50th Anniversary Fellow – Morocco.

John Templeton Foundation, Named One of 50 Outstanding College Presidents, 1999

Indiana University School of Arts and Sciences, Distinuished Alumna Award 2004

Henry Rosso Medal for Outstanding Service to Philanthropy, IU Philanthropy Center, 2005

Distinguished Teaching Awards from Indiana University, Purdue University, and NYU

MEMBERSHIPS

Council on Foreign Relations, member since 1992.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected a Fellow, 1999

Century Association Member since 1999

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

National Humanities Center Fellow, 1980-1981

American Council of Learned Societies 1976-1977

SOCIAL PROFIT BOARD SERVICE (completed service):

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 1992-1996; Member, Presidents Commission; Chair, Division III, 1994-1996 (2-year term)

American Council on Education, 1992-1995

American Association of Higher Education, 1990-1992

The Edward W. Hazen Foundation, 1986-1991

Modern Language Association of America, 1988-1991; Member, Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Programs

Public Radio International, 1992-1999; Committees: Finance, Chair; Programming

Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, 1988-1996

Campus Compact, National Chair: 1996-1998; Member 1990-1998; Founding Member, Connecticut Campus Compact, 1999

Lyman-Allyn Art Museum, 1988-2001

EDUCATION

Indiana University-Bloomington, Ph.D. 1975; M.A. 1969

Connecticut College, New London, B.A. 1966

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • On Philanthropy, Civil Society, and Contemporary Culture

      • Complete academic publication list available on line at www.clairegaudiani.com Book:
      The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism, Times-Holt 2003, paperback 2005. Book Chapters:

      • "Wisdom as Capital in Prosperous Communities," chapter in The Drucker Foundation - The Community of the Future, Editor: Frances Hesselbein, Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1998
      • “How American women’s philanthropy helped build economic growth and Democratic Society”, chapter in The Transformative Power of Women’s Philanthropy, M Taylor and S. Shaw-Hardy, eds., Jossey-Bass Publishers, No. 50 Winter, 2005, pp. 23-38.
      • “Thinking About the Why of Giving”, chapter in Reprising Timeless Topics, L. Wagner and T. Seiler, eds. Jossey-Bass Publishers, No. 47, Spring, 2005, pp.5-11. Articles and Editorials:
        “Philanthropic Assets in Comprehensive Estate Planning,” Journal of Trust and Estates, June 2007, pp. 1-6. “Values-Centered, Value Creating Financial Planning,” Journal of Practical Estate Planning, June-July 2006, pp. 47-52. “Sweet Dreams,” Currents, Publication of CASE, Vol. XXX, No. 10, 2005, pp.72
      • “Philanthropy: Wealth Management Needs an Upgrade.” In Private Wealth Management 2006, Camden Publishers, London, pp. 54-55.
      • "Doing Justice," Leader to Leader, Publication of the Drucker Foundation and Jossey-Bass Publishers, No. 18, Fall 2005
      • "The Problem of the 21st Century," Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, January/February 2000
      • "A Call to Social Stewardship," The Presidency, publication of the American Council on Education, Winter 1999
      • "Prescription for a New Millennium," Norwich Bulletin, December 1999
      • "Philanthropy: A Lifetime Commitment," Executive Speeches, Vol.14, No. 2, October/November 1999
      • "Justice and Economic Prosperity," Vital Speeches of the Day, January 15, 1999
      • " Clinton's Scandals: Supervisor-in-Chief," Journal of Commerce, New York, NY, August 31, 1998
      • "Of Cheese and Choices," Beyond the Godfather, Italian American Writers on the Real Italian American Experience, A. Kenneth Ciongoli and Jay Parini, University Press of New England, 1997
      • "Catalyzing Community: The College as a Model of Civil Society," Educational Record, Summer/Fall 1997
      • "Wrong Sort of Student Aid," The Christian Science Monitor, May 19, 1997
      • "E Pluribus Tiger Woods, a Champion for Everyone," Norwich Bulletin, April 27, 1997
      • "Civic Engagement and the Wisdom Tradition," Annual Report of Connecticut College, 1996-1997
      • "Fighting Child Labor," Journal of Commerce, July 19, 1996
      • "We are People of the Hyphen," Providence Journal-Bulletin, November 27, 1996
      • "Suppose There Were a Samaritan Today-A Response to Vincent Harding," Cross Currents, Fall 1996
      • "Sizing Down Doesn't Add Up," The Journal of Commerce, May 23, 1996
      • "Our Ailing Civil Society," The Boston Globe, April 3, 1996
      • "The Changing Status of American Society and a View to the Future," Naval War College Review, Spring 1996
      • "The Shameless Silence That Undermines Public Trust," Kansas City Star, January 3, 1996
      • " America's Transition Can Bring New Strength," Hartford Courant, November 6, 1995
      • "Report From Copenhagen: A U.N. Focus On Poverty, Growing A Global Conscience," Commonweal, April 21, 1995
      • "Ways to End Poverty? Some of the Best are Local," The Hartford Courant, March 12, 1995
      • "Global Social Development: Higher Education's Next Moral Commitment," Educational Record, Winter 1995
      • "An International Code of Ethics?" Journal of Commerce, December 5, 1994
      • "For a New World, A New Curriculum," Educational Record, Winter 1994
      • "Lights, Camera, Action on N.C.A.A. Reform, Part II," The New York Times, December 12, 1993
      • "Developing Global Civic Virtues," Vital Speeches of the Day, October 15, 1993
      • "Dirty Tricks for Scholarships," The New York Times, August 26, 1992
      • "The Sound Bite Sermons: No Greatness in This Fluff," International Herald Tribune, February 12, 1992 (internationally syndicated). Also in The Los Angeles Times, January 31, 1992
      • "The Failure to Link Rights with Civic Virtues," The Hartford Courant, March 4, 1992
      • "The Cold War is Over Between the Generations," The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 20, 1992
      • "Defending the Humanities: People of Uncommon Reflectiveness," Change Magazine, January/February 1985
      • "Confessions of a 35 Year Old Middle Linebacker," Chronicle of Higher Education, August 4, 1982