Our Board of Trustees
Pam established Humanity United in 2005 with the support of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, her husband. As the foundation’s guiding visionary, Pam was integral in developing Humanity United’s mission and values and is actively engaged in steering its course as Board Chair. Pam is also the chair and founder of HopeLab, a nonprofit organization that combines the highest standards of scientific research with innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of young people with chronic illness. In 2004, Pam and Pierre co-founded Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm that works to catalyze economic and social change in areas such as microfinance, property rights, and government transparency.
Pam serves as a board member of USA for UNHCR, Tufts University’s Tisch College of Public Service, and is a member of the advisory council to The Elders. Pam is a graduate of Tufts University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in biology; she later studied molecular genetics at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Dan Boggan is a trustee of The California Endowment, the Chair of the Alameda County Medical Center, and serves on various boards in the California Bay Area. He is also a director at Clorox, Collective Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Payless Shoe Source, Inc.), and Viad Corp.
Dan served as the Chief of Staff of the Oakland, Calif. Mayor’s office from January 2007 through August 2007. He served as a consultant to Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC (a municipal finance firm) from September 2003 to March 2006. Dan joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association in October 1994 as Group Executive Director for Education Services. He served as the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Chief Operating Officer from January 1996 to June 1998 and served as its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1998 until his retirement in August 2003.
Previously, he was Vice Chancellor for business and administrative services at the University of California at Berkeley.
Shannon Sedgwick Davis is President of the Bridgeway Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. The Houston-based investment firm commits one-half of its annual profits towards philanthropic endeavors that focus on eliminating genocide as well as the promotion of peace, reconciliation, and human rights around the world.
She previously served as Vice President of Geneva Global and Director of Public Affairs at International Justice Mission. During her tenure at International Justice Mission, Shannon organized the 2002 Olympics’ Sex Trafficking Briefing. Shannon’s work was featured in the Emmy award-winning NBC Dateline segment, “Children For Sale.”
Shannon is an advisory board member for The Elders, an independent group of eminent global leaders who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering, and promote the shared interests of humanity. In addition to The Elders, Shannon is also a board member of TOMS Shoes and Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative.
Shannon is an honors graduate of McMurry University and Baylor Law School.
Susan McCue is President of Message Global, a strategic advocacy firm she founded in 2008 for social action campaigns and political advocacy. She was Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from 1998 to 2007, where she built and managed his leadership, policy, and political operations. Following the historic 2006 congressional victories, Susan became the founding President & CEO of ONE, a high-energy grassroots advocacy campaign to reduce extreme global poverty. She recently joined the board of Jumo.org, a new initiative by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes to catalyze individual participation in causes.
Susan was nominated by President Obama, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees U.S. international broadcasting, including Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, bringing news to people around the world in 60 languages. She is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
A New Jersey native, Susan is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., with degrees in economics and journalism.
