Christopher Strickland

Christopher Strickland has worked as an intern at the National Security Council, Directorate of Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs, where he will continue to work until the new Presidential Administration is established. Prior to working at the White House, Chris helped establish Lehman Brothers' investment banking coverage of Russia, the FSU, and Emerging Europe. His has worked with Chase Manhattan Bank, Price Waterhouse, and the Russian Project Finance Bank. Chris is a graduate of King's College London, Southampton University, and holds a Masters in Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Ashok is a management consultant for McKinsey and Company in New York, specializing in the health care and nonprofit sectors.  He has worked at McKinsey for nearly five years and has focused on serving clients and developing expertise in medical devices and diagnostic technologies, health insurance, and other aspects of health care.  At the same time, he has been a leader within McKinsey's Global Nonprofit Practice and within nonprofit efforts in its New York office.  Ashok serves on the Board of Netaid, an organization dedicated to engaging American youth to ending extreme global poverty.  He did his undergraduate studies at Princeton in Molecular Biology and Public/International Affairs, and completed an MBA and MA in International Policy Studies at Stanford University.

Richard Sullivan

Richard Sullivan is Head of Clinical Programmes at Cancer Research UK, London, the worlds largest cancer research NGO. He is a graduate of Imperial College (St.Marys) in medicine, and following surgical training completed a PhD in Biochemistry at University College London. Following a move into industry he joined CR UK in 2000. Dr Sullivan formally served in the British army with the Intelligence & Security Group (V). He was made UK Director of CENSA in 2002 after Mr David Saltiel and has published in many fields with a special interest on the interaction of the life sciences with national security.