New America's Leadership Council recognizes those individuals who contribute $25,000 or more to the Foundation each year. As members of the Leadership Council, they participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation in numerous ways. For instance, they are invited to attend a special annual retreat with New America senior staff, Fellows and Board of Directors, as well as a series of salon dinners across the country.

• Liaquat Ahamed
  Author
• Neal Baer, M.D.
  Executive Producer, Law & Order: SVU
• Bal Das
  Chairman, BGD Holdings, LLC
• Scott Delman
  Managing Partner, DGZ Capital
• William W. Gerrity
  Chairman & CEO, Gerrity Group
• Noosheen Hashemi
  President, HAND Foundation
• Rita E. Hauser
  President, The Hauser Foundation
• Leo Hindery, Jr.
  Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners
• David Kamenetzky
  Corporate Vice President, Mars, Inc.
• Carolyn Kaplan
  President, George Wasserman Family Foundation
• Zachary Karabell
  President, River Twice Research
• Justine Kilpatrick
• Jeffrey Leonard
  President & CEO, Global Environment Fund
• David Levine
• Ruth Levine
• Peter Marber
  Global Head of GEM Fixed Income Currencies, HSBC Halbis Partners
• Aria Mehrabi
  Principal & Co-Founder, Pacific Star Capital
• Lenny Mendonca
  Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute
• Craig Newmark
  Customer Service Rep and Founder, craigslist.org
• F. Noel Perry
  Founder, Next Ten and Managing Director, Baccharis Capital Inc.
• Lois Quam
  Founder and Chief Executive, Tysvar LLC
• Eric Schmidt
  Chairman & CEO, Google, Inc.; Chairman, New America Foundation Board
• Bernard L. Schwartz
  Chairman & CEO, BLS Investments, LLC
• Jonathan Soros
  President & Co-Deputy Chairman, Soros Fund Management, LLC
• Alan Stoga
  President, Zemi Communications
• John Thornton
  Austin Ventures