William Novelli (Board Chair)
Professor, McDonough School of Business
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bill Novelli is an emeritus professor in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, where he taught ethical leadership, corporate social responsibility and other courses in the MBA program. He also founded and is active in the Georgetown Business for Impact center there. He co-founded and co-chairs the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC), a national alliance to reform serious illness/end of life care in the U.S. Previously, Bill was CEO of AARP; founder/president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; EVP of CARE, the international relief and development NGO; and president of Porter Novelli, the global public relations agency. He began his career in marketing management at Unilever and also was Director of Advertising & Creative Services at the Peace Corps. Bill serves on a number of boards and committees, including in climate action, combating disinformation and promoting science and technology, as well as chair of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book is Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World (2021, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press).