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MEFF Committee
The Middle East Forum of Falmouth is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization overseen and run by a volunteer Committee.
James S. Altschul
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President, Aviation Advisory Service, Inc. (airplane hangar development)
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Member of the New York bar
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Former financial journalist who has written and lectured extensively on business, finance, and international relations
Lauren Catipon
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Former National Security Council Director
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Retired, U.S. Foreign Service (Dept. of State) and Civil Service (Dept. of Energy.)
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Former Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of State.
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Former Sr. Dir. for International Affairs, BP America and BP PLC.
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Career focus on Transatlantic Relations; Russian External Relations; Energy Geopolitics; U.S.-Middle East Energy Relations.
Andrew W. Davis
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Retired market research and consulting professional
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Founded and directed Wainhouse Research market analyst firm focused on enterprise communications and video conferencing markets
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Work history includes manufacturing engineering, project management, strength-of-materials research
Barbara Furie, PhD
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Professor Emerita, Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Past President International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Gary Jacobson, MD
MEFF President Emeritus
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Senior Supervising Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Former co-Chair, Muslim-Jewish Dialogue group of the American Jewish Committee (New England)
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Former Chair of the Fellowship Committee, Middle East Institute for Social and Economic Policy, John F. Kennedy School
of Government
Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD
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Professor Emeritus, Tufts University
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Co-Founder and President VF24 Inc.
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Co-Chair, Board of Trustees Institute for Advancement of Food and Nutrition Science
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Former VP for Research, Tufts University
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Former President American Aging Association and American Society for Nutrition
Kathryn Plazak
MEFF Treasurer and Clerk
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President, Plazak Associates
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Former Vice President,
Government & Community Relations,
New England Life
Allen Taylor, PhD
​MEFF President
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Director (Ret.) of the Laboratories for Nutrition and Vision Research, Tufts University
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Co-founder and Director, Science Training Encouraging Peace – Graduate Training Program (STEP-GTP), pairing Israeli and Palestinian students conducting graduate-level research at Israeli universities