Board of Trustees
John D. Barrow, D.Phil.
Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Cambridge University and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project, a new initiative to improve the understanding and appreciation of mathematics and its applications amongst young people and the general public, which was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2005. Dr.Barrow graduated in mathematics from Durham University and received his doctorate in astrophysics from Oxford University, supervised by Dennis Sciama. He has held positions at the Universities of Oxford and California at Berkeley before taking up a position at the Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex in 1981. He was professor of astronomy and director of the Astronomy Centre at the University of Sussex until 1999. Dr. Barrow delivered the 1989 Gifford Lectures and is a recipient of the Locker Prize for Astronomy, the 1999 Kelvin Medal of the Royal Glasgow Philosophical Society, the 2002 Premi Ubu for theatre, the 2003 Italgas Prize, the 2005 Lacchini Prize for Astronomy, and the 2006 Templeton Prize. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2003, presently holds the Gresham Professorship of Astronomy for the period 2003-2007 and is also Fellow and Vice President of Clare Hall College, Cambridge. He is the author of more than 420 scientific articles on cosmology and astrophysics as well as 17 books, translated into 28 languages, which explore many of the wider historical, philosophical and cultural ramifications of developments in astronomy, physics, and mathematics and the author of the successful stage play, 'Infinities'.
Mark C. Berner, J.D.
President and CEO of the New City Commons Foundation, Inc., a New York-based foundation that incubates individuals and organizations that focus on reformation and renewal in the church and the culture. Previously, he was managing partner and co-founder of SDG Resources, L.P., an oil and gas investment and operating company with operations in Texas and New Mexico. Mr. Berner was educated at Yale (B.A., magna cum laude, history), Oxford (M.A., philosophy and theology) and Villanova (J.D.). He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York. For many years, he managed hedge funds focused primarily on investing in distressed assets, first at the Credit Suisse First Boston Special Situations Fund and then with Turnberry Capital Management. Prior to joining First Boston, Mr. Berner was a partner and senior member of the bankruptcy and restructuring group at Anderson Kill & Olick, a New York law firm. Before attending law school, Mr. Berner was a youth worker in western New England with FOCUS, a Christian ministry to students in independent schools. He is an active member of several charitable boards: The American Anglican Council, The Trinity Forum, and the Calvary-St. George's Episcopal Church, New York City.
Paul C. Davies, Ph.D.
Theoretical Physicist and Cosmologist, and Director of Beyond, a new research center at the Arizona State University devoted to the study of fundamental concepts in science. He previously held academic appointments at the Universities of Cambridge, London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Adelaide, before helping establish the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University in Sydney. His research has been in the fields of quantum gravity, black holes and early-universe cosmology. More recently, he has worked in astrobiology on problems concerning the origin of life and the transfer of micro-organisms between planets. He is the author of over 25 books, the latest of which is The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the universe just right for life?. Previous well-known titles include The Mind of God, About Time, The Fifth Miracle and How to Build a Time Machine. In addition, he has made and presented many television and radio documentaries that bring fundamental topics in science to a wider public. Dr. Davies received the 1995 Templeton Prize.
Owen Gingerich, Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science Emeritus at Harvard University and a Senior Astronomer Emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. He is co-author of two successive standard models for the solar atmosphere. Professor Gingerich is a leading authority on the astronomers Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler. He has been vice president of the American Philosophical Society and has served as chairman of the U.S. National Committee of the International Astronomical Union, and a councilor of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), for which he helped organize its Historical Astronomy Division (HAD). Awards to Professor Gingerich include the HAD's Doggett Prize for his contribution to the history of astronomy (2000), the AAS Education Prize (2004) and the Harvard-Radcliffe Phi Beta Kappa Prize for excellence in teaching (1984). He has written over 600 technical or educational articles and reviews. His most recent books are The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus (2004) and God's Universe (2006).
Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Koenig is co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at that institution. He has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with more than 250 scientific peer-reviewed articles, 50 book chapters and 35 books.
David G. Myers, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology at Hope College, Michigan. His scientific writings, supported by National Science Foundation grants and fellowships and recognized by the Gordon Allport Prize, have appeared in two dozen scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, American Psychologist and Psychological Science. Dr. Myers also has digested psychological research for the public through articles in some three dozen magazines, from Scientific American to Christian Century, and through fifteen books, including textbooks for introductory and social psychology. He also serves as an advisor of the John Templeton Foundation.
John W. Schott, M.D.
Serves on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Schott received his A.B. from Johns Hopkins (summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He did a medical internship at the Mayo Graduate School at the University of Minnesota and completed psychiatry training at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He is also a graduate of the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and Society. His major area of research is in behavioral finance with special interest in the relationship between personality and investment decisions. Dr. Schott is the author of two books and numerous articles and papers. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Behavioral Finance. Currently, he is a portfolio manager and director of Steinberg Global Asset Management based in Boston,MA and Boca Raton, FL and the publisher of The Schott Letter, a newsletter about psychology and the stock market.
Jane M. Siebels, Ph.D.
Founder, Chairman and CIO of Green Cay Asset Management. Dr. Siebels formed Green Cay Asset Management in 1997, an investment firm which oversees $300 million in assets for institutions and high net worth individuals. From 1990-1996, she was senior vice president and portfolio manager at Templeton, Galbraith, & Hansberger, one of the world's leading investment advisory firms. Previously, Dr. Siebels was head of Institutional Equity Management at Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich and managed global equity and bond assets for Storebrand International in Oslo, Norway. Dr. Siebels also was a charter director of the Genesis Emerging Market Fund and the Genesis Chile Fund. She holds a doctorate in international economics from Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, a master's in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Iowa.
Jennifer Templeton Simpson
Is a Graduate of Boston University with a B.A. in English Literature. She received a master's degree from Columbia University in social work with a concentration on international social welfare policy. She currently works for Philadelphia Safe and Sound as a program officer for the After-School Initiative. Mrs. Simpson is also president of Thanksgiving LP, a working family farm in Huntingdon, PA as well as vice president of Legend Landscapes, a company she owns with her husband, Scott.
Handly Templeton
Nephew of Sir John Templeton and son of Harvey Templeton, John's brother. Mr. Templeton has a B.A. from Florida State University. He holds a stockbroker license with Heidtke and Company in Nashville, although he is not active. Mr. Templeton has been retired since 1983.
John M. Templeton, Jr., M.D.
Chairman and President of the John Templeton Foundation. Dr. Templeton directs all Foundation activities in pursuit of its mission to encourage progress in scientific and religious knowledge. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Templeton was board certified in pediatric surgery and surgical critical care and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has served as a board member of the American Trauma Society and as a president of its Pennsylvania division. He is a member of the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Board of Trustees of Eastern University, the Session for Proclamation Presbyterian Church, the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the International Association for the Surgery of Trauma & Surgical Intensive Care. He has published numerous papers in medical and professional journals and is the author of A Searcher's Life (1999) and Thrift and Generosity: The Joy of Giving (2004).
Gail Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wyoming Financial (WERCS) in Casper, Wyoming, with offices in 6 states. Dr. Zimmerman is a retired professor of physiology and microbiology and author of several articles on the physiology of hibernation. He also served for 14 years in the Wyoming State Legislature, holds securities licenses, and is active in the securities business. He serves on the Foundation's Executive Committee and is chair of the Finance Committee.